Mustafa Temiz
Operating Partner
A visionary executive with over two decades of leadership experience, Mustafa Temiz has successfully driven transformation and growth in the Testing, Inspection, and Certification (TICC) industry. His wide-ranging and diversified expertise has allowed him to be successful across various sizes (up to 95k FTE) and forms (PE-backed, publicly traded, association-owned) of multinational organizations in various regions, consistently delivering rapid and sustainable impact.
His prior roles include Vice President of Industrial Field Services North America at SGS, where he led business transformation efforts across the U.S. and Canada. He also served as Vice President of Industrial Services Canada, leading the business in all aspects. Before joining SGS, Mustafa founded MT Ventures, offering strategic consulting and advisory services to professional services and fintech companies. He also held leadership positions such as Managing Director of Industrial Services at DEKRA and Regional President for Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia at Intertek. Earlier in his career, he served as Country President at Moody International, contributing to the company’s expansion and market leadership.
As a results-oriented leader, Mustafa excels in fostering client-centric, innovative, and employee-oriented cultures. He holds an Executive MBA and a bachelor’s in industrial engineering. Mustafa is also an accredited angel investor and board advisor, contributing to startups in various tech-enabled sectors.
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TICC, Management Consultancy, Strategic Planning & Execution, Business Transformation/Turnaround, M&A, VC/Private Equity
• BSc in Industrial Engineering, Executive MBA
• ISO 9001/45001, CE PED Auditor, E&I Inspector
• Accredited Angel Investor
• Led businesses at local and regional levels (Southeastern Europe, Caspian, and North America) in multinational enterprises with accountability for up to $120M P&L and 750 PHEs. Co-led global business units on strategic/tactical plans and new service launches, enabling diversification with first-mover advantages.
• Drove accelerated revenue by 6x EBITDA by 3x+ in seven years for a Private Equity-backed company. Turned around the business, delivering 8% topline growth and 48% bottom-line improvement in one year; improved top line by 30% and EBITDA by 4.6x in five years for a Publicly traded company. Improved cash flows up to 15% by reducing net working capital with regimented billing and cash collection processes.
• Consistently demonstrated talent for business improvement, transformation, and turnaround, achieving increased profit margins, improving cash flow, merging/consolidating organizations, and navigating M&A.
Over 25 years.
