ÖMER M. KOÇ

Chairman

He received his B.A. degree from Columbia University in 1985. He worked at Kofisa Trading for one year. He completed his MBA at Columbia University in 1989. After working at Ramerica International Inc., he joined Koç Group in 1990. He held various senior positions at Koç Holding including Finance Coordinator, Vice President and President of Energy Group. He became member of Board of Directors in 2004 and Vice Chairman in May 2008. In February 2016, he was appointed as the Chairman of Koç Holding. Ömer M. Koç has been serving as the Chairman of Tofaş since April 2016.

SAMIR CHERFAN

Vice Chairman

Samir Cherfan graduated from Polytech Sorbonne Paris with a degree in Engineering. Cherfan started his career with Renault Group in 1992. He was appointed Program Director in 2003 and Managing Director of Eastern Paris retail network at Renault Retail Group in 2010. Cherfan became the Sales and Marketing Director of Nissan Group in the Middle East in 2012 and the General Manager of the same division in 2013. Mr. Cherfan joined Groupe PSA in 2017 as Sales and Marketing Senior Vice President for Middle East and Africa region (MEA). In 2019, Cherfan was became Director of MEA Region and Executive Vice President. Since January 2020, Samir Cherfan has been the Chief Operating Officer Middle East and Africa and Member of the Global Executive Committee.

CENGİZ EROLDU

Board Member - CEO

Cengiz Eroldu graduated from the Business Administration Faculty of Istanbul University and completed the MBA program at LUISS University (Italy). He began his career as an Audit Specialist at Koç Holding in 1989. He was appointed to the position of Assistant Accounting and Industrial Governance Manager for Tofaş in 1995, working in the Accounting and Industrial Governance Department and the Budget and Governance Department from 2001 to 2008, and in the Finance Department between 2008 until 2015. Since 2015, he has been serving as Member of the Tofaş Board of Directors and CEO.

TEMEL KAMİL ATAY

Board Member

A graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, he holds an MBA degree from Wayne State University. He joined Koç Group in 1966 and later served as the General Manager of Otoyol Sanayi A.Ş. and Tofaş Türk Otomobil Fabrikası A.Ş. After working in various senior management posts at Koç Holding, he served as the CEO between 2000 and 2001. Temel Kamil Atay was a member of Koç Holding Board of Directors between 1996-2019.

LEVENT ÇAKIROĞLU

Board Member

Levent Çakıroğlu graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Business Administration. He earned a Master’s degree at the University of Illinois. Mr. Çakıroğlu began his professional career as an Auditor at the Ministry of Finance in 1988. From 1997 to 1998, he taught as a part-time instructor at Bilkent University, and served as Vice President of the Financial Crimes Investigation Board at the Ministry of Finance. He joined Koç Holding in 1998 as Financial Coordinator. Subsequently, he served as the General Manager of Koçtaş (2002-2007), General Manager of Migros (2007-2008), General Manager of Arçelik (2008-2015), and President of the Consumer Durables Group at Koç Holding (2010-2015). In February 2015, Mr. Çakıroğlu was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Koç Holding, and he has been the Chief Executive Officer of Koç Holding since April 2015. He has been a member of Koç Holding Board of Directors since 2016.

CHRISTIAN ANDRÉ CHAPELLE

Board Member

Christian André Chapelle holds a Master’s degree in Engine Engineering from French Petroleum Institute, and Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from INSA of Lyon. Since 1987, Mr. Chapelle has served in various positions at PSA including Powertrains Program and Planning Director and Peugeot-Motorcycles Engine Plant Director. Between 2009-2018, he worked as Senior Vice President for Powertrains and Chassis Engineering globally for the PSA Group. Mr. Chapelle currently serves as Senior Vice president Upstream Operations Performance at Stellantis Group for Middle East & Africa Region.

MELİH POYRAZ

Board Member

After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Management from Boğaziçi University, Melih Poyraz got his Master of Laws degree in Economics Law from Galatasaray University and his MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management. He earned his Juris Doctor degree in Law from the Northwestern University. After starting his career as a Consultant at Ernst & Young in 2001, he worked as Enterprise Risk Management Director at Arçelik Group in 2014 and 2015, before serving as Chief of Staff to CEO at Koç Holding between 2015 and 2021. Since January 2021, Melih Poyraz has been holding the position of Strategy and Business Development Director at Koç Holding. He is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Tofaş, Yapı Kredi Bank and various other Koç Group companies. Melih Poyraz is a member of DEİK (Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye) Outbound Investments Business Council.

GIORGIO FOSSATI

Board Member

Giorgio Fossati holds a degree in law from the University of Turin (Italy). He started his professional career in the Legal Department at Iveco S.p.A. in 1988 and joined Fiat S.p.A. in 1999 as a member of the legal staff. He became General Counsel of FCA Italy S.p.A. in 2002. In 2022 he became the General Counsel for FCA EMEA Region and as Corporate General Counsel for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. Mr. Fossati is a member of the Boards of Directors of FCA Partecipazioni S.p.A. and Fiat Chrysler Risk Management S.p.A. In addition, he is the Vice Chairman of the Audit Board of FCA Poland S.A.

SERGIO DUCA

Independent Board Member

Mr. Duca graduated with honors in Economics and Business from Bocconi University in Milan. As a certified chartered accountant and auditor, he acquired broad experience through the PricewaterhouseCoopers network as the external auditor of a number of significant Italian companies. Mr. Duca has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Orizzonte SGR S.p.A., Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Exor S.p.A., Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of GTech between 2008-2016. He took roles as the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Tosetti Value SIM and an Independent Director of Sella Gestione SGR until 2010. Sergio Duca is the Chairman of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Enel S.p.A. since April 2010. He acts as a Member of the Board of Nedcommunity and Independent Board Member of OSAI Automation System S.p.A.

NESLİHAN TONBUL

Independent Board Member

Having graduated with a high degree from the Economics and Political Science department of Rutgers University in 1981, Neslihan Tonbul completed her post-graduate study on International Finances and Economic Development at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy - Tufts University. Appointed to the senior executive positions at New York, London and Istanbul agencies of various international finance institutions (The Irving Trust Company, The Bank of New York and BNY Mellon) from 1983 to 2008, she was appointed as regional manager overseeing a region that includes the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and Turkey. Serving as board member to the prominent Turkish holdings since 2008, Neslihan Tonbul is a board member of Tofaş, Tat Gıda, Petkim, Alarko Holding and Vakıfbank International. Gaining expertise in the Management of Family Companies by studying at the Harvard Business School with CFEG, Tonbul has been teaching “Management of Family Companies” and “Impact Investment and Sustainability” at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Koç University since 2017.