Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman
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Chairman and Executive Member of the Board of Directors
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Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Law. He earned his master’s degree in EU Competition Law and his Ph.D. in Commercial Law. He served as an Associate Professor and later as a Professor of Financial Law at Ankara University. Additionally, he held various positions, including Faculty Member, Division Head, Head of the Finance Department, and Institute Director at the Faculty of Political Science, Ankara University. Prof. Kırman also contributed as a Faculty Member at the Faculty of Law, Galatasaray University. Currently, he continues to deliver lectures to postgraduate students at Galatasaray University and serves as a member of the Advisory Board at Galatasaray Law Faculty. Moreover, he is an esteemed member of the Board of Trustees at Koç University. Prof. Dr. Kırman embarked on his professional journey in 1981 as a judge for the Council of State. Following this, he joined Türkiye İş Bankası A.S., where he held diverse roles in banking and insurance. He served as the Chairman of Türkiye İş Bankası A.S., Milli Reasurans T.A.S., Destek Reasurans A.S., and Petrol Ofisi A.S., and was a Board Member at several other prominent companies. While chairing the Board of Directors at Türkiye İş Bankası A.S., he concurrently held the positions of Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Inspection Board.
During his tenure at Şişecam, Prof. Dr. Kırman assumed various leadership roles, including Chairman and fully authorized Executive Member from 2006 to 2011, Vice Chairman and CEO from 2011 to 2021, Chairman and CEO from March 30, 2021, to July 1, 2021, and Chairman since July 1, 2021. As of March 28, 2022, he serves as the Chairman and Executive Member of the Board. Additionally, he currently holds the position of Chairman in several Şişecam companies based in Russia, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.
Recognizing his significant lifetime contributions to glass science and technology, knowledge exchange, and the glass community, Prof. Dr. Kırman received the “President’s Award” from the International Commission on Glass (ICG). He was honored with the title of “Cavaliere” of “the Order of the Star of Italy,” nominated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and bestowed by the President of the Italian Republic, for fostering economic bilateral relations and mutual investments between Italy and Türkiye. Prof. Dr. Kırman also received the “Medal of Valorous Labor” from the President of Tatarstan in appreciation of his contributions to development and economic cooperation with Tatarstan. Furthermore, he was honored with the “Medal of Appreciation” for his contributions to the economic development of Targovishte, Bulgaria. Notably, he was awarded “Chairman of the Year” at the Le Fonti Awards, Italy’s leading economics media platform, and was named “Glass Person of the Year 2023” for his enduring, significant, and valuable contributions to the glass industry.
In his extensive involvement in various organizations, Prof. Dr. Kırman served as the Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors at ICC and was also a Member of TEPAV’s Board of Trustees and Board of Directors, along with BTHE and IAV’s Board of Directors. He contributed as a Member of the Board of Directors and Committee of Legal Affairs at the Turkish Shooting and Hunting Federation. Furthermore, he participated in numerous specialized training programs, including Banking & Financials, The Fundamentals of International Finance & Advanced Aspects of International Finance in 1997 at Queen Mary and Westfield College of London, and Finance for Lawyers, International Taxation & Offshore Financial Planning. Authoring 12 books and various scholarly articles, Prof. Dr. Kırman has been invited as a keynote speaker at numerous scientific and business events. Beyond his professional endeavors, he excelled in parachuting and shooting sports, winning the gold medal in shooting at the 1978 Balkan Championship. He also established an aviation history section for the Rahmi M. Koç Museum in Istanbul as part of his scaled model hobby, with his models on display following the living museum approach.
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| H. Cahit Çınar |
| Vice Chairman |
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Mr. H. Cahit Çınar graduated from the International Relations Department of Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences in 1988. He continued his education at Munich Ludwig Maximillians University between 1989-1990. Mr. Çınar began his career at İşbank as Assistant Specialist at Economic Research Division in 1991. After joining the Board of Inspectors as Assistant Inspector in 1992, he was appointed to the Commercial Loans Division in 2001 as Assistant Manager. Mr. Çınar was assigned as the Regional Manager of Commercial Loans Division in 2007, Head of Commercial Loans Underwriting Division in 2010 and Manager of Güneşli Corporate Branch in 2013. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at İşbank AG on March 25, 2016. Mr. Çınar served as Deputy Chief Executive of İşbank between October 2018-December 2023. Mr. Çınar is also the Chairperson of İş Investment, Maxi Digital GmbH, İş Energy Investments, Enaş Energy Investments, T. İş Bankası Research Institute of Banking and Commercial Law and Vice Chairperson of İşbank AG and Trakya Investment Holding. H. Cahit Çınar is the Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş. since September 27, 2021.
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| Saime Gonca Artunkal |
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After graduating from Oglethorpe University with a degree in Economics, Saime Gonca Artunkal pursued her master’s degree (MSc) from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Boğaziçi University. She began her career at Andersen Consulting in 1991, gaining experience in investment banking and corporate finance across the London and Istanbul offices of The Chase Manhattan Bank, Morgan Stanley, Citi, Societe Generale, and UBS. Artunkal, honored with the "Best Female Banker" award in Turkey by Dünya Newspaper, served as the CEO and Chairman of the Board of UBS Turkey until the close of 2018. Currently, she advises leading local and international organizations on M&A, corporate finance, and corporate governance. She holds positions as a member of the Board of Trustees at Sabancı University, a member of the Board of Trustees at Robert College, an Advisory Board member of FODER, and is a founding member of the 65+ Elderly Rights Association. Saime Gonca Artunkal was elected as an Independent Member at the General Assembly Meeting held on 26 March 2024.
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| Murat Doğan |
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Murat Doğan graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Industrial Engineering in 2000 and began his professional career as an Assistant Specialist Intern at Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Subsidiaries Department in the same year. After serving as Deputy Manager and Unit Manager in the Subsidiaries Department, he was appointed as Department Manager in December 2021. He holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors at Batı Karadeniz Elektrik Dağıtım ve Ticaret A.Ş., Casaba Yönetim İşletim İmalat İthalat İhracat Pazarlama Sağlık Temizlik Güvenlik Ulaşım Tic.ve San. A.Ş., and İş Yenilenebilir Enerji Proje Yönetimi Danışmanlık A.Ş. among group companies; Vice Chairman of the Board at Maxis Girişim Sermayesi Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş. and Casaba Gayrimenkul İnşaat Taahhüt ve Ticaret A.Ş.; and serves as a Board Member at Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş., İş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş., Trakya Yatırım Holding A.Ş., İş Enerji Yatırımları A.Ş., and T. İş Bankası Banka ve Ticaret Hukuku Araştırma Enstitüsü. Murat Doğan was elected as a Member of the Board of Directors at the Ordinary General Assembly of Şişecam, held on March 26, 2024.
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| Dilek Duman |
| Independent Board Member |
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Dilek Duman graduated from Boğaziçi University, Computer Engineering Department in 1990. Dilek Duman started her professional career as a software specialist at Promaks A.Ş. She joined Interbank’s subsidiary Intertech in 1993, where she served as software specialist, team leader, project manager, and consultant, respectively. Ms. Duman took on the role of Manager responsible for Information Technologies from the founding of DenizBank in 1997, where she supervised the establishment of the entire technical infrastructure of the bank. In addition to working on branch and bank acquisitions over the years, she served as CIO and Executive Vice President for Information Technologies during the time when DenizBank became Türkiye’s fifth largest private bank. In 2004, Ms. Duman became the CEO of Intertech, a subsidiary of DenizBank. From 2008 to 2021, she was the Executive Vice President responsible for DenizBank Information Technologies and Support Services. In this position, she took on the management of Banking Operations, Information Technologies, CRM, Data Analytics, Communication Center, Organization, Distribution Channels, Process Design, Branch Operations, and Counters at DenizBank. For over a 16-year period since 2005, Ms. Duman has held the positions of Chairperson and Executive Member of the Board of Directors at various DenizBank Group companies. She also managed the digitalization transformation of DenizBank AG, the group’s foreign subsidiary. Ms. Duman has been a member of the System Optima Technical Advisory Board since October 2021 and a member of the National Factoring Independent Board of Directors since February 2022. Dilek Duman was appointed as an Independent Member of the Board of Directors at Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş. as of April 1, 2022.
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| Sezgin Lüle |
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Sezgin Lüle graduated from the Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering at Boğaziçi University in 1998. He earned an MBA degree in International Banking and Finance from the University of Birmingham in 2004. Sezgin Lüle began his career in 1998 working as an assistant to the Organizational and Method Assistants in the Organization Department at Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. In 1999, he became assistant inspector in the Inspection Committee. From 2008 to 2011, he served as the Deputy Manager and Head of Department in the Project and Change Management Department. Mr. Lüle became Corporate Architecture Manager in April 2017. In 2019, he completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Sezgin Lüle has been serving as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. since January 28, 2021. In March 2021, he was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Erişim Müşteri Hizmetleri A.Ş. Sezgin Lüle served as a member of the Board of Directors at Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş. between March 30, 2021, and March 28, 2022. Sezgin Lüle has been a member of the Board of Directors at Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş. since March 29, 2023.
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| Gül Okutan Nilsson |
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| Gül Okutan Nilsson is a graduate of Robert College of Istanbul and Istanbul University Faculty of Law. She completed her LL.M. as a Jean Monnet Scholar at the Amsterdam School of International Relations in the field of European and International Trade Law. Gül Okutan Nilsson is a Professor Commercial and Company Law and Director of Intellectual Property Law Research Center at the Istanbul Bilgi University. She obtained her Ph.D. in the field of private law at Istanbul University. During her Ph.D. studies she conducted research at the Hamburg Max-Planck Institute of Foreign and International Private Law as a Max Planck Scholar and at the Institute of Comparative Law in Lausanne, Switzerland as a scholar of the Swiss Confederation. Her PhD Thesis on Shareholders’ Agreements in Joint Stock Companies won the 2001 Caga Law Award. She was appointed as an assistant professor at the Commercial Law Department of Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law in 2002. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2010 and Professor in 2017 at the same university. She was a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Social Sciences, Visiting Scholar of the London Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and guest lecturer at the Vanderbilt University Law School. She has publications in company law, capital markets law and intellectual property law. She speaks English, German and French. Between March 2018 and September 2020, she served as an Independent Director on the Board of Directors of Denizli Cam Corporation. Gül Okutan Nilsson was elected as a member of the Board of Directors at Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş. at the Ordinary General Assembly on March 26, 2024. |
| Gül Ayşem Sargın |
| Independent Board Member |
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| Gül Ayşem Sargın graduated from the Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at the Middle East Technical University in 1992. Gül Ayşem Sargın embarked on her career at the Financial Markets Department of Turk Eximbank. From 1997 to 2010, she served as a Senior Financial Advisor for the U.S. Embassy in Ankara. In this role, she worked on strengthening the U.S.-Türkiye investment and trade relations, with a particular focus on energy, aviation, healthcare and telecommunications industries. Gül Ayşem Sargın worked as the External Affairs Manager for British Petroleum (BP) Türkiye, and Government Affairs and Policy Director for General Electric (GE) in Türkiye, respectively from 2010 to 2012 and from 2012 to 2015. Ms. Sargın was appointed as the Managing Director and Country Representative for Boeing Türkiye in September 2015. Currently leading Boeing’s operations in Türkiye, Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, Ms. Sargın has been officiating as a Member of the Board of Directors at American Business Forum in Türkiye (AmCham) since 2017; Member of the Board of Directors at the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEİK) since February 2019; and was previously the Chairperson of International Investors Association of Türkiye (YASED) for two terms between 2019-2023. Gül Ayşem Sargın has been an Independent Board Member at Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş. since March 30, 2021. |
| Can Yücel |
| Board Member |
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| Can Yücel graduated from Middle East Technical University (METU), Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics in 1999. Can Yücel started his career at İşbank as an Intern - Assistant Inspector with the Board of Inspectors. During his tenure at İşbank, Mr. Yücel became Assistant Manager in the SME Loans Allocation Department in 2008 and Assistant Manager in the Corporate Loans Allocation Department in 2009. He went on to become Unit Manager in 2011, and then Manager in İşbank’s Corporate Loans Allocation Department. Can Yücel was appointed as the Manager of the Başkent Corporate Branch/Ankara in 2020 and Deputy CEO at İşbank on August 26, 2021. Mr. Yücel is also the Chairman of JSC Isbank since June 2022 and the Chairman of İş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. since March 2023 Mr. Yücel has been a Member of the Board of Directors at Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş. since January 3, 2022. |
