Sevilay Pezek Yangın is the founder of SPYRAL Global. Working at the intersection of people, organizations, and systems, she possesses over twenty years of global HR leadership experience in multinational corporations, specializing in leadership, talent, culture, and organizational transformation. Prior to founding SPYRAL Global, she held regional HR leadership roles at Medtronic—covering Turkey, West Asia, and the Levant—as well as the role of HR Business Partner for Neuroscience in Western Europe. At Merck Group, she served in global talent and leadership management roles, as well as regional positions overseeing talent and leadership management for Turkey, the Middle East, Africa, and Russia.
Sevilay combines her background in industrial engineering and systems thinking with expertise in organizational and talent strategy, leadership, culture, transformation, and executive coaching. She works with leaders and organizations on the design and development of people and systems, keeping the human element at the center while balancing purpose and performance.
She holds an Executive Master in Change from INSEAD and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC). Having served as President of PERYÖN, a member of the WFPMA Board of Directors, and Chair of the World Congress between 2014 and 2017, Sevilay continues her volunteer work as a member of the PERYÖN International Relations Advisory Board and the EAPM AI Working Group.