Erkan Duysal

CEO at Token Financial Technologies

Erkan Duysal is the CEO of Token Financial Technologies, a leading payment platform in Turkey, where he has been serving since July 2018. Under his leadership, Token aims to democratize mobile payments and merchant services for small and medium enterprises through innovative solutions. The company is a spin-off from Arcelik and has captured over 50% of the Turkish payment market.1 3

Professional Background

Before joining Token, Duysal held several significant positions within Koç Group, including Director of Innovation at Arçelik and R&D Director at Beko Elektronik. His earlier career includes roles at Dolby Laboratories, where he contributed to audio compression technology, and Gables Engineering, where he designed avionics control panels for commercial aircraft.1 4

Education

Erkan Duysal holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Miami and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bogazici University. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2019.1 4

Current Roles and Contributions

In addition to his role at Token Financial Technologies, Duysal is the President of the Koç Holding Technology and Innovation Board and is a member of the Tau Beta Pi and Etta Kappa Nu Engineering Honor Societies. His leadership at Token has been recognized for its commitment to research and development, ranking among the top companies in R&D investment within Koç Holding.1 2

Highlights

Jan 12 · Daily Sabah

Turkish startups win awards in key entertainment, payment tech categories | Daily Sabah - Daily Sabah

Experience

CEO & Board Member at Token Financial Technologies (July 2018 - Present)

Board Member at Token Ödeme Hizmetleri ve Elektronik Para AŞ (August 2020 - Present), Director - Innovation / Chief Innovation Officer at Arçelik (July 2014 - February 2020), Director - Electronics BU at Arçelik (July 2009 - June 2014), Director - R&D at Beko Elektronik (February 2006 - July 2009), Team Leader at ST Microelectronics (January 2003 - December 2004), Project Engineer at Dolby Laboratories (June 1998 - September 2001), DSP Design Engineer at Gables Engineering (May 1992 - June 1998)

Education

Harvard Business School, Advanced Management Program - AMP 197 (2019), University of Miami, MSEE in Digital Signal Processing/Computer Vision (1988 - 1990), Bogaziçi University, BSEE in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (1984 - 1988)