Mine Mavi Arıkan began her career in 2009 at Unilever as Assistant Brand Manager for Lipton. Over the years, she held Brand Manager roles across leading brands including Sana, Becel, Calve and Knorr.
Between 2016 and 2018, she served as Senior Marketing Manager for the Foods Category across Turkey, North Africa, the Middle East and Russia. She then continued in the same regions as Senior Marketing Manager for the Ice Cream Category from 2018 to 2020.
In 2020, Arıkan was appointed Marketing Director for the Home & Hygiene Category at Unilever Turkey, Central Asia and Iran. In 2022, she assumed General Management responsibility for the Turkey and Middle East Foods Business Unit. In early 2025, she additionally took on the role of Media and Digital Marketing Lead for Unilever Turkey.
In June 2025, Arıkan joined Eczacıbaşı Sanipak as Chief Marketing Officer, with responsibility for category marketing, market research, media planning and buying, and commercial trade marketing across Turkey, Morocco and international business units. She has since joined PepsiCo as Chief Marketing Officer.
She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Industrial Engineering, as well as an MBA, from Bilkent University. In 2008, she participated in an MBA exchange programme at Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna).
