JTI

( JAPAN TOBACCO INTERNATIONAL ) is a member of the Japan Tobacco Group of Companies , and a leading multi-national tobacco company with a foothold in more than 120 countries , spreading across 399 offices , 25 factories and five tobacco-processing facilities . JTI continues to grow and to capture the global market to this day .

Since its formation back in 1999 , following the acquisition of the US operations of R . J Reynolds , the company has continued to grow and “ nurture ” its internationally recognised brand roster , while being a major player in next generation products and new ways of doing business .

As the company continues this growth , it does so in part through strategic acquisitions of local companies within emerging markets . This is where Ozkan Donmez , Regional IT Director for Middle East , Near East , Africa and Turkey ( MENEAT ) and World- Wide Duty Operations , comes into play .

For Donmez , there is a crucial element of this growth journey that he is keen to focus on , the people .

“ As of today , the region owns around 3.000 HP computers , more than 100 HP servers hosted on our data centers ( as many on cloud , as well ), running key business solutions supporting our business growth . But , though my role is delivering technology for the business , I always consider people as the most crucial component , arguably as crucial as technology in general ,” he says .

JTI has a strong presence in the MENEAT region

134 March 2018