meet the team
Managing Director
Tolga Poyraz
Tolga is an energetic and intuitive business leader with 20 years of logistics leadership experience. His passion for excellence prompted him to found Tholmann DMCC in 2014.
As Managing Director, Tolga is closely involved in all that we do for our clients. He has established a trustworthy reputation in the industry for delivering his promises to customers. He has a proven track record of successfully transforming organizational performance and leading complex improvement projects. His extensive knowledge, skills and background in shipping, freight forwarding and industrial projects in the logistics industry help clients identify opportunities and quickly solve problems that accelerate operational excellence.
Tolga holds a Post Graduate Diploma from the London Institute of Shipping and Transport, UK.
Prior to launching his consulting practice, Tolga has worked with many complex organizations in the Middle East such as Martrade Group, Ibrakom FZCO, Bertling Gulf Logistics, Bosphorus Shipping and Logistics, Kanoo Group, and Harris & Dixon Shipbrokers.
Operations Director
OZHAN KALKAN
Ozhan is an accomplished, dedicated executive manager with over 20 years’ progressive leadership experience within the international real estate and hospitality services sector.
A successful hands-on manager and a cross-functional communicator, Ozhan brings strong people and analytical skills to drive high-impact projects. He is responsible for the strategic leadership, continued growth, and performance of the team. He manages the full project life cycle, including development, delivery, customer acquisition and retention.
Ozhan holds a bachelor’s degree in Statistics and bachelor’s in Economic and Administrative Sciences, Business Administration and Management.
Throughout his career, Ozhan has led operational, sales, and marketing teams for companies in varied industries such as WOW RED, REIDIN, Kempinski Hotels, and Barut Hotels.
Executive Consultant - Oil and Gas
CHRISTIAN CHALHOUB
Christian held a variety of roles for the past 22 years. His last position was Head of Road Freight and member of leadership team at DHL UAE. During his nearly 19 years of DHL experience, he held critical roles like “Iraq Desk Manager” “Hub Manager” and “Key accounts Manager” “Trade Lane Manager” etc. getting involved with various locations around the globe. His broad experience in the Freight and Logistics operations have given him a good understanding of how the team works in unison.
Christian has recently joined Tholmann DMCC as an Executive Consultant with a massive background in Oil and Gas sector, especially in Road Freight Solutions. He has diversified his expertise through working in the Middle East oil and gas sector, during which he worked with various external and internal stakeholders to develop rich networks.
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business Administration from the University of Brunswick.
Executive Consultant -
Finance and Corporate Restructuring
Ozgur Oncu
Ozgur is a seasoned finance professional with more than 20 years of experience working with bluechip companies. He has vast experience in formulating financial strategies for corporations, financial valuations, corporate restructuring, international tax and auditing.
Before joining Tholmann as an executive consultant Ozgur held various leadership roles in Citibank, A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, Baker Hughes and Novartis within the finance domain. As part of his career journey he lived and worked in Denmark and Jordan before moving to Dubai in 2009.
Ozgur holds a bachelor's degree on business administration from Istanbul University and he is a US CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
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Having led the strategic and tactical design, commercials, implementation and operations across a broad range of industries both in UAE and overseas, our team members have a more pragmatic approach towards business management and the solutions they propose and understand what is required for the development and execution of a successful project.