Seckin Arikan, Chief Operating Officer

Seckin Arikan is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Vonage. As COO, he oversees the Strategy, M&A, Technology, AI, and IT functions, with a focus on driving operational excellence to increase Vonage’s market share and advance the Company’s leadership position in Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS), Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) and Network APIs.

Seckin has 25 years of experience in the Global Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry. He has broad and deep industry expertise in the areas of global telecom, wireless, cloud, AI, machine learning, managed services, IT system integration, mobile financial systems and network monetization. Seckin has a proven track record of creating high-performing sales, key account management, commercial and business development teams that drive results.

Most recently, Seckin was Head of Business Unit API for Vonage. Prior to joining Vonage, he was at Ericsson, where he worked in a variety of areas including project management, supply management and commercial management. He also held several executive roles in the company’s global sales organization, including Head of Customer Unit T-Mobile, U.S., Head of Global Customer Unit MTN, and several Key Account Manager roles.

While at Ericsson, Seckin gained a wide range of international experience, and was an active leader for numerous employee activities in offices around the world, working in Turkey, Sweden, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, United Arab Emirates, and the United States. He joined Ericsson in 1999. 

Seckin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey.