Guliz Ozturk | Chief Commercial Officer
Pegasus Airlines
Güliz Öztürk is the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for Pegasus Airlines, with responsibility for the commercial department, which includes Sales, Network Planning, Marketing, Revenue Management and Pricing, Cargo and Guest Experience. Güliz joined Pegasus in 2005 as Head of Sales and Marketing, to manage the launch of the airline’s scheduled services.
Güliz Öztürk began her career at Turkish Airlines. From 1990 to 2003, she served in various roles including as Manager of International Relations and Contracts, Alliance Coordinator, Sales and Marketing Director at Turkish Airlines. During that time, she managed key strategict projects such as launching the first code-share flights, managing the alliance projects, launching the airline’s loyalty and bank card programs and its first website as well as implementing online ticket sales for the first time. Between 2003 and 2005, Öztürk served as Aviation and Tourism Project Coordinator and Director of Human Resources at Ciner Holding.
Güliz Öztürk graduated from the Department of Psychology at Boğaziçi University then completed the Advanced Management Program at Columbia Business School in 2018. Güliz Öztürk is co-chair of the Women in Sales (WiSN) social project, which was established in 2019 to further gender balance in company sales departments, under the umbrella of the Sales Network platform.
Appearances:
World Aviation Festival Day 1 @ 17:15
Closing keynote panel: How will digitalisation, data and analytics, AI/ machine learning and touchless tech help reinvent and reinvigorate the industry throughout what is expected to be a long period
- In what way can we better use existing data while incorporating new third-party information to handle highly complex operations and deliver a high-touch personalised passenger experience?
- How do you align your overall digital strategy with the need for a smoother touchless experience to stimulate travel, boost passenger experience and enhance yields?
- What areas of dramatic innovation are needed in a historically risk averse industry?
- How has the pandemic improved the advancement of machine learning to develop multiple scenarios and come up with more relevant recommendations?
- Has COVID changed traveller behaviours and how do we cater for passengers who want more sustainable options?
- How is the industry applying machine learning to new demand forecasting signals?
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