Corporate Governance

Tuncay Özilhan was born in Kayseri. He studied in Saint-Joseph High School, then graduated from the Faculty of Economics of İstanbul University. He received his MBA degree from Long Island University in the United States. He started his career in 1977 as General Director of Erciyas Brewery and has undertaken responsibilities such as Coordinator of the Beer Group and General Coordinator of Anadolu Group. Tuncay Özilhan acted as the CEO of Anadolu Group from 1984 to February 2017. He is the Chairman of Anadolu Group since May 2007. He has also been serving as Chairman of Anadolu Foundation as well as various Group companies.

Tuncay Özilhan served as the Chairman of TÜSİAD (Turkish Industry & Business Association) between 2001 to 2003, as the Chairman of its High Advisory Council between 2015-2023 and became its Honorary President in 2024. His other responsibilities include; Member of The Board at the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK), Honorary Consul for the Republic of Estonia and President of Anadolu Efes Sports Club. He also served as Chairman of the Turkish – Russian Business Council at DEİK. Tuncay Özilhan holds a Ministerial Medal given by the Ministry Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, a Service Medal given by the Republic of Kazakhstan and “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star”, constituting one of the most important orders awarded by the Japanese government.

Murat Ozgel began his career at Procter & Gamble. He started his career at Coke system in 2003 at CocaCola Icecek and since 2006 has taken on various roles across Asia and Africa with The Coca-Cola Company. He has international experience in general management, marketing, customer and commercial, and franchise leadership in developed, and developing/emerging markets. Currently serving as President, Japan and Korea Operating Unit, Murat leads the business in one of Coca-Cola’s most dynamic and strategically important markets. Prior to this role, he served as President, Bottling Investments Group (BIG), where he led Coca-Cola’s company-owned bottling network globally, driving operational excellence and strategic growth. Before that, he was BIG’s Chief Growth Officer, leading efforts to enhance the organizations’ portfolio, capabilities, and infrastructure through strategic mergers and acquisitions. Ozgel earned a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Middle East Technical University in Türkiye.

Kamil Yazıcı graduated from New York Military Academy (1996), holds a BA degree in Marketing from Emory University Goizueta Business School (2000), an MBA degree from American Institute of Business and Economics (2005) and has completed the GMP program at the Harvard Business School (2017). Yazıcı started his Anadolu Group career in year 2000 in the Finance Presidency as Assistant Finance Specialist and resumed his career in Anadolu Efes Russia Beer operations during 2002-2011 where he held multiple roles as Marketing Manager, Logistics Manager, Supply Chain Director, Business Development Director and finally led a pan-Russian effort to re-structure the sales organization for greater efficiency and effectiveness. In 2011, Yazıcı was appointed as General Manager of Efes Vitanta in Moldova and continued this role until 2014. In 2014, he was appointed as Market Development Director responsible for all international markets where the group did not operate locally and held this position until 2017. Since 2017, Kamil Yazıcı has been serving as Vice-Chairman on the Anadolu Group holding and subsidiary Board of Directors. In addition, he serves as Board Member for TAİK (Turkish-American Business Council), TOGG (Turkish National Auto Initiative), HBS Alumnus (Harvard Business School’s Alumni Board) and is the Vice-Chairman of KYYDAS (the Kamil Yazici Family Trust) He is also a member of TÜSİAD (Turkish Industry & Business Association). 

Talip Altuğ Aksoy received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Oglethorpe University in USA. He began his career as Finance Assistant Specialist at Anadolu Group in 1995 and was appointed as a Finance Specialist in 1996. Aksoy worked as Human Resources and Treasury Specialist from 1998 to 2000. He served as Director of Sales and Marketing at Efes Invest from 2000 to 2003 and was appointed as the Director of Trade and Export at Efes Beer Group in January 2003. Continuing his career at Anadolu Group as the Director of Purchasing and Logistics between 2006-2008, Aksoy was appointed as Director of Supply Chain of Efes Beer Group in June 2008. In November 2011, he was appointed as Efes Turkey Managing Director and served in this position until January 2017. Aksoy still continues to serve as a Board Member in various Anadolu Group companies.

Burak Başarır holds a BA in Business Administration and a minor in Computer Sciences from American River College. He studied management at California State University of Sacramento and received a BSc degree in business administration from Middle East Technical University in 1995. Başarır joined Anadolu Group in 1998 with his first post at Coca Cola İçecek (CCI) and assumed increasing managerial responsibilities in finance and commercial functions. He was assigned as Coca-Cola İçecek CFO in 2005 and has played a significant role during CCI’s IPO process and effectively managed the financial integration of Efes Invest with CCI. Başarır led the largest operation of CCI in terms of volume and sales as the Türkiye Region President between 2010 and 2013. Başarır was appointed as Coca-Cola İçecek CEO in January 2014. He served as Anadolu Group Soft Drinks Group President and Coca-Cola İçecek CEO between 2014 -2023. Başarır was appointed as Anadolu Group Deputy CEO in September 2023 and has been serving as Anadolu Group CEO since April 1st, 2024. Başarır is the Chairman of Anadolu Group Sustainability Committee and a member of the Turkish Industry & Business Association (TÜSİAD).

Hurşit Zorlu holds a BCs degree in Economics from Istanbul University. Before joining the Anadolu Group as a Marketing Specialist at Efes Beverage Group in 1984, he held various positions in Toz Metal and Turkish Airlines. During his career at Efes Beverage Group, he assigned various positions including Assistant Marketing Manager, Assistant Project Development Manager, Project Development Manager and Business Development & Investor Relations Director respectively. Zorlu worked as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Anadolu Efes between 2000-2008 and CFO at Anadolu Group between 2008- 2013. Zorlu served as Deputy CEO at Anadolu Group between 2013-2017. Hurşit Zorlu, who has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Anadolu Group since February 2017, retired  as of April 1, 2024 from this position. Currently Hurşit Zorlu, is a Board Member of all Anadolu Group companies. Zorlu also served as the chair person of Anadolu Group Sustainability Committee of the Group. Hurşit Zorlu is a  High Advisory Council Member of the Turkish Investor Relations Society (TÜYİD) and served as the 8th term Chairperson of the Corporate Governance Association of Türkiye (TKYD) between 2015-2017.

Agah Ugur studied industrial engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK then qualified as a chartered accountant in England in 1985. He worked in Birmingham, London and Jersey offices of Touche Ross & Co (currently Deloitte), Istanbul office of Arthur Andersen and Türkiye Emlak Bankası before joining Borusan Group in 1989 as CFO. He served as Group CEO between 2001 and 2018 until he retired. He is currently serving as vice chairperson of Dogan Holding and as board member in Pegasus Havayolları, Anadolu Efes, Coca Cola İçecek, Alcatel Lucent Teletaş Telekomünikasyon, Gözde Girişim as well as advisory board member in some reputable Turkish corporations. Since 2019, Agah Ugur is a partner and chairperson in an Istanbul based venture capital firm, Bogazici Ventures. He also manages his own portfolio of technology startups. Agah held more than 15 board and advisory board positions in various NGO’s during his professional career. Currently he is a member of High Advisory Council of TUSIAD, member of the Board of Trustees of Sabanci University, member of the Advisory Board of Columbia University Istanbul Global Center. He is also a founding member and vice chairperson of Saha Foundation, supporting Turkish contemporary art. He is an art collector with a special focus on new media and video art.

R. Engin Akçakoca received his undergraduate degree from Middle East Technical University in Management and started his career in banking in 1974. He assumed Deputy General Manager position in Koç-Amerikan Bank during 1986 and 1991 and General Manager position in Koçbank A.Ş. during 1991 and 2000. He was appointed as the Chairman of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund in 2001 responsible for a large-scale banking sector restructuring program held in Turkey. Akçakoca has been working as a consultant since 2004; he holds board member positions in various Anadolu Group companies.

Lale Develioğlu graduated from the Industrial Engineering Department at Boğaziçi University and pursued her postgraduate studies at Rensselear Polytechnic University.She began her professional career at Unilever in 1992, where she worked in various departments for 12 years and ultimately served as the Marketing Director. Following her time at Unilever, she spent 11 years at Turkcell, where she held the positions of Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President, responsible for International Operations and Group Companies.

In 2015, Develioğlu took on the role of Marketing President at Yıldız Holding and served as the Global Marketing President of Pladis, Yıldız Holding's London-based global snacking company, until 2018. Throughout her career, she has served as an independent board member for multiple companies across various sectors, including telecommunications, technology, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), food, durable goods, and retail, in Turkey, the Middle East, CIS countries, and Europe.

Develioğlu has received several prestigious accolades, including being named the "Best Marketing Person” in Turkey in 2009, receiving the “Women to Watch” award in 2014, and being included in the “Top 100 Influencers” list in the Global Creativepool Annual List in 2018. She currently serves as a senior advisor, board member, and mentor to various institutions. Additionally, she is the Chairperson of the DCRO Institute QRD Governance Council and acts as a peer reviewer for the EQUIS International Business Schools Accreditation System. Develioğlu is also the author of a personal development and memoir book titled “Karar Verdim.” She meets all the requirements for independent member criteria as specified in the CMB’s Corporate Governance Principles.

Prof. Dr. Barış Tan serves as the President of Özyeğin University. Prof. Tan received his BS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Boğaziçi University, an MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering, an MSE in Manufacturing Systems, and a PhD in Operations Research from the University of Florida. Between 1994 and 2024, Prof. Tan served as a professor of Operations Management and Industrial Engineering, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the College of Economics and Administrative Sciences, and Director of the Graduate School of Business at Koç University. He joined Özyeğin University as a professor of Industrial Engineering and Business Administration in March 2024 and was appointed as the President in July 2024. Prof. Tan’s areas of expertise are design and control of manufacturing systems, supply chain management, and stochastic modeling.  The awards received by Barış Tan include the Distinguished Young Researcher award from the Turkish Academy of Sciences, TÜBİTAK and NATO Research Fellowships, and best paper awards. Prof. Tan has been a visiting professor at Harvard University, MIT, the University of Cambridge, University College London, and Politecnico di Milano. Prof. Tan has served on various universities and organizations’ advisory and management boards worldwide, including EFMD, Kyoto University Graduate School of Management, LUMS, Nottingham Business School, and ISM University of Management and Economics. Prof. Tan fulfills all requirements of the independent member criteria specified in the CMB’s Corporate Governance Principles.

Born in Izmir in 1963, Ethem Kutucular completed his secondary and high school education at Bornova Anatolian High School and graduated from Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration. In 1986, Mr. Kutucular started his professional career as an assurance assistant in the Istanbul office of Arthur Andersen & Co ("AA&Co") and served as Senior Assurance Assistant in the Atlanta office of AA&Co between 1987 and 1989. After 1989, Mr. Kutucular continued to work at AA&Co Istanbul office and was admitted as a Partner in 1997. In 2002, he became a Partner in the Assurance Department at Ernst & Young ("EY") Turkey office and served as the Head of Assurance at EY between 2004 and 2012. Subsequently, he served as EY Turkey Market Leader and Executive Committee member together with his Responsible Partner duties. Throughout his career, he has been involved in the assurance work of many large-scale industrial organizations in Turkey, as well as in consultancy and corporate finance projects. During his energy sector leadership roles, he was involved in the audit of the energy and electricity market in Romania. Ethem Kutucular is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a member of YASED (International Investors Association). Mr. Kutucular fulfills all requirements of the independent member criteria specified in the CMB’s Corporate Governance Principles.