Chairman of the TÇMB Board Hosted In Live Stream of Fortune Turkey and Platin Magazine

Dr. Tamer Saka, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TÇMB, appeared in live Instagram stream of Kerem Özdemir, editor of Fortune Turkey, on Friday, 3 July 2020. In the stream that took place under the heading of digitization in the industry, the topics of the sector's innovation power, priorities attached importance by the sector, and environmentally sensitive sustainable production were discussed. Mentioning specifically the issue of concretization that invokes a negative perception in the society, Saka said, “If we use concrete in a manner that is far from esthetic and social concerns, it will look bad; on the other hand, concrete creates civilization. The roads, bridges, and infrastructures we travel along and our houses we live in are all made of concrete. Hence, concrete plays a significant part in our constitution of a civilization.”  

Regarding the manner of corporate changes to take place following COVID-19, “With this period in which digitization is one of the most important issues, the most significant change will be flexibility. Conditions are changing quite rapidly and we are experiencing a period in which the individuals and organizations who/that can keep up with such change will survive. The equitation of the new era will be risk management. The leaders who are able to foresee risks accurately in this sense, define it well, and solve it will stand out. Companies will be required to know the awaiting risks in order to seize the flexibility and, hence, develop their reflexes accordingly,” Saka continued.  

Dr. Tamer Saka, our Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association, was this time hosted by Suat Özyaprak in the Instagram live stream of Platin Magazine on Friday, 21 August 2020. Knowledge concerning sectors' priorities was exchanged in the live stream in which “SWOT analysis in the new normal: opportunities, threats, and strong and weak aspects” were discussed. In his assessment about the pandemic account of the sector, Saka stated that a domestic sales contraction is being experienced but a recovery in the figures of us as the sector can be mentioned upon the momentum gained along with the normalization. Highlighting the issue of digital transformation, Saka said, “Digital transformation creates a harmonious relation of labor and technology. It is a manner of doing business where humans are at the center in production and where they can use data accurately by means of utilizing technology.”