Erkan Yegen

Erkan Yegen has a strong background in the field of R&D and quality, with significant work experience in various companies. Erkan started their career at Dinçtürk Metallurgy as a Spherical Cast Iron Production Engineer from April 1998 to March 1999. Erkan then worked at Diler Iron and Steel Co. as a Rolling Mill Production & Workshop Engineer from December 1999 to August 2003. Following that, Erkan joined Toyota Tsusho Europe S.A. as a Design & Quality Engineer from September 2003 to November 2004. In 2004, they joined Eczacıbaşı - Lincoln Electric Askaynak and held multiple roles including Quality & Development Specialist from December 2004 to December 2006, Quality & Development Manager from January 2007 to January 2013, and finally Technical Manager (R&D - Quality) from January 2013 to July 2019. Currently, Erkan works at Lincoln Electric as the Technical Manager (R&D - Quality) for the Turkey, Russia & CIS Region, starting from July 2019.

Erkan Yegen received a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University from 1990 to 1997. In 2017 and 2018, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Istanbul Bilgi University. In the same period, Erkan Yegen also achieved a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from BMGI. In 2011, they completed an International Welding Engineering program with GSI-SLV-TR.