As Vice President of Manufacturing Industry at Microsoft, Çağlayan Arkan is currently responsible for managing the digital transformation, growth and compete strategies across all manufacturing industries and supply chains. This includes businesses within High-Tech and Semiconductor, Industrial, Aerospace, Chemical/Process Manufacturing, Agriculture, Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences, Consumer Goods, Defense, Smart Buildings/Smart Spaces and more.

• Arkan is passionate about empowering customers to position themselves as first movers or fast followers in today’s disruptive era. By empowering organizations with new digital capabilities, strategies and insights, Arkan and his team are helping businesses drive sustained growth, agile innovation and operational excellence.
• Prior to his current role, Arkan held several leadership roles at Microsoft and Siemens, successfully spearheading new strategic growth, market penetration and business development initiatives.
• Arkan is currently based in Bellevue, Washington with his family.