MENTORS | Women on Board Türkiye

Aclan Acar

Board Member, Turk Telekom

1^st, 2^nd, 4^th,5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Adnan Bali

Chairperson, Türkiye İş Bankası

6^th term Mentor

Agah Uğur

Start-up investor and Independent Board Member, Act2 Management Consulting

1^st, 2^nd, and 4^th term Mentor

Ahmet Bozer

Independent Board Member,
Growth Colony Llc

1^st, 2^nd, 4^th and 5^th term Mentor

Ahmet Çalık

Chairperson, Çalık Holding

1^st and 2^nd term Mentor

Ahmet Dördüncü

Board Member, Akkök Holding

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Ahmet Erdem

Country Chairperson, Shell Turkey

4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Ali Faramawy

Region Chairperson, Microsoft Middle East and Africa

1^st term Mentor

Ali Kantur

Chairperson, ITC

3^rd term Mentor

Ali Kibar

Chairperson, Kibar Holding

4^th term Mentor

Ali Pandır

Chairman of Group Companies,
Tekfen Holding

5^th term Mentor

Ali Sabancı

Chairperson, Pegasus

5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Ali Ülker

Chairperson, Yıldız Holding

2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Armağan Özgörkey

Özgörkey Holding
Chairperson, CEO

6^th term Mentor

Arzu Aslan Kesimer

Vice President, WOB Turkey
Board Member, Yıldız Ventures
Independent Board Member,
Söktaş Textile Industry Inc., Akkök Holding, Akkim Chemical Industry Inc./ Yataş Inc.

4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Arzuhan Doğan Yalçındağ

Board Member, Doğan Holding

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Atalay Gümrah

CEO, Eczacıbaşı Holding

5^th term Mentor

Ayşegül İldeniz

Global Technology Leader, Board Member
Former Intel Worldwide Vice President
TUSIAD Silicon Valley Network President

1^st, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Burak Elmas

Chairperson, Galatasaray Spor Kulübü

5^th term Mentor

Burhan Karaçam

Founding Chairperson, BK Partnership

2^nd and 3^rd term Mentor

Bülend Özaydınlı

Former Chairperson, Migros

1^st and 2^nd term Mentor

Bülent Eczacıbaşı

Chairperson, Eczacıbaşı

1^st term Mentor

Canan Çelebioğlu

Board Member,
Çelebi Aviation Holding

2^nd and 6^th term Mentor

Canan Ercan Çelik

Foundation Secretary-General, Borusan Kocabıyık;
General Manager, Yeni Nesil

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Canan Özsoy

Chairperson and General Manager, General Electric Turkey

4^th and 5^th term Mentor

Cansen Başaran Symes

Chairperson, Allianz Insurance, Allianz Life and Annuity

2^nd and 3^rd term Mentor

Cem Boyner

CEO, Boyner Group

1^st term Mentor

Cem Kozlu

Board Advisor; Coca Cola Euroasia and Africa Group

2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th term Mentor

Cem Mengi

Zorlu Energy
Board Member
Folkart
Chairperson

6^th term Mentor

Cengiz Solakoğlu

Founder, CS Consulting

1^st, 3^rdand 4^th term Mentor

Cenk Alper

CEO, Sabancı Holding

5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Colman Deegan

Country Chairperson, Vodafone

3^rd and 4^th term Mentor

Damla Birol

Türk Tuborg
CEO, Board Member

6^th term Mentor

Prof.Dr. Deniz Ülke Kaynak

Senior Member, Oxford University CRIC; Dean,Doğuş University Board of Trustees Advisor, Faculty Member of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Diane Arkas Göçmez

Vice President and Group President of Logistic Services, Arkas Holding

2^nd term Mentor

Elif Ateş Özpak

Managing Director and NED

5^th term Mentor

Emin Birsel

Region Chairperson, Pladis Europe

4^th term Mentor

Erdal Aksoy

Founding Chairperson, Aksoy Holding;
Chairperson, Turcas Petrol

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Dr. Erdal Karamercan

Vice President, Eczacıbaşı Holding

2^nd and 4^th term Mentor

Erden Timur

Chairperson, Nef Real Estate

4^th and 5^th term Mentor

Erhan Bostan

A101 Former CEO

4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Erkan Akdemir

Founder, Independent Board Member,
Londist

1^st, 2 ^nd, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Erkut Yücaoğlu

Chairperson, Turkuaz Tourism Investment Holding

2^nd term Mentor

Erman Kalkandelen

CEO, Franklin Templeton Turkey

4^th and 5^th term Mentor

Ersin Özince

Chairperson, Türkiye İş Bankası

1^st term Mentor

Ersin Pamuksüzer

Founding Chairperson, The LifeCo;
Co-Founder, Bodrum Girişimcilik Derneği

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th term Mentor

Esin Güral Argat

Vice President, Gürok Holding

3^rd, 4^th and 5^th term Mentor

Evguenia Stoichkova

Region Chairperson, Coca-Cola Turkey, Caucasus and Central Asia

3^rd term Mentor

Faik Açıkalın

Independent Board Member

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Fatih Ebiçlioğlu

Group President, Koç Holding Durable Goods Companies

4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Ferruh Tunç

Former Chairperson, KPMG Turkey

2^nd term Mentor

Fevzi Bozer

Vice President, Fiba Banka

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Feyhan Yaşar

Vice President, Yaşar Holding

1^st and 5^th term Mentor

Fuat Tosyalı

Chairperson, Tosyalı Holding;
Chairperson, BMC;
Board Member, Türkiye Varlık Fonu (TVF)

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Füsun Akkal Bozok

Board Member, Ford Otosan

1^st, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Gökhan Gürcan

Chairperson, Bupa Acıbadem Sigorta

5^th term Mentor

Göktekin Dinçerler

Chairperson, Mikro Yazılım

4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Güler Sabancı

Chairperson, Sabancı Holding

1^st term Mentor

Hakan Binbaşgil

Board Member and General Manager, Akbank

2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Hakan Eminsoy

Chairperson, Burgan Bank

5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Hakkı Yıldız

Board Member, Yıldızlar Investment Holding

4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Hamdi Akın

Chairperson, Akfen Holding

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th term Mentor

Hayal Olcay

Bilkent Holding Group President
Tepe Real Estate Investment Board President
Biltepe Real Estate Board President
IDO Board Member

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th and 6^th term Mentor

Haydar Yenigün

Koç Holding
Automotive Group President

6^th term Mentor

Hazım Ellialtı

Founder, Ellialtı Management Consulting

1^st and 3^rd term Mentor

Hurşit Zorlu

Chief Executive Officer,
Anadolu Grubu

5^th term Mentor

İbrahim Betil

Founding President,
Sen De Gel Society

2^nd and 4^th term Mentor

İdil Yiğitbaşı

Vice President, Yaşar Holding

5^th and 6^th term Mentor

İzzet Garih

Chairperson, Alarko Holding

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Jim Zaza

Vice President, Yıldız Holding;
Chairperson, United Biscuits

1^st term Mentor

Kaan Terzioğlu

Former CEO, Turkcell

2^nd and 3^rd term Mentor

Lale Saral Develioğlu

Board Member, Anadolu Efes, Aksa Akrilik, Nobel İlaç

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Levent Çakıroğlu

CEO, Board Member, Koç Holding

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Leyla Alaton

Board Member, Alarko;
President, Alvimedica
3^rd, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Lucien Arcas

Chairperson, Arkas Holding

1^st term Mentor

Mahmut Ünlü

CEO, Ünlü&Co

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th term Mentor

Mehmet Ali Berkman

Board Member, Akkök Holding

2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th term Mentor

Mehmet Altınok

CEO, Blueair, Unilever Canada

3^rd term Mentor

Mehmet Erten

Tekfen Holding
Deputy Chairperson of the Board

6^th term Mentor

Mehmet Güleşci

Board Member, Fiba Holding;
CEO, Fina Holding

4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Mehmet Kutman

Chairperson, Global

3^rd term Mentor

Mehmet Sönmez

Chairperson, Kentbank/Croatia

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Mehmet Tütüncü

CEO, Yıldız Holding

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th term Mentor

Mehmet T. Nane

CEO, Pegasus

4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Mesut Toprak

Chairperson, Tay Group

4^th term Mentor

Mithat Özbek

Board Member, Netflix Türkiye

5^th term Mentor

Muharrem Kayhan

Söktaş Textile
Chairperson

6^th term Mentor

Murat Alsan

Chairperson, KPMG Turkey

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Murat Çavuşoğlu

Co-Founder, Actera Grup

5^th term Mentor

Murat Erkan

CEO, Turkcell

4^th and 5^th term Mentor

Murat İlbak

Chairperson, İlbak Holding

4^th and 6^th term Mentor

Murat Kolbaşı

Chairperson, Arzum

5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Murat Özyeğin

Chairperson, Fiba Holding

2^nd and 3^rd term Mentor

Murat Ülker

Board Member, Yıldız Holding

1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Mustafa Çamlıca

Chairperson, Chamlija

2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th term Mentor

Mustafa Seçkin

Chairperson, Unilever Turkey, Middle East and Iran

3^rd, 4^th and 5^th term Mentor

Muzaffer Akpınar

Vice President, MV Holding

1^st, 2^nd and 4^th term Mentor

Onur Umut

Fiba Group
Board Member

6^th term Mentor

Ömer Aras

Chairperson and Group CEO, QNBFinansbank

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Ömür Tan

QNB Finansbank
CEO

6^th term Mentor

Özden Başaran

Turkish Economy Bank Inc.
TEB Factoring Inc.
Board Member
Deputy Chairperson of the Board

6^th term Mentor

Reha Yolalan

Vice President responsible for financial affairs, Tekfen Holding

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Rose Marie Bravo

Board Advisor, Godiva

1^st and 2^nd term Mentor

Sadettin Saran

Chairperson, Saran Grup

5^th term Mentor

Saffet Karpat

Board Member, Sütaş;
Board Member, Eczacıbaşı

1^st and 2^nd term Mentor

Sait Tosyalı

General Manager, Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey

4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Sami Kariyo

Penti
Chairperson

6^th term Mentor

Sani Şener

CEO, Tav Airports Holding Group

4^th term Mentor

Selçuk Yorgancıoğlu

CEO, Tork Partners

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Selen Kocabaş

YenidenBiz Association Chairperson
Multinet Up Grup, English Home Board Member
Aydın Grup Advisor Board Member
Tekfen Holding Independent Board Member

3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Selim Kervancı

HSBC
General Manager

6^th term Mentor

Serpil Timuray

CEO, Vodafone Africa, Middle East and Asia-Pacific (AMAP) Region

1^st and 2^nd term Mentor

Sevdil Yıldırım Tahsildaroğlu

CEO

3^rd term Mentor

Seymur Tarı

Chairperson, Türkven

3^rd term Mentor

Sinan Şahinbaş

Vice President, QNB Finansbank

5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Siyami Kahyaoğlu

1^st term Mentor

Süleyman Türkel

Board Member, Data Technic

2^nd term Mentor

Süreyya Ciliv

Former CEO, Turkcell

1^st, 2^nd, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Şahap Çak

Chairperson, Netlog Logistic

4^th term Mentor

Suzan Sabancı Dinçer

Chairperson, Akbank

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th and 6^th term Mentor

Şevket Başev

Chairperson, 3 Seas Capital Partners

2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Şevki Acuner

Sense Bank
Tekfen Holding
Chairperson
Independent Board Member

6^th term Mentor

Tawfik Jelassi

Professor of Strategy and Technology Management at IMD Business School in Lausanne (Switzerland)

4^th term Mentor

Tayfun Bayazıt

Chairperson, Marsh Mclennan Companies

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Temel Güzeloğlu

QNB Finansbank A.Ş.
Board Member

6^th term Mentor

Tuncay Özilhan

Chairperson, Anadolu Endüstri Holding

1^st term Mentor

Ümit Boyner

Board Member, Boyner Holding

2^nd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Ümit Leblebici

TEB
CEO

6^th term Mentor

Ümran Beba

Partner, August Leadership

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Varol Civil

Board Member, TEB

2^nd term Mentor

Yağmur Şatana

Board Member, Doğan Companies Group

3^rd term Mentor

Yeşim Güra

QNB Finansbank
Scale Up Advisor
Independent Board Member

6^th term Mentor

Dr. Yılmaz Argüden

Chairperson, ARGE Consulting; Chair Board of Trustees, Argüden Governance Academy Foundation

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Yılmaz Yılmaz

Chairperson, Koton

5^th and 6^th term Mentor

Yiğit Oğuz Duman

Duman Consulting
Founding Partner

6^th term Mentor

Zeynep Bodur Okyay

Chairperson and Group CEO, Kale Group

1^st and 2^nd term Mentor

Mustafa V. Koç

1^st and 2^nd term Mentor

We remember with respect and longing.

Hasip Gencer

1^st term Mentor

We remember with respect and longing.

Zeynep Erkunt Armağan

2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th term Mentor

We remember with respect and longing.