Kansu started his career in the information industry in 1989. In 2003, he joined the leadership at Microsoft’s Middle East and Africa region. Between 2003-2015, he served as Server Business Group Director, Regional Director for Business Operations, Director for Enterprise Sales, Emerging Regions, and Senior Regional Director of OEM Business. As of September 1, 2015 he serves as the General Manager of Microsoft for Turkey. Before joining Microsoft, Kansu was responsible for the global marketing of HP’s finance solutions. Kansu studied computer science at Istanbul Technical University.