Kamil Yazıcı graduated from New York Military Academy (1996), holds a BA degree in Marketing from Emory University Goizueta Business School (2000), an MBA degree from American Institute of Business and Economics (2005) and has completed the GMP program at the Harvard Business School (2017). Yazıcı started his Anadolu Group career in year 2000 in the Finance Presidency as Assistant Finance Specialist and resumed his career in Anadolu Efes Russia Beer operations during 2002-2011 where he held multiple roles as Marketing Manager, Logistics Manager, Supply Chain Director, Business Development Director and finally led a pan-Russian effort to re-structure the sales organization for greater efficiency and effectiveness. In 2011, he was appointed as General Manager of Efes Vitanta in Moldova and continued this role until 2014. In 2014, he was appointed as Market Development Director responsible for all international markets where the group did not operate locally and held this position until 2017. Between 2017- 2025, Kamil Yazıcı served as Vice- Chairman on Anadolu Group holding and subsidiary Boards. In April 2025, he became the Chairman of Anadolu Group holding and group companies. In addition, he serves as Board Member for TAİK (Turkish-American Business Council), TOGG (Turkish National Auto Initiative), HBS Alumnus (Harvard Business School’s Alumni Board) and is the Vice-Chairman of KYYDAS (the Kamil Yazıcı Family Trust). He is also a member of TÜSİAD (Turkish Industry & Business Association).
Board Of Directors
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Kamilhan Süleyman YAZICI
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Talip Altuğ Aksoy
Vice ChairmanTalip Altuğ Aksoy received his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Oglethorpe University in USA. He began his career as Finance Assistant Specialist at Anadolu Group in 1995 and was appointed as a Finance Specialist in 1996. Aksoy worked as Human Resources and Treasury Specialist from 1998 to 2000. He served as Director of Sales and Marketing at Efes Invest from 2000 to 2003 and was appointed as the Director of Trade and Export at Efes Beer Group in January 2003. Continuing his career at Anadolu Group as the Director of Purchasing and Logistics between 2006- 2008, Aksoy was appointed as Director of Supply Chain of Efes Beer Group in June 2008. In November 2011, he was appointed as Efes Türkiye Managing Director and served in this position until January 2017. After serving as Board Member at Anadolu Group holding and group companies between 2017-2025, Aksoy became Anadolu Group Vice-Chairman on April 2015. Aksoy continues to serve as Vice Chairman and Board Member in various Anadolu Group companies.
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İ. İzzet Özilhan
Memberİ.İzzet Özilhan was born in İstanbul in 1982. He received his undergraduate degree from Hofstra University Banking and Finance Department in 2006 in USA. Özilhan, began his career as a Brand Representative at Coca Cola A.Ş in 2006 and served as Sales Representative in Coca-Cola Hellenic A.Ş. In 2009, he started working at Efes Russia and took up dutied as Finance Manager and Brand Distribution Representative. In 2011, he started in Anadolu Efes Türkiye as Market Development Supervisor and continued as Horeca Manager, Modern Trade Sales Director and On-Trade Directorate respectively. In 2024, he became a board member at several Anadolu Group companies. Özilhan was chosen as Board Member of TÜSİAD in 2024 and also acts as the Leader of its Food, Beverage and Agriculture Roundtable. He also acts as a Board Member at TÜRKONFED.
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Efe YAZICI
MemberEfe Yazıcı received his bachelor’s degree from George Washington University in Business Administration in 1999 and completed his Master's degree in Management at Sabancı University in 2003. He worked as Treasury Manager Assistant at Merrill Lynch from 1997 to 1999. After he joined the Anadolu Group, from 1999 to 2002, Efe Yazıcı undertook various duties in Abank, Anadolu Endüstri Holding, TurkeCom, Anadolu Efes and Efes Moscow. Between 2003 and 2014, he respectively served as an Export Specialist, Export Chief, Marketing Chief, Marketing Manager, Sales Manager and Export Manager in Anadolu Isuzu Otomotiv Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ. Since 2015, Mr. Efe Yazıcı is serving as General Manager of Antgıda A.Ş. and he is a Member of the Board of Directors in Billurtuz A.Ş.
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Mehmet Hurşit ZORLU
MemberAfter working in various positions at Toz Metal and Turkish Airlines, Hurşit Zorlu joined Efes Beverage Group of Anadolu Group in 1984 as a Marketing Specialist. During his career at Efes Beverage Group, Mr. Zorlu served as Marketing Supervisor, Assistant Project Development Manager, Project Development Manager, Business Development and Investor Relations Director. Between 2000 and 2008, he served as Finance and Investor Relations Director of Efes Beverage Group, and between 2008 and 2013 he served as Anadolu Group Chief Financial Officer. Appointed as Anadolu Group Executive Vice President in January 2013, Hurşit Zorlu served as Anadolu Group Executive Chairman from February 2017 until April 2024.
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Recep Yılmaz Argüden
MemberDr. Argüden is the Chairman of ARGE Consulting, a globally recognized Turkish management consulting firm known for value creating strategies, governance, and sustainability. He is also the Chairman of Rothschild&Co investment bank in Türkiye. His career spans the private sector, public sector, multinational institutions, NGOs, and academia. Dr. Argüden served on the boards of more than 70 national and international corporations. He is an adjunct Professor of Business Strategy, an author of numerous books and a columnist focusing on business, strategy, governance, and sustainability.He is a renowned governance expert and served as the Vice-Chairman of the Governance Committee of the Business at OECD, as a member of the IFC’s Corporate Governance Advisory Board, and as the Chairman of Trustees of the Argüden Governance Academy. He is also the Vice-Chair of the Turkish Basketball Federation. As a social entrepreneur he has founded and led numerous NGOs and initiated the National Quality Movement. As the elected Global Chair of the National Networks, he has served on the Board of the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest sustainability platform. He is an Eisenhower Fellow, a recipient of numerous leadership, distinguished citizenship, and career awards and was selected by the World Economic Forum as a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” for his commitment to improving the state of the world.
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Özdemir Osman KURDAŞ
MemberMr. Kurdaş, who was born in 1960, graduated from TED Ankara College in 1977 and Mechanical Engineering from Boğaziçi University in 1981. He is also earned a degree of senior mechanical engineer in 1983 from the University of Boğaziçi. Respectively, he worked at Isuzu Motors Yokohama Japan Corporation between 1984-1986, at Anadolu Group between 1986-1994 as design expert on Anadolu Isuzu. He has been working as a CEO at GSD A.Ş. since 1988. He became the founder of ENOSAD (Industrial Automation Industrialists Association) in 2005 and served as Vice President.
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Shin KAWATA
MemberBorn in 1974, Shin Kawata graduated from Yokohama University and started working at Itochu Corporation in 1997. He worked in the project department between 1997 and 2007 and reached the title of General Manager of Itochu Corporation Moscow in 2007. In 2014, he worked as a Manager in the President's office of Itochu Corporation, in 2016 and 2017 as a Manager in the Plant Project department at Itochu Corporation, in 2018 as a Director at Itochu Corporation New York, and from 2020 to 2022 as General Manager at Itochu Plantech. Shin Kawata has been the General Manager of Itochu Corporation Turkey region since April 2024.
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Tomoyuki YAMAGUCHİ
MemberBorn in 1974, Tomoyuki Yamaguchi graduated from Toyo University and joined Isuzu Motors in 1997. From 1998 to 2019, he worked in the international sales department, where he was promoted to senior manager of Isuzu Motors Southwest Asia Group. From 2019 to 2023, he served as Deputy General Manager of Isuzu Motors South Africa. Since April 2023, he has been the General Manager of Isuzu Motors Regional Management Office.
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Sadettin Ahmet BİLGİÇ
MemberBorn in 1979, Sadettin Ahmet Bilgiç graduated from Cağaloğlu Anatolian High School in 1997 and Indiana University, Department of Business Administration in 2001, and received his MBA degree from Sabancı University in 2004. Mr. Bilgiç started his career at AG Anadolu Holding between 2001 and 2003 and worked as an Investor Relations Analyst at Anadolu Efes between 2003 and 2004. In 2005, Mr. Bilgiç joined Coca Cola in the Sales department and worked as Marmara Region Sales Manager between 2008-2011, Business Development Manager between 2011-2014 and Sales Manager between 2014-2018. Since June 2018, Ahmet Bilgiç has been working as Turkey and Middle East Purchasing, Import and Export Manager at Coca Cola İçecek A.Ş.
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Münür YAVUZ
Independent Member CandidateHe worked at Hazama Gumi, MNG and Yüksel İnşaat between 1987 and 1990. Between 1990 and 2000, Mr. Yavuz worked at Toyota, where he held positions such as Paint Plant Engineer, Department Manager and Plant Manager. Between 2001 and 2009, Mr. Yavuz worked at Karsan, where he served as Group Production Manager, Assistant General Manager of Production and Operations Director. In 2009, Yavuz started working as General Manager at MAN Turkey and in 2019, he became responsible for the bus production facilities in Turkey, Poland and South Africa at Man Truck and Bus.
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Tarık TUNALIOĞLU
Independent Member CandidateTarık Tunalıoğlu graduated from Saint Joseph High School in 1974 and completed his master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University in 1982. He worked at Oyak Renault between 1982 and 2015. Starting to work as a Design Engineer, Mr. Tunalıoğlu worked as Head of Engineering Department, Engineering Director, Project Director, Technical Director and Industrial Director. Between 2008 and 2013, Tunalıoğlu served as General Manager at Oyak Renault, and in the same years, he served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at OSD and Board Member at the Turkish French Trade Association, and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by the French Government in 2012. Between 2013 and 2015, he served as Program Director for Euromed-Africa region. Between 2015 and 2019, he served as Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors at Ege Endüstri and İnci GS Yuasa. Between 2015 and 2023, Tunalıoğlu served as CEO Advisor at Kibar Holding and Assistant General Manager in charge of Operations at Assan Aliminyum and continues to serve as CEO Advisor at Kibar Holding.
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Barış TAN
Independent Member CandidateProf. Dr. Barış Tan serves as the President of Özyeğin University. Prof. Tan received his BS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Boğaziçi University, an MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering, an MSE in Manufacturing Systems, and a PhD in Operations Research from the University of Florida. Between 1994 and 2024, Prof. Tan served as a professor of Operations Management and Industrial Engineering, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, and Director of the Graduate School of Business at Koç University. He joined Özyeğin University as a professor of Industrial Engineering and Business Administration in March 2024 and was appointed as the President in July 2024. Prof. Tan’s areas of expertise are design and control of manufacturing systems, supply chain management, and stochastic modeling. The awards received by Barış Tan include the Distinguished Young Researcher award from the Turkish Academy of Sciences, TÜBİTAK and NATO Research Fellowships, and best paper awards. Prof. Tan has been a visiting professor at Harvard University, MIT, the University of Cambridge, University College London, and Politecnico di Milano. Prof. Tan has served on various universities and organizations’ advisory and management boards worldwide, including EFMD, Kyoto University Graduate School of Management, LUMS, Nottingham Business School, and ISM University of Management and Economics.
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Yusuf Kamil Soner
Independent MemberBorn in 1961, Dr. Yusuf Soner was a graduate of METU Mechanical Engineering and a master's degree from ITU Nuclear Energy. He completed the Harvard Business School, Advanced Management Program in 2001. He completed his PhD in Business Administration at Yeditepe University. Dr. Yusuf Soner worked Product Development Engineer at Lassa A.Ş. between 1986-1987, Planning and Merchandising Manager at Anlas A.Ş. between 1988-1990, Spare Parts Asistant Manager at Toyotasa A.Ş. He acted as a general manager reporting to CEO. At 2013, he became General Manager of Temsa Motorlu Araçlar A.Ş., after its spin-off from Temsa Global. Since then, Yusuf Soner is a Faculty member at School of Management of Sabancı University, teaching, “Sales Management”, “B2B Branding” and “Career & Professional Development” courses. He is also coordinating MBA, ExecMBA, PMBA and Masters in Finance programs. He started offering “Trade Marketing & Sales Management” course as an elective at Bosphorus University Executive MBA Program.
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Lale Saral DEVELİOĞLU
Independent MemberBorn in İstanbul in 1968, Lale Develioğlu graduated from the Industrial Engineering Department at Boğaziçi University and pursued her postgraduate studies at Rensselear Polytechnic University. She started her Professional career in 1992 at Unilever and acted as Marketing Director between 1998-2003. In the end of 2003, Develioglu started working in Turkcell and acted as Marketing Vice President in 2006-2011 and International Division Vice President in 2011 – 2014 at the same institution. Lale Develioğlu has started working in Yıldız Holding as Turkey Marketing President in 2015, right after she has acted as Global Marketing President in Pladis, Yıldız Holding’s London based global snack company until 2018. Develioğlu acted as independent board member for several companies in telecommunication, technology, FMCG, consumer durables and retail industries across Turkey, Middle East, CIS countries and Europe. She still serves as board member at Aksa Akrilik and Nobel İlaç. She is also one of the founders and board member of Women on Board Association Turkey. She is currently acting as mentor in INSEAD, Women on Board Association program and Endeavor. 16/24 Lale Saral Develioğlu has 30 years of experience in marketing, business development and she is a strategy leader. She was selected as “Best Marketing200 Person” of Turkey in 2009; won the “Women to Watch” award for Marketing in 2014 and was listed among "Top 25 CMOs" in Global Creativepool Annual in 2018. She has served as Executive Board Member of Advertisers’ Association of Turkey (RVD) and Advertising Self-regulatory Body in Turkey (RÖK) for 6 years. She is the author of the business and memory book titled ‘Karar Verdim