Positions within TAV Airports and other companies
Hamdi Akın
Chairman
Chairman of Akfen Holding
Member of Ankara Chamber of Commerce (ATO) and Turkey Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association
Ali Haydar Kurtdarcan Chairman of Tepe Construction Ind. Inc
Dr. Sani Şener Group Chief Executive Officer and President of TAV Airports
İbrahim Süha Güçsav Member of the Boards of TAV Holding and Akfen Holding
Abdullah Atalar Board Member, Tav Airports Holding
Önder Sezgi Board Member
Süleyman Son General Manager of Tepe Construction
Hüseyin Kadri Samsunlu Board Member, Tav Airports Holding
Şeref Eren Adviser, TAV Airports
Mehmet Erdoğan External Affairs Coordinator, TAV Airports
Mumtaz Khan Chairman and CEO of Emerging Markets Partnership (Bahrain)
İhsan Sancay Global Capital Management
Ahmet Ersagun Yücel Board Member and General Secretary, Tav Airports Holding
Cem Kozlu Independent Board Member
Pierre de Champfleury Independent Board Member
   
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS  
Hamdi Akın, Chairman, TAV Airports Holding
 
Hamdi Akın assumed his current duties as the TAV Airports Holding Chairman in 2005. He is the founder and Chairman of Akfen Holding, a shareholder of TAV Airports Holding. Graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Gazi University, Akın founded Akfen Holding in 1975, a company that operates in the construction, tourism, commerce and services sectors. Undertaking infrastructure and investment projects within the scope of privatization efforts besides private entrepreneurial activities, Akın contributed to the creation of the Chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies at the London School of Economics through Akfen Holding. He is currently a Member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD) and the Chairman of the Information Society and New Technologies Commission. Akın is also the Founding Member and the Honorary Chairman of the Turkey Human Resources Foundation (TİKAV), which he co-founded in 1999 in order to provide well-educated human resources for Turkey.
Ali Haydar Kurtdarcan, Vice Chairman, TAV Airports Holding
 
Ali Haydar Kurtdarcan assumed his current duties as the TAV Airports Holding Vice Chairman in 2000 and is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University in 1973, Kurtdarcan is the Chairman and the Executive Director of Tepe Construction, a shareholder of TAV Airports Holding. He has filled various managerial positions, including general manager and assistant general manager, at Tepe Construction for the last 22 years.
Mustafa Sani Şener, Board Member and President & CEO, TAV Airports Holding
 
Mustafa Sani Şener was appointed as the Member of the Board of Directors, President and CEO of TAV Airports Holding in 1997. Graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Black Sea Technical University (BTU) in 1977, Şener earned his Masters degree on fluid mechanics in 1979 from the Department of Applied Sciences, University of Sussex, the UK. He has been awarded Honorary Doctorate from BTU for his invaluable contributions to the development of Turkish engineering at international level. Before his career at TAV Airports, he filled project manager and general manager positions in prominent national and international projects.
İbrahim Süha Güçsav, Board Member, TAV Airports Holding
 
İbrahim Süha Güçsav was graduated from the Department of Economics, İstanbul University in 1992, and received his masters degree from the Department of Business Administration, the Institute of Social Sciences in Gazi University. Starting off on his career at Alexander & Alexander Insurance Brokerage Co. in 1992, Güçsav joined the Akfen Group in 1994. Serving as the Group President of Finance and then as the CEO at Akfen Holding, he has been the Vice Chairman of Akfen Holding since 2003. Güçsav also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at various subsidiaries including TAV Airports Holding, Executive Director at Akfen GYO Real Estate Investment Trust, and the CEO at IBS Insurance Brokerage Services.
Abdullah Atalar, Board Member, TAV Airports Holding
 
Abdullah Atalar was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of TAV Airports Holding in 2009. Graduated from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Middle East Technical University in 1974, Atalar recieved his Masters and Ph.D degree from the Department of Electrical Engeneering, Stanford University in USA respectively in 1976 and 1978. Beginning his career in Hewlett Packard Research Labs in 1979, Atalar returned Turkey as an Assistant Professor at Middle East Technical University in 1980. In 1982 he led the project to develop the first commercial acoustic microscope in Ernst Leitz Wetzlar, Germany. In 1986 he served as the Chair of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and as Associate Professor at the newly established Bilkent University and he was promoted to Professor position in 1990. He worked as Visiting Professor in Stanford University in 1996. Atalar received the Scientific Encouragement and Science Awards of TUBITAK respectively in 1982 and in 1994. He was also elected as a full-member of Turkish Academy of Sciences in 1997 and has been awarded a Fellow Degree by IEEE in 2007. He has 17 international patents, 72 scientific papers and 90 conference proceedings and there are more than 1500 citations referring to his papers. Leading research projects for companies like ASELSAN, Teletaş and Hitachi, he is currently the vice rector of Bilkent University, responsible from academical affairs, member of the Science Board of TUBITAK and Vice Chairman of Bilkent Holding.
Hüseyin Kadri Samsunlu, Board Member, TAV Airports Holding
 
Kadri Samsunlu was appointed as the member of the Board of Directors of TAV Airports Holding in 2009 and is also Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Akfen Holding and member of the Board of Directors at its subsidiaries. Graduated from the department of Economics, Boğaziçi University in 1991, Samsunlu earned his Masters degree on Business Administration, Missouri University, in 1993. He was also appointed as the Certified Public Accountant, registered to the State of Missouri in the same year. Beginning his career as a financial analyst in the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey, Samsunlu served in various management positions including General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors at Global Investment Holding and its subsidiaries between 1995 and 2006. Before joining Akfen Holding in 2009, he advised and developed various projects in Romania and Turkey for three years.
Ersagun Yücel, Board Member and General Secretary, TAV Airports Holding
 
Ersagun Yücel was appointed as the General Secretary of TAV Airports Holding in 2002 and as the member of the Board of Directors in 2009. Graduated from the Department of Serigraphy, Yıldız Technical University in 1994, he attended the New York University Advertising and Marketing Program in 1997. Yücel is currently pursuing his MBA degree at Newport University. Beginning his career as a Graphic Artist in MIR Com Graphics in 1993, he later worked as a public relations manager in various companies. He joined TAV Airports Holding in 1999 as the General Manager’s assistant. In addition to his responsibilities as General Secretary of TAV Airports Holding, Yücel also oversees the corporate communications activities of TAV Airports Holding.
Mehmet Cem Kozlu, Board Member, TAV Airports Holding
 
Mehmet Cem Kozlu was appointed as an Independent Member of the Board of Directors of TAV Airports Holding in 2006 and is also the Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee. He received his BA from Denison University, Department of Economics in 1969, MBA from Stanford University and PhD from Boğaziçi University in administrative sciences. He has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by Denison University. Kozlu served as a Member of the Parliament between 1991 and 1995 and held various positions in Procter&Gamble in Switzerland, National Cash Register Co. in Ohio, the Coca-Cola Company and Turkish Airlines as the President and CEO. He currently serves as Consultant to Coca-Cola Eurasia and Africa Group and as Member of the Board of Directors of Hürriyet, Trader Media East in Amsterdam, Anadolu Industry Holding Co., Efes Beverage Co., Evyap Soap, Oil and Glycerine Industry and Trading Co., Coca-Cola Beverage Co., Kamil Yazıcı Management and Consulting Co., Godiva, Foreign Economic Relations Board and as Member of the Board of Trustees of Sabancı University, Anadolu Johns Hopkins Health Center and Istanbul Modern Arts Foundation. In addition, he serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of International Airline Training Fund.
Mehmet Erdoğan, Board Member, TAV Airports Holding
 
Mehmet Erdoğan was appointed as the Member of the Board of Directors of TAV Airports Holding in 2006. Graduated from the Department of Business Administration, Anadolu University in 1982, Erdoğan received insurance education from the Insurance Institute of Turkey for two years. Currently serving as the External Relations Coordinator of TAV Airports Holding, he worked at various companies before joining TAV Airports.
Mumtaz Khan, Board Member, TAV Airports Holding
 
Mumtaz Khan was appointed as the Member of the Board of Directors of TAV Airports Holding in 2006. He is the Founder and CEO of Middle East & Asia Capital Partners a Singapore based private equity platform connecting the Middle East and Asia. He was until December 2007, Chairman and CEO of EMP Bahrain the general partner and Manager of the US$730 million Islamic Development Bank Infrastructure Fund. Mr. Khan was previously a Managing Director at EMP Global in Washington, D.C. For three years, he was based in Hong Kong as Resident Partner and Manager of Asian operations of the US$1 billion AIG Asian Infrastructure Fund. Prior to that, Mr. Khan was for 13 years with IFC, where he was a Manager in the Asia Department based in Washington, D.C. and Resident Representative based in Jakarta, responsible for investment in Indonesia and Malaysia. Mr. Khan initiated IFC’s investment programme in China. Mr. Khan is a founder shareholder of the Islamic Bank of Asia in Singapore.
Önder Sezgi, Member of the Board of Directors
 
Önder Sezgi was appointed as the member of the Board of Directors of TAV Airports Holding in 2009. Graduated from the Department of Public Administration at the Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University in 1988, Sezgi served as a Tax Inspector at the Ministry of Finance until 1998. He has joined Tepe Group same year and is currently serving as the Financial Affairs and Audit Coordinator at Bilkent Holding. Having more than 35 articles about Economics, Tax, Law and Finance published in various newspapers and journals, Sezgi participated as a speaker in more than 20 conferences and panels regarding these topics. Being certified as a Sworn in Certified Public Accountant, he served in various positions and operations in Tax Council, Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association, International Investors Association, Foundation of Tax Inspectors and TÜRMOB.
Pierre de Champfleury, Board Member, TAV Airports Holding
 
Pierre de Champfleury was appointed as the Independent Member of the Board of Directors of TAV Airports Holding in 2007 and is also a Member of the Audit Committee. Graduated from Paris Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Paris in 1967, Champfleury earned his MBA degree from Stanford University in 1971. Beginning his 30-year career in luxury goods at Eli Lilly, he served as the CEO of various companies such as Yves Saint Laurent Parfums, Austin Nichols and Co. and Manuel Canovas.
İhsan Sancay, Board Member, TAV Airports Holding
 
Mr. Ihsan Sancay is serving as Senior Director at Global Capital Management Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary of Global Investment House. He is also the Investment Committee Member in Global Buyout Fund LP and Global Opportunistic Fund II. He has over 12 years of experience in corporate finance, and fund management. He has a vast amount of experience in valuations, M&A, Project Finance and Financial Due Diligence. He advised major financial and strategic companies in US, Europe and CIS. He holds an MBA degree from Bilkent University in Turkey, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Minor Degree in Corporate Finance & Business Administration from Middle East Technical University. He also holds a CPA degree in Turkey.
Süleyman Son, Board Member, TAV Airports Holding
 
Süleyman Son was appointed as the Member of the Board of Directors of TAV Airports Holding in 2006. Graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Son currently serves as the General Manager and a Member of the Board of Directors of Tepe Construction. Previously, he worked as the Assistant General Manager of Business Development at the same company. Beginning his career as a Chief Engineer at Türkiye Elektrik A.Ş. in 1971, Son served at various companies and project teams.
Şeref Eren, Board Member and Consultant to the TAV Academy, TAV Airports Holding
 
Şeref Eren was appointed as the Member of the Board of Directors of TAV Airports Holding in 2006. Graduated from the Department of Economics- Business Administration at the Faculty of Economics, İstanbul University in 1974, Eren completed his Business Administration Specialization education at the Institute of Management Economics, İstanbul University, in 1975. Beginning his career as an assistant in the Faculty of Business Administration at İstanbul University, he served in senior management positions at various private sector companies. Eren joined TAV Airports Holding in 1998 and served as Financial and Administrative Affairs Manager and Vice Chairman. After serving as the Consultant to the CEO between 2007 and 2009, he was appointed as the Consultant to the TAV Academy in 2009.