Sustainability Committee

Çağlar Göğüş earned his B.Sc. degree in Business Administration at Bilkent University in Turkey, and his MBA from the University of Florida. He began his professional career in 1996 as a Senior Analyst at Coopers & Lybrand (current PwC). In 2000, Following his tenure as Senior Analyst and consultant at Arthur Andersen and AT Kearney, he joined the Peppers & Rogers Group. Later becoming an international partner at Peppers & Rogers, he initially served as the General Manager overseeing after-sales services in all regions. Göğüş played an important role in Peppers & Rogers’ growth in the EMEA region and beyond. Through his consultancy work for over fifty major companies and regulatory authorities across a range of geographic areas, he has gained special expertise in strategic growth and transformation. He has attained vast experience over the years in the new economic order as well as in classic economics.

Göğüş joined the Doğan Group in 2015 as an independent board member for Hürriyet Gazetecilik. After holding this position for one year, he served for over two years as Hürriyet Gazetecilik’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). During his tenure, he oversaw important projects, including those involving digital transformation, efficiency, profitability, redefining of business processes and the designing of a corporate character for Hürriyet Emlak (Hürriyet Real Estate and Properties).

Göğüş is married and has a daughter and a son.

Neslihan Sadıkoğlu, who is the Vice President for Corporate Communication and Sustainability in Doğan Group, has more than 20 years of experience in all areas of communication such as corporate communication, reputation and crisis communication, media relations, brand management, marketing and social responsibility and sustainability communication.

After graduating from Galatasaray University, Faculty of Communication, Sadıkoğlu started to work in CNN Türk's Public Relations unit in 1999, and was appointed as CNN Türk's Corporate Communications Director in 2002. Later on, she continued her career in Vakko Holding as Communications Coordinator, in Step Halı as Corporate Communications Director, in Doğan Burda Magazine Group as Corporate Communications Director and Douglas Parfumeri as Turkey Marketing Director.

Neslihan Sadıkoğlu started to work as the Advisor to the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors in Doğan Holding in 2016 and was appointed as Doğan Holding's Vice President for Corporate Communications and Marketing on March 1, 2017.

Leading the sustainability efforts of Doğan Holding and completing the Cambridge University Sustainability Leadership program in 2020, Neslihan Sadıkoğlu still continues her duty. She also serves as the Board Member responsible for Sustainability for Galata Wind.

Sadıkoğlu speaks English and French.

Bora Yalınay has over 20 years of experience in international audit companies, and local and international public companies. His areas of expertise include financial restructuring, investor and analyst relations, financing, public offerings, cost optimization, financial planning, and analysis. Bora Yalınay graduated from Bilkent University, Department of Economics in 1997. Having begun his career in 1997 at the Istanbul offices of Deloitte auditing firm, he worked most recently as a senior manager. He worked at the Deloitte Canada offices between 2000 and 2002. Following his auditing experience of over a decade, and a Yaysat financial control experience of 1 year, he continued his career as the Group Financial Audit General Manager with Yıldız Holding in 2009. He worked as the CFO of Ülker Bisküvi between 2010 and 2016. During the process that began with the financial restructuring of the company in 2010, he has carried out several acquisitions, company sales and merger projects, completed overseas financing projects of USD 1 billion, and led the secondary public offering process in 2013. He worked as the Vice President of Ülker Bisküvi in charge of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Romania, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, and Pakistan operations between 2015 and 2016. During such time, he led a team of more than 200 finance professionals in six different geographies. He has also led the financial operations of the central procurement company of Yıldız Holding within the scope of his responsibilities with Ülker. Bora Yalınay has worked as the CFO with the Gürallar Group, the six biggest glass producer in the world exporting over 130 countries, between 2016 and 2019, and has conducted the first overseas financing and overseas expansion projects of the Group.

Bora Yalınay holds a Certified Public Accountant certificate and speaks English fluently. He has one son.

Having graduated from Boğaziçi University in 2000 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Sarıçoğlu completed his MBA at Columbia Business School in 2005. He started his career at McKinsey and Company in 2000 and assumed various roles until 2007. He joined - Carlyle Group Turkey, one of the largest private equities in the world, as Vice President and led many investment projects in various industries i.e. education, healthcare, energy, retail and infrastructure until 2015.

In 2016, Sarıçoğlu joined Istanbul Investment Groups as - Partner. Sarıçoğlu - became responsible for post-acquisition transformation programs at Dubai EMAAR Group as Senior Director in 2017. He has worked at Pera Capital as Partner between 2018-2020. He has joined Doğan Holding as Executive Committee Member responsible for Business Development and Business Management effective 2021.

He is married with two children.

Cengiz Musaoğlu graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Business Administration in 2002 and completed the Economy and Finance Graduate Program at Boğaziçi University in 2019. Cengiz Musaoğlu started his career as a Tax and Compliance Consultant at KPMG in 2002 and he later served as an Internal Audit Specialist at Sabancı Holding from 2005 to 2009. Having participated in due dilligence, ethics compliance projects in various Sabancı Group companies, Mr. Musaoğlu was appointed as Internal Audit Manager at Enerjisa in 2009 and stayed there until 2014.

 He became Internal Audit Director of Erdemir Group in 2014. He then joined Hayat Holding as Internal Audit Director in 2020. Throughout his tenure at Erdemir Group and Hayat Holding he led digitalization and analytical initiatives for internal audit. As of September 11, 2023, he has been serving as vice President for Internal Audit, Risk Management and Compliance at Doğan Holding.

Şebnem Bezmen has graduated from Bilkent University, Department of International Relations in 1993.

She has started her professional career as Koç Holding Management Trainee working at Arçelik A.Ş., Human Resources Department. She has joined Citibank Turkey as Compensation and Benefits Manager in 1998 and appointed as Training and Development Senior Manager and Human Resources Head responsible for Retail Banking respectively. She has continued her career as the Human Resources Director at Peppers & Rogers Group between 2008 and 2011. Şebnem Bezmen has worked as Senior Consultant at ID Consultancy between 2012 and 2016 and has started to work at Burgan Bank as Head of Human Resources Responsible for Corporate, Commercial and Digital Banking in 2016.

Şebnem Bezmen has been working as Vice President of Human Resources at Doğan Holding since 2019. She has completed a coaching program at Behavioral Coaching Institute. In addition, she holds a Holistic Nutrition Coaching diploma from Canada NutraPhoria School of Holistic Nutrition.

Şebnem Bezmen is married with one child.

He has graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Business Administration in 1998 and later completed his MBA program at Virginia Tech University in 2002. He then obtained a PhD in Business Administration and Finance at Işık University. Following his graduation, Mr. Kuyan worked as Private Portfolio Manager at Finans Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. He joined Doğan Group in 2005 as Assistant Specialist in Strategical Planning and Business Development. Along with the Group's investments in the energy field, he was appointed as the Energy Director of Doğan Holding in 2012. Kuyan, who was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of Galata Wind since 2014, has also served as the General Manager of the Company since 2017. Still serving as the Executive Board Member and the CEO of Galata Wind as well as Head of all energy investments and operations of the Doğan Group, Kuyan is also a Board Member to Energy Trading Association (ETD), Solar Energy Investors Association (GUYAD) and Electricity Generators Association (EÜD).

Burak Kuyan is married and has one child.

After graduating from the Department of Economics of Boğaziçi University in 2000, Hulusi Horozoğlu started his career in the same year at Citibank’s Management Associate Program in Turkey. He worked as Relationship Manager at the Financial Institutions Division of Citibank A.Ş. from 2001 to 2004, and thereafter joined HSBC in 2004. He took office at the Corporate Banking Department of HSBC Turkey as Relationship Manager, before moving on to his role as Senior Banker at the Financial Institutions and Public Sector of Citibank Turkey in 2005. Between 2006 and 2012, he served as Director of Global Islamic Banking, Syndications and Debt Capital Markets as well as Head of Non- Presence Countries, Saudi Arabia and Oman at Citigroup Dubai. He joined HSBC Turkey in 2012 and worked as Head of Global Capital Financing and Debt Finance until 2014. Between 2014 and 2016, he held Assistant General Manager, Managing Director, Head of Corporate and Investment Banking role at HSBC Turkey. During 2016 - 2018, on top of his roles as Assistant General Manager, Managing Director, Head of Wholesale Banking and Investment Banking, Horozoğlu served as Interim Regional Head of Corporate and Commercial Banking Client Coverage for Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. During 2018 - 2020, Horozoğlu worked at HSBC Dubai as Regional Head of Business Development for Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.  

He was appointed as the CEO and Board Member of Doğan Investment Bank in September 2020.

Kağan Dağtekin earned his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University and his Executive MBA from Koç University with the sponsorship of Koç Group. He began his professional career in 1998 at Ford Otosan. After he completed his MBA program ranking first, he worked as Marketing Manager at Otokoç Otomotiv, as well as leading the Leasing Operations.

Dağtekin joined Grupanya.com in 2011 with the aim of gaining e-commerce experience as Deputy General Manager. He has gained entrepreneurship experience as the founding partner of Perabulvarı.com in the same year. In 2012, Kağan Dağtekin joined the Borusan Group as the Founding General Manager of Borusan Otomotiv Premium Leasing Company, was appointed as a Member of the Borusan Automotive Group after the Senior Management training he completed in France-INSEAD in 2016.

In line with the growth strategies of Doğan Group; Kağan Dağtekin joined the group at the end of 2019 as the CEO of Doğan Holding Automotive Group with the excitement of entrepreneurship and value creation; distributorships of automobiles, motorcycles, marine engines, and electric auto chargers under the roof of Doğan Trend Otomotiv; in addition to sales, marketing, leasing services, and second-hand trade, he continues his mission by focusing on new trends in the automotive market.

Kağan Dağtekin is married and has a son.

After graduating from İzmir Tevfik Fikret High School, Selim Şavul attended the Economy department at 9 Eylül University. In the first years of his university education, he started his career as Production and Planning Manager. After dropping out of university due to his busy work schedule, Şavul founded Sesa Plastik in 1989 with Sabi Şavul as his business partner. Fully aware that the act of idea development is a great tool for keeping the mind, and consequently the body, active, Şavul is committed to develop creative solutions for both professional and personal problems he encounters. His key qualities include problem solving, risk management and leadership.

Having had a modest beginning as a 50-sqm workshop in 1989, today Sesa Plastik operates a 20,000-sqm production facility and employs 400 people. Selim Şavul, in his term as the general manager of Sesa Plastik, embraced a vision of continuous growth, which guided him to expand the team, plan the investments required to create new products and achieve a leading spot in the Turkish market, and drive efficiency with continuous improvements. He prioritized customer satisfaction, and fostered the principle of uninterrupted and high-quality product development in his company. Şavul’s focus on sustainability led him to attach importance to R&D on recyclable and compostable packaging. Following the company’s merger with Doğan Holding in 2020, Şavul is currently the CEO of Sesa Plastik.

Selim Şavul is married and has two children.

Tezay Kartal, a graduate of Erciyes University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, earned an MBA degree from Bilkent University in 2016. He began his professional career in 2005 as a Project Engineer at Baykan Heating Systems. In 2006, he joined Ditaş Doğan Yedek Parça & Teknik A.Ş.  

where he held various positions, including Production Planning Engineer, R&D Manager, Production Group Manager, Technical Director, and Deputy General Manager. Tezay Kartal is married and the father of two daughters.

Aykan Daşkın began his career in 1996 as a Process Engineer at Çayeli Copper Operations following his graduation from the Mining Engineering Department of Middle East Technical University (METU). In 2000, he joined Demir Export as a Project Engineer and went on to serve as Business Development Manager, Operations Director, and Deputy General Manager for Technical Affairs before being appointed General Manager in 2011. After leaving Demir Export in 2013, Daşkın founded ARDEF Maden Makine Enerji Ticaret A.Ş. to serve the mining sector and assumed the role of Chairman of the Board. Since 2015, he has served as Country Manager for RPM Global Türkiye. Between 2019 and 2021, he provided planning support and consultancy for the Elbistan lignite investment project of the Türkiye Wealth Fund. Since 2021, Daşkın has been the owner and Chairman of the Board of ŞİMAL YILDIZI Mining.

A graduate of Marmara University’s Business Administration Department, Bora Tuncer completed his Executive MBA at Sabancı University in 2015. Driven by a commitment to lifelong learning, he is currently pursuing a PhD in Business Administration at Yeditepe University.

Tuncer’s career spans diverse fields including independent auditing, finance, commercial and sales operations, and regional leadership (CEO). He began his professional journey at Deloitte Türkiye, where he served from 1994 to 2003, before joining Schneider Electric in 2003.

Between 2016 and 2023, Tuncer held the role of Regional President for Schneider Electric covering Türkiye, Central Asia, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan. During this time, he led the company’s transformation from a traditional product and hardware provider into a comprehensive solution partner integrating technologies, software, and services to drive digital transformation.

In his most recent position as Senior Vice President of Digital Transformation for International Operations at Schneider Electric, he was responsible for driving transformation across a region spanning approximately 95 countries, including the Pacific, India, the Middle East, Africa, and South America. His role focused on standardizing existing business models, leading their transformation, and spearheading growth in software and digital services, while developing and implementing data- and technology-driven strategies.

Tuncer has achieved significant success in areas such as digitalization, sustainability, innovation-driven channel development, and managing complex, multi-layered operations. He has actively supported the development of young executives during his tenure and has taken a leading role in initiatives to empower women at the board level. He also mentors young talent to foster their inclusion in decision-making processes.

Bora Tuncer is a board member of the Sustainable Mobility Initiative (SMI), the E-Mobility Association, and the Turkish Construction Material Producers Association (IMSAD). He is also a member of TÜSİAD.

Tuncer is married with two daughters.