Seasoned Business Development and Innovation Leader with 15+ years across chemicals, oil & gas, mining and advanced materials. Senior leadership at Akkim Kimya and Erca Group. Specialist in R&D-led strategy, technical sales, and new market entry — transforming complex challenges into scalable B2B business opportunities.
Cihan Efe Kılıç is a seasoned Business Development and Innovation Leader with over 15 years of experience leading strategic initiatives across chemicals, oil & gas, mining and advanced materials. Based in Turkey, he has held senior roles at companies including Akkim Kimya and Erca Group — delivering growth through product innovation, global partnerships and high-impact commercial execution.
With deep expertise in R&D-led strategy, technical sales and new market entry, Cihan transforms complex challenges into scalable business opportunities. He partners with executive teams to align product development with growth targets, drive customer-led innovation and build future-ready commercial functions.
A trusted partner for forward-looking industrial businesses ready to lead the next phase of their evolution — whether launching new chemical products, expanding into global markets, or aligning innovation with revenue.
Cihan has built his career inside Turkey's most respected specialty chemical and industrial materials groups, supported by academic research leadership at one of the country's leading technical universities.
Cihan has led commercial and R&D initiatives across an unusually broad mix of B2B industrial sectors — from oil & gas and mining through to lithium battery systems, personal care, coatings and water treatment.
Cihan's offering covers business development and growth strategy, innovation and product leadership, cross-sector expansion, and team and partnership enablement — built on R&D-led credibility and 15+ years of B2B industrial chemicals operating experience.
Identifies and capitalises on growth opportunities across new sectors and geographies — aligning commercial strategy with market dynamics, customer needs and the realities of B2B industrial cycles.
Leads R&D and product development initiatives to bring differentiated chemical solutions to market — supporting client needs and delivering competitive advantage in technically demanding categories.
Navigates complex industries including oil & gas, energy, personal care and mining — with tailored strategies that unlock revenue and margin in each technical domain.
Builds collaborative commercial teams and strengthens technical-sales integration — driving high-value client engagement and long-term partnerships across Turkey and global markets.
If you're launching new chemical products, expanding into global markets, or seeking to align innovation with revenue, Cihan brings the sector expertise, leadership capability and strategic clarity to deliver sustainable, measurable growth.
A career rooted in R&D leadership and academic project work. Speaks credibly to chemists, engineers and procurement — not just CEOs. The kind of conversation B2B technical buyers actually engage with.
A rare ability to bridge innovation with execution. Translates R&D pipelines into commercial outcomes — aligning product development directly with revenue and growth targets.
Operating insight from oil & gas, mining, lithium battery, personal care, coatings and water treatment. The cross-pollinated pattern recognition that unlocks fresh angles in any one of them.
A senior business development, R&D leadership and market expansion consultant with deep specialisation in industrial chemicals, technical sales and B2B commercial strategy — available for EMEA and global engagements at scale.
Cihan's career spans senior commercial and R&D leadership at Akkim Kimya, Erca Group and Istanbul Technical University — with cross-cutting expertise in market expansion, technical sales, and team enablement that has touched every major Turkish and global B2B industrial sector.
Contact Cihan Efe Kılıç for expert leadership in business development, product innovation and cross-sector market expansion. With deep experience in specialty chemicals, R&D strategy and global B2B growth, Cihan helps organisations unlock new revenue streams, bring technical products to market and drive measurable impact across complex, high-value industries.
Download CV → LinkedIn profileIf you are launching new chemical products, expanding industrial chemicals into new geographies, building a technical-sales engine, or aligning R&D with revenue across oil & gas, mining, lithium battery, personal care, coatings or water treatment markets — tell us in 25 minutes what you need. Cihan or one of our 40+ senior consultants will tell you honestly whether we can help.