Management

Ömer M. Koç

Chairman

He received his B.A. degree from Columbia University in 1985. He worked at Kofisa Trading for one year and completed his MBA at Columbia University in 1989. After working at Ramerica International Inc., he joined the Koç Group in 1990. He held various senior positions at Koç Holding including Finance Coordinator, Vice President and President of the Energy Group. He became Member of the Board of Directors in 2004 and Vice Chairman in May 2008. In February 2016, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding. He serves as the Vice President of TÜSİAD High Advisory Council, Chairman of Tofaş, Tüpraş and Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık Board of Directors and Member of the Board of Directors at other Koç Group companies. He is also the Chairman of Turkish Educational Foundation Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Geyre Foundation.

Ömer M. Koç has been serving as the Chairman of Tüpraş Board of Directors since 2008.

Ali Y. Koç

Vice Chairman

He received his bachelor’s degree from the Management Faculty of Rice University and MBA from Harvard Business School. He started his career at American Express Bank as a Management Trainee and continued as an Investment Analyst at Morgan Stanley Investment Bank. Ali Y. Koç joined Koç Holding in 1997 and held senior-level positions until 2010 including new business development and information Technologies as well as President of Corporate Communications and IT Group. After serving as Member of the Board of Directors at Koç Holding for over 8 years, he was elected as Vice Chairman in February 2016. Since April 2016, Ali Y. Koç also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Koç Financial Services, Yapı Kredi Bank, Ford Otosan, Otokar as well as several other Koç Group companies. In addition to being Chairman and Vice Chairman at Turkey’s largest companies and financial institutions, Ali Y. Koç also contributes to the country’s social and economic development and currently is the President of Fenerbahçe Sports Club and Member of the Board of Directors of the National Competition Research Association (URAK) and Endeavor Turkey. He is also a Member of the Global Advisory Council of Harvard University, Bank of America and Council on Foreign Relations and a Member of the Panel of Senior Advisers at Chatham House. He represents Turkey at the CBI - Confederation of British Industry.

Appointed in 2008 as a member of Tüpraş Board of Directors, Ali Y. Koç has been serving as the Vice Chairman of the Company since April 2016.

Rahmi M. Koç

Member

A graduate of Johns Hopkins University in Business Administration, he joined the Koç Group in 1958 at Otokoç Ankara. He became Chairman of the Management Committee in 1980 and was named Chairman of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding in 1984, a post he held until 2003 when he became the Honorary Chairman. Apart from Koç Holding, he also serves as a Member/Chairman of the Board of Directors of other Koç Group companies. In addition, Rahmi M. Koç is or has been affiliated with social and professional organizations including:

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Honorary Trustee
• Co-Chairman of the Business Advisory Council for South East Europe (BAC SEE)
• Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Vehbi Koç Foundation
• Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Koç University
• Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Rahmi M. Koç Museum and Cultural Foundation
• Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vehbi Koç Foundation American Hospital
• Honorary Chairman and Founding Member of TURMEPA, The Turkish Marine and Environment Protection Association
• Honorary Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Turkish Industrial and Business Association (TÜSİAD)
• Member of the Advisory Board of the Turkish Employers Association
• Founding Chairman of the Global Relations Forum
• Former President of the International Chamber of Commerce (1.1.1995-31.12.1996)
• Former President of the Turkish Greek Business Council (1992-1999)
• Former Member of the Allianz Aktiengesellschaft International Advisory Board
• Former Member of the JP Morgan International Council
• Former Member of the International Advisory Board of the US Council on Foreign Relations

Rahmi M. Koç has been awarded with the following merits and degrees:

• “Honorary Doctorate” degrees by Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore-Maryland), Eskişehir Anadolu University, Izmir Ege University, Ankara Bilkent University, Ovidius University of Constanza and Aydın Adnan Menderes University
• “Outstanding Service Award” by the President of the Turkish Republic
• German Government’s “Grosses Verdienst Kreutz”
• “Order of High Merit of the Italian Republic”
• “Order of Merit of the Austrian Government”
• “(Honorary) Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)”
• “Officier dans l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur”, the highest medal awarded by the French government
• “Responsible Capitalism Lifetime Achievement Award” from FIRST, a leading multidisciplinary international affairs organization
• The medal of Foreign Policy Association (FPA), globally recognized think-tank with its 100-year history
• “Hadrian Award” by the World Monuments Fund to the Koç Family
• “Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy” (New York) to the Koç Family
• “BNP Paribas Philanthropy Award” (Paris) to the Koç Family
• “Iris Foundation Award” from BARD Graduate Center to the Koç Family (April 2012)

Rahmi M. Koç has been serving as a Member of the Board of Directors of Tüpraş since 2008.

Semahat Arsel

Member

She began her career in 1964 as a Member of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding, a position she continues to hold. In addition, she is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vehbi Koç Foundation and the Divan Group, President of the Semahat S. Arsel Nursing Education and Research Center and Founder of the Koç University School of Nursing. She also serves as Member of the Board of Directors of other Koç Group companies as well as Member of the Board of Trustees of the Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV). Semahat Arsel has received an “Honorary Doctorate” degree from Istanbul University.

Semahat S. Arsel has been a member of Tüpraş Board of Directors since 2009.

Levent Çakıroğlu

Member

Levent Çakıroğlu graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences, Business Administration Department and received his master’s degree from University of Illinois. He started his career as an Assistant Auditor at the Ministry of Finance in 1988, where he worked as a Senior Auditor between 1991 and 1997. He was appointed as Assistant Manager of Financial Crimes Investigation Board between 1997 and 1998, meanwhile he taught as a Part Time Instructor at Bilkent University. Çakıroğlu, joined Koç Group in 1998 as Koç Holding Financial Group Coordinator. He was the General Manager of Koçtaş between 2002 and 2007 and the CEO of Migros between 2007 and 2008. He was assigned as the CEO of Arçelik in 2008 and also became President of the Durable Goods Group of Koç Holding in April 2010. Çakıroğlu has been appointed as the CEO of Koç Holding in April 2015. He currently serves as the CEO and has also been Member of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding since April 2016. Levent Çakıroğlu is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arçelik- LG and TürkTraktör, the Vice Chairman of Yapı Kredi Bank and Otokar and Member of the Board of Directors at various Koç Holding companies.

Levent Çakıroğlu has been a member of Tüpraş Board of Directors since 30 March 2015.

Erol Memioğlu

Member

Erol Memioğlu is a graduate of the Middle East Technical University’s Petroleum Engineering Department. He started his business career in 1979 as Senior Engineer at the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) and later became Production Manager and President of the Overseas Projects Group. He was appointed Vice President at the Koç Holding A.Ş. Energy Group in 1999, later served as an Executive Board Member at Koç Holding Energy Group from 2003 to 2004; he has served as President of the same Group between May 2004 and April 2016.

Erol Memioğlu has been a member of Tüpraş Board of Directors since 2006.

Yağız Eyüboğlu

Member

Yağız Eyüboğlu graduated from Boğaziçi University with a BA degree in Economics in 1991. He went on to earn an MBA from Koç University in 1996. Mr. Eyüboğlu began his professional career as a Management Trainee at Arçelik in 1991. Starting in 1993, he worked at Koç Holding for more than 10 years, as Auditor, Senior Internal Auditor, Assistant Financial Coordinator and Financial Coordinator, respectively. Between 2004 and 2009, he served as CFO of Arçelik; CEO and Board Member of Beko Elektronik; Assistant to the President of the Foreign Trade and Tourism Group at Koç Holding; and Human Resources Director at Koç Holding. From 2009 to October 2015, he was the General Manager of Aygaz. In October 2015, he was appointed Deputy President of the Energy Group at Koç Holding and since April 2016 he has been serving as the President of Energy Group. Mr. Eyüboğlu currently serves as a Board Member both in several Koç Holding companies and non-governmental organizations.

Yağız Eyüboğlu has been a member of Tüpraş Board of Directors since 4 April 2016.

Zekeriya Kaya

Independent Member (Group C- PA Representative)

Mr. Kaya worked as an Accounting Auditor, Tax Auditor, Account Specialist, Group Manager of Ankara Tax Office, Group Head of the Tax Audit Board, and also worked as a Group Head and Department Head at the Revenue Administration.

Between 2014-2018, he served as the Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Finance and the Chief of Staff at the Deputy Prime Minister’s office. In 2018, Mr. Kaya served as the General Manager of State Support at the Ministry of Treasury and Finance and subsequently as the Ministry Counselor. He also served as a member of the Supervisory Board of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye between 2017-2019.
 
As of June 22, 2023, He was appointed Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance.
 
Mr. Kaya graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and also he has a Law degree.

Dr. Şadan Kaptanoğlu Dikici

Independent Board Member

Şadan Kaptanoğlu studied maritime at City College, London after earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the Faculty of Literature at Istanbul University. She went on to earn her master’s degree in maritime, finance and trade from City University—Cass Business School, and Ph.D. from De Montfort University. Ms. Kaptanoğlu worked as the General Manager of her family business H. İ. Kaptanoğlu Maritime Group until January 2014. She also served on the Board of IMEAK Chamber of Shipping as Vice Chair from 2018 to 2022. She is currently a Board member at Kaptanoğlu Denizcilik Tic. A.Ş., and a member of the Board of Trustees at Piri Reis University. Ms. Kaptanoğlu was appointed as the Chair of Turkish Marine Environment Protection Association (TURMEPA) in 2016, and she still serves in this role. On May 14, 2019, she was elected as the President of Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO), becoming the first woman to be appointed to this office. In 2008, Ms. Şadan Kaptanoğlu was recognized with the inaugural Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Seatrade Maritime Awards in London, UK.

Yıldız Günay

Independent Board Member

Yıldız Günay, who completed her undergraduate education at Boğaziçi University Industrial Engineering in 1989 and her master's degree at the Department of Economics of the same university in 1992, started her career at Citibank Treasury Department in 1990, undertaking commercial responsibilities for different asset classes and was appointed to the Treasury Marketing Unit Manager. Ms. Günay, who joined Cargill in 1995, served as Deputy General Manager, covering the financial trading units, company treasury and financial operations areas, and subsequently established the Cargill - Black River Asset Management Turkey office in 2004. Here, she served as General Manager and Cargill Turkey Board Member, and over time, his area of responsibility expanded to include Central Asian and African countries. Yıldız Günay served as the General Manager of the Turkish Education Foundation (TEV) between September 2012 and May 2021 and led the institutionalization, digitalization and activation of asset management of the foundation. Additionally, she has been serving as an Independent Board Member at Ünlü & Co since 2021. Günay completed the "Advanced Leadership Initiative" Program at Harvard University, which he started at the beginning of 2023, at the end of the year.

Dr. Mehmet Cem Kozlu

Independent Board Member

Dr. Cem Kozlu received his bachelor’s degree from Denison University, MBA from Stanford University and PhD from Boğaziçi University.

Dr. Kozlu held executive positions at NCR in the US, Procter&Gamble in Switzerland and was the General Manager in Komili for 10 years. He was appointed as the General Manager and the Chair of the Board of Directors of Turkish Airlines in 1988 and held these positions until 1991. He also served as the Chair of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) in 1990.

Cem Kozlu remained in public service as a member of the Turkish Parliament from 1991 to 1995 and as the Chair of the THY Board of Directors from 1997 to 2003. Dr. Kozlu has held different positions in The Coca Cola Company since 1996. Before retiring in 2006, he was the Group President responsible for 51 countries in the Vienna-based Central Europe, Eurasia and Middle East Group and served as a consultant in The Coca-Cola Company Eurasia & Africa Group between 2007 and 2015.

Currently, Cem Kozlu serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding, Pegasus Airlines, and Vienna-based Do & Co AG.

Dr. Kozlu, who served as a lecturer at Boğaziçi and Denison universities at different times, has published 11 books, numerous articles and produced a TV series on leadership.