Chairman of the Executive Committee

(1955, İzmir) Ömer Yüngül graduated from Boğaziçi University (Department of Mechanical Engineering) in 1978. He joined the Zorlu Group in 1997 as the 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 chairman of the Vestel Executive Committee.

Vice Chairman of The 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 been a member of the Executive Committee responsible for global trade and OEM sales.

Executive Committee Member

(1967, Ankara) Cem Köksal graduated from Boğaziçi University (Department of Mechanical Engineering) in 1988 and received his master's degree from Bilkent University in 1990. He served in various positions in the banking industry between 1990 and 2001, becoming assistant general manager of DenizBank in 1997. Mr Köksal joined Vestel in 2002 as a vice chairman responsible for finance and he has the same responsibility as a member of the Executive Committee.

Executive Committee Member

(1950, Eskişehir) Cengiz Ultav graduated from Middle East Technical University with BS and MS degrees in electronics engineering. He began his career at the Philips International Institute and subsequently served in the information technology and R&D departments of electronics companies in Turkey and abroad. Mr Ultav joined Vestel in 1997 as a vice chairman responsible for technology and is currently a member of the Executive Committee responsible for strategic planning and technology.

Executive Committee Member

(1954, Kırcaali) İhsaner Alkım graduated from İstanbul Technical University (Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering) in 1977. After serving in various positions in the electronics and communications sectors, he joined Vestel in 1988 and since then has been undertaking duties in matters related to R&D save for a four-year period in 1998-2002. Mr Alkım rejoined Vestel in the latter year and is a member of the Executive Committee responsible for electronics R&D.

Executive Committee Member

(1955, İzmir) İzzet Güvenir graduated from the Department of Aeronautical Engineering of İstanbul Technical University in 1980. After serving in various positions in the white goods sector, he joined Vestel in 1998 as an air conditioner production manager. Mr Güvenir was appointed general manager of Vestel White Goods in 2000 and since 2005 he has been a member of the Executive Committee responsible for white goods.

Member Of Executive Board

Hatay, completing his Electrical Engineering education in Southern Methodist University (1963 – Oklahoma U.S.), fulfilled his master degree in Engineering Management and his doctor’s degree in Operation Surveys. Hatay, serving in high ranking management positions in Koç Holding, Aygaz and Altınyıldız, became General Manager for Vestel Pazarlama in 1999; and he was appointed as Member Of Executive Board Responsible for Marketing for Vestel Group in 2005. Hatay, who joined Vestel again after a break between October 2006 - May 2007, is still conducting his Member Of Executive Board Responsible for Marketing.

Executive Committee Member

(1956, Gaziantep) Necmi Kavuşturan graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University in 1979. After serving in various positions in the banking industry, he joined DenizBank in 1997 as an assistant general manager in the bank's Management Services Division and he became human resources coordinator for Zorlu Holding in 2003. Since 2005 Mr Kavuşturan has been a member of the Executive Committee responsible for Vestel Group human resources.

Executive Committee Member

(1957, İzmir) Özer Ekmekçiler graduated from Middle East Technical University (Department of Industrial Engineering). After serving in senior management positions in a number of sectors he was made general manager of Vestelkom in 2000. Since 1995 Mr Ekmekçiler has been a member of the Executive Committee responsible for Vestel Electronics, Vestelkom, Vestel Digital, and Vestel Russia.