ÖMER M. KOÇ

Chair of the Board of Directors

In 1985, he received his B.A. degree in Ancient Greek Language and Culture from Columbia College, which is linked to Columbia University. He worked at Kofisa Trading Company in Switzerland for one year. He completed his MBA at Columbia University in 1989. After working at New York-based Ramerica International Inc. between 1989 and 1990, 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 Chair in May 2008. In February 2016, he was appointed as the Chair of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding. Ömer M. Koç has been serving as the Chair of Tofaş Board of Directors since April 2016. He serves as the Vice President of TUSIAD High Advisory Council, Chair of Turkish Educational Foundation Board of Trustees, President of Geyre Foundation and Chair of Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık Board of Directors, Chair of İstanbul Foundation For Culture and Arts Board of Trustees, Chair of Tüpraş Board of Directors and Member of the Board of Directors at other Koç Group companies.

SAMIR CHERFAN

Vice Chair of the Board of Directors

Samir Cherfan graduated from Polytech Sorbonne Paris with a degree in Engineering. Cherfan started his career with Renault Group in 1992. Cherfan was appointed as 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 Managing Director in 2013. Cherfan joined Groupe PSA in 2017 as Sales and Marketing Senior Vice President for Middle East and Africa region (MEA). In 2019, Cherfan was nominated as 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. Cherfan has been serving as the Vice Chair of Tofaş Board of Directors since November 2021.

CENGİZ EROLDU

Member of the Board of Directors – CEO

Cengiz Eroldu graduated from the Business Administration Faculty of Istanbul University in 1988 and completed the MBA program at LUISS University (Italy) from 1993 to 1995. 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. He worked as the Accounting and Industrial Governance Manager and the Budget and Governance Manager from 2001 to 2008, and as the Finance Director between 2008 until 2015. Since January 2015, Eroldu has been serving as Member of the Tofaş Board of Directors and CEO. As of 2022, Cengiz Eroldu will also serve as the Automotive Industry Association’s (OSD) Chair.

TEMEL KAMİL ATAY

Member of the Board of Directors

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. Since April 1994, Temel Kamil Atay has been serving as Member of the Tofaş Board of Directors.

KENAN YILMAZ

Member of the Board of Directors

He graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of Law in 1983. He was admitted to the İstanbul Bar Association in 1984. He earned an LLM in International Business Transactions from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) and received an EMBA from Koç University. He began his career as Legal Counsel at Koç Holding in 1989. He worked as Assistant Chief Legal Counsel between 2000 and 2006, and as the General Counsel between 2006 and 2021. From the beginning of 2021, he has been working as the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer of Koç Holding, also responsible for the Compliance Program. Kenan Yılmaz is also a Member of the Board of Directors of Marmaris Altınyunus. He also serves as Chair of the Board of Directors and Member of the Board of Directors of some other Koç Group companies. In addition, Mr. Yılmaz is a founding member of Turkish Center for Ethical Values Foundation and founding member and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Turkish Institute of Nautical Archeology (TINA) and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Koç Holding Pension and Support Fund Foundation, and a member of Turkish Industry & Business Association (TÜSİAD).

ISABELLE VÉRONİQUE LERAT

Member of The Board of Directors

Isabelle Véronique Lerat graduated from University of Lyon, Department of Management Control and Audit. Lerat, started her career at GEFCO Group in 2000, has worked in various positions in finance, purchasing and logistics project management. Joining the PSA Group in 2012, Lerat worked in the finance department. Isabelle Veronique Lerat joined MEA PSA as CFO in 2019 and then Stellantis in 2020.

MELİH POYRAZ

Member of the Board of Directors

Melih Poyraz graduated from Boğaziçi University with Business degree and completed his Economic Law master’s degree at Galatasaray University and MBA at MIT Sloan School of Management. He then received Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern Law School. Poyraz began his professional career as a Consultant at Ernst Young in 2001. He joined Arçelik as Corporate Risk Director in 2014-2015. Between 2015-2021, he worked at Koç Holding as Coordinator at CEO Office. Melih Poyraz has been serving as Koç Holding Strategy and Business Development Director at Koç Holding since January 2021. Melih Poyraz has been serving as the Member of Board of Directors at Tofaş, Yapı Kredi and other Koç Group companies. He also is a Member of the Outbound Investments Business Council of DEİK (Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey). Melih Poyraz has been serving as the Member of Tofaş Board of Directors since March 2021.

GIORGIO FOSSATI

Member of the Board of Directors

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. He has served as the General Counsel for FCA Europe, Middle East and Africa Region and as Corporate General Counsel for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. in 2011. Mr. Fossati is a member of the Boards of Directors of FCA Partecipazioni S.p.A., Fiat Chrysler Risk Management S.p.A. In addition, he is the Vice President of Audit Committee of FCA Poland S.A. Giorgio Fossati has been serving as Member of the Tofaş Board of Directors since February 2016.

SERGIO DUCA

Independent Member of the Board of Directors

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. From 1997 to 2007, Mr. Duca was the Chair of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.p.A. In addition, he has previously served as Chair of the Board of Auditors of the Silvio Tronchetti Provera Foundation, Chair of the Board of Auditors of the Compagnia di San Paolo until May 2016, member of the Edison Foundation’s Advisory Board and the University Bocconi in Milan’s Development Committee, as well as Chair of the Bocconi’s Alumni Association’s Board of Auditors and a member of the Board of Auditors of the ANDAF (Italian Association of Chief Financial Officers). Mr. Duca has previously served as Chair of the Board of Directors of Orizzonte SGR S.p.A. from 2008 until 2016, Chair of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Exor S.p.A. until May 2015, Chair of the Board of Statutory Auditors of GTech until April 2015, Chair of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Tosetti Value SIM and an Independent Director of Sella Gestione SGR until April 2010. Sergio Duca is the Chair of the Board of Statutory Auditors of Enel S.p.A. since April 2010. He also serves as Chair of the Board of Auditors of Compagnia di San Paolo School Foundation and ISPI (Italian Institute for International Political Studies) and Member of the Board of Auditors of Intesa San Paolo Onlus Foundation, a member of the board of directors of Nedcommunity, and an independent board member of OSAI Automation System S.p.A. Sergio Duca has been serving as Independent Member of the Tofaş Board of Directors since March 2018.

NESLİHAN TONBUL

Independent Member of the Board of Directors 

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 Investing and Sustainability” at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Koç University since 2017. Neslihan Tonbul has been serving as Independent Member of the Tofaş Board of Directors since March 2018.