BOARD OF DIRECTORS

(1944, Denizli) Ahmet Nazif Zorlu began his career in a family-owned textile business. He set up his first company, Korteks, in 1976. In the years that followed, he continued to undertake new investments in the textile industry and founded Zorlu Holding in 1990. Ahmet Zorlu purchased the rights to the Vestel trademark in 1994. He is currently the chairman or a board member of 29 companies active in different sectors.

(1939, İzmir) Prof Ekrem Pakdemirli has served as transportation minister (1987-89), finance minister (1989-90), and deputy prime minister (1991). He is currently a member of the faculties of Bilkent, Başkent, and Ege universities and has previously served as assistant rector of Dokuz Eylül University and as foreign trade undersecretary. He is the author of ten books and more than a hundred published articles.

(1965 - Trabzon) Having graduated from university in the UK, Olgun Zorlu began his career in 1986 and gained managerial experience in the Zorlu Group's textiles companies. He started to serve as a Board Member for Zorlu Holding in 1998. In addition to being a member of the Vestel Electronics Board of Directors, Mr. Zorlu also serves on the boards of Zorlu Holding and other group companies.

(1984, İstanbul) Mehmet Emre Zorlu graduated from Koç University (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering) in 2006 after which he joined the master's program in innovation and technology management at the University of Essex in England in 2007-2008. Mehmet Emre Zorlu began working for the Vestel Group of Companies in 2009. In addition to his seat on the Vestel Electronics board, Mr. Zorlu is also a member of the Board of Directors of Zorlu Real Estate Development and Investment Inc, a subsidiary of Zorlu Holding.

(1958, Eskişehir) Dr Yılmaz Argüden began his career at Koç Holding in the R&D department in 1978. He is the Founder and Chairman of a leading strategy consulting firm, ARGE Consulting and the Chairman of Rothschild investment bank in Turkey. He has served on the boards of directors of many major national and international firms. Dr Argüden is also the National Representative of UN Global Compact, an adjunct professor of strategy at the Bosphorus and Koc Universities, an author, and a columnist. The World Economic Forum selected him as one of the "100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow" for his efforts to improve the quality of life.

(1955, İzmir) Ömer Yüngül graduated from Boğaziçi University (Department of Mechanical Engineering) in 1978. He joined the Zorlu Group in 1997 as head of the Executive Committee responsible for white goods. On 3 January 2000 his responsibilities were expanded to include all of the Group's production activities. Mr Yüngül is currently head of the Vestel Executive Committee.

(1955, Mersin) Enis Turan Erdoğan graduated from İstanbul Technical University (Department of Mechanical Engineering) in 1976 and completed a master's degree in production management at Brunel University (England) in 1980. After serving in positions for a number of firms in Turkey, he joined the Vestel Group as managing director of Vestel Foreign Trade in 1988. Since 1997, Mr Erdoğan has also been a member of the Vestel Executive Committee.

(1950 - Eskişehir) Cengiz Ultav graduated from the Middle East Technical University with BSc and MSc degrees in electronics engineering. He began his career at the Philips International Institute and subsequently served in senior management positions at various electronics and IT companies in Turkey and abroad. Mr. Ultav joined Vestel in 1997 as a vice chairman responsible for technology. As of June 30, 2011 he quitted his position as a member of the Executive Committee responsible for strategic planning and technology and since then he serves as a member of Board of Directors of Vestel Elektronik.