# Ismet Yazici

> Ismet Yazici is Executive Vice President, Business Development at Wesley Clover International, based in Kanata, Ottawa. An electronics engineer by training, he previously led lifecell in Ukraine, BeST in Belarus, Turkcell Northern Cyprus and Global Tower. His career combines network engineering, international sales, operator management and the practical adoption of technology.

- **Role:** Executive Vice President, Business Development at Wesley Clover International
- **Organizations:** Wesley Clover International, lifecell Ukraine, Turkcell Northern Cyprus, BeST (life:) Belarus), Global Tower, Nortel Networks, Nortel Netas
- **From:** Düzce, Turkey
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Hacettepe University, Master’s degree in Political Science, Marmara University, MBA in International Marketing and Management, University of Texas at Dallas, Bachelor’s degree in Law, Istanbul University
- **Known for:** Received Nortel Exceptional Contribution and Leadership Recognition awards, as recorded in Turkcell’s 2010 annual report., Led BeST when its dashboard project received a MicroStrategy Excellence in Dashboard Design award in 2013., Led lifecell during the introduction of national roaming with Ukrainian operators and authorities in March 2022.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Joined Nortel Netas as a research and development engineer.
- **1995-1999** — Worked in international sales and marketing, including management of the Romanian office.
- **1999-2003** — Worked in CDMA product marketing at Nortel Networks in Richardson, Texas.
- **2003** — Became EMEA product marketing and business development director at Nortel.
- **2006-2009** — Held enterprise sales and business development leadership responsibilities at Nortel in Turkey.
- **2009** — Joined Global Tower in sales and business development leadership.
- **2010** — Became General Manager of Global Tower.
- **2011-2015** — Led BeST, Turkcell’s Belarusian mobile operator.
- **2015-2017** — Led Turkcell Northern Cyprus.
- **2017-2024** — Led lifecell in Ukraine; public biographies describe appointment in April and service from May 2017.
- **2024** — Announced his departure from lifecell in September and his Wesley Clover Executive Vice President appointment in October.

## Achievements

- Received Nortel Exceptional Contribution and Leadership Recognition awards, as recorded in Turkcell’s 2010 annual report.
- Led BeST when its dashboard project received a MicroStrategy Excellence in Dashboard Design award in 2013.
- Led lifecell during the introduction of national roaming with Ukrainian operators and authorities in March 2022.
- Accepted lifecell’s 2023 GLOMO award for Operator’s Work Under Fire on behalf of its team and Ukrainian telecom employees.
- Led lifecell when its joint project with Optiva won TM Forum’s Excellence in Serving People and Planet award in September 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2024-09** — Announced his last day at lifecell after 2,700 days.
- **2024-10** — Announced his appointment as Executive Vice President at Wesley Clover.
- **2025-01** — Shared reflections on early AI adoption following a business trip to New York.
- **2026-04** — Promoted Edge Signal’s AI-based retail and telecom store-management tools.
- **2026-09** — Asked in a public post how mobile operators use network technology to create value for customers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wesleyclover.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ismet-yazici-50b287a

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