At Wyse, we are dedicated. We are relentless. We are passionate. We are customer-driven, and we are committed to enabling our customers to access the information they need securely and affordably - anywhere and anytime. We love our customers and they are our #1 priority in everything we do. Each and every one of us here at Wyse is a Chief Customer Advocate.

Tarkan is one of the leading industry visionaries around virtual and cloud-based hardware and software technology solutions which bring the most innovative, secure, green and rich user experience along with the lowest Total Cost of Ownership for enterprises and consumers. He globally evangelizes the Cloud Client Computing gospel as the ultimate solution to break the monopoly of the "fat" PC and its complex and devious ecosystem of unnecessary, unsecure and expensive "so-called" technologies. Tarkan and his leadership team are regarded as passionate evangelists in the ICT industry for democratizing the technology innovation process. At Wyse, he and his team involve their global customers, partners and even suppliers into the technology development lifecycle. His focus and leadership in the technology innovation, customer and partner intimacy and advocacy, operational excellence, and most importantly, team building have been crucial for Wyse's consistently solid growth, profitability, market share expansion and innovation; especially throughout the economic up-down cycles of the last decade.

Tarkan leads all aspects of Wyse's global business operations and organization with the best leadership team in the industry. They bring in knowledge, experience, passion and most importantly, an infectious customer and partner focus into everything we do at Wyse. Tarkan was named President and CEO of Wyse in early 2007. He joined Wyse in early 2005, as the Chief Marketing Officer. He was appointed as the President, Worldwide Field Operations in 2006, leading Wyse's global sales, marketing, channels, business development and customer service organizations and programs. Prior to joining Wyse, he led marketing, product management, business development, and strategic alliance initiatives at Computer Associates (CA). He was instrumental in developing CA's corporate vision, strategy, product roadmap, and its global brand. Earlier, at IBM, Tarkan led global product marketing and business development initiatives for the company's innovative Internet Security, Network Computing, and eCommerce divisions. Before IBM, he held senior product management and marketing roles in the eCommerce Software Group at Sterling Software and later, Sterling Commerce, after its spin-off and IPO.

Tarkan graduated from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey with a B.S. degree in Engineering Management. He received his MBA degree from Midwestern State University, in Wichita Falls, Texas, in the heartland of America. Tarkan also attended the invitation-only Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School along with several business and political leaders of today. Tarkan currently serves on the board of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, a coalition of senior executives to improve the quality of life for all citizens of the region and the world through its advocacy around public and private policy issues, from the mecca of innovation and progress, Silicon Valley. Tarkan is regarded as one of the most globally-networked business leaders, and is a sought-after speaker and commentator on current ICT, business, economic and social issues. He is an avid fan of sports, politics, arts, books, nature, history, Earth, innovative ideas and people.