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Raif Ali Dinçkök

Board Chairman

Raif Ali Dinçkök

Board Chairman

Born in 1971 in Istanbul, Raif Ali Dinçkök graduated from Boston University with a degree in Business Administration in 1993. He commenced his professional journey by working in various companies under the umbrella of Akkök Holding. Raif Ali Dinçkök served in the Purchasing Department at Ak-Al Tekstil San A.Ş. from 1994 to 2000 and later as a Coordinator at Akenerji Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. from 2000 to 2003. Prior to assuming the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors at Akkök Holding A.Ş., Mr. Dinçkök held positions as a Member of the Board of Directors and Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee at Akkök Holding A.Ş. As the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Akkök Holding, Aksa Akrilik, Akkim, Akiş REIT, and Akmerkez REIT, Raif Ali Dinçkök also holds positions as Vice Chairman and Board Member in various other companies within the Akkök Holding conglomerate.

İhsan Gökşin Durusoy

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

İhsan Gökşin Durusoy

Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

Born in 1964 in Denizli, İhsan Gökşin Durusoy received his master's degree in Industrial Engineering from Boğaziçi University in 1987 and commenced his career as a Production Engineer at Arçelik. After serving as Financial Affairs and IT Supervisor at Izmir Demir Çelik A.Ş. between 1988 and 1989, Mr. Durusoy joined Ak-Al Tekstil Sanayii A.Ş., a subsidiary of the Akkök Group, as Budget Planning Chief in 1989. Mr. Durusoy assumed the positions of Budget Planning Manager and Strategic Planning Director at the same company, respectively. He served as the Assistant General Manager at Akiş REIT, which was established in 2007 with the aim of realizing unique and large-scale real estate projects, and then as the General Manager and Board Member since 2009. Mr. Durusoy has been serving as Akkök Holding's Chief Executive Officer and Board Member since January 2023. He also serves as the Deputy Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors of various Akkök Group Companies.

Alize Dinçkök

Board Member

Alize Dinçkök

Board Member

Born in 1983 in Istanbul, Alize Dinçkök graduated from Suffolk University Sawyer School of Management, Department of Business Administration in 2004. She attended and successfully completed the Harvard Business School General Management Program in 2015. In 2018, she completed the MIT Sloan School of Management Innovative Thinking program. She started her professional career as a Strategic Planning Specialist at Ak-Al Tekstil Sanayi A.Ş. in 2005. In 2005, with the establishment of Akiş Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş., Alize Dinçkök joined the company and served as Project Coordinator, Sales and Marketing Manager and Assistant General Manager of Sales and Marketing, respectively. Alize Dinçkök is a member of the Board of Directors at Akkök Holding A.Ş. In addition to serving as the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors for Akmerkez Lokantacılık, Ak-Pa Tekstil, Dinkal Sigorta, Üçgen Bakım ve Yönetim Hizmetleri, Akyaşam Yönetim Hizmetleri, and Dinkal Sigorta, she also holds positions on the Boards of Directors of various other Akkök Holding companies. Alize Dinçkök also manages the Akkök Group Marketing Platform, which was established in 2015.

Mehmet Emin Çiftçi

Board Member

Mehmet Emin Çiftçi

Board Member

Born in 1987 in Istanbul, Mehmet Emin Çiftçi graduated from Istanbul Commerce University Faculty of Communication. Having commenced his professional career at Akkim Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. in the Budget Planning and Reporting Department, Çiftçi later pursued his education in Business Administration at UCLA Extension (UCLA). Subsequently, he completed his Master of Business Administration program at Özyeğin University Graduate School of Business Administration in 2018. Mehmet Emin Çiftçi is a member of the Board of Directors of Akkök Holding A.Ş. and serves on the Boards of Directors of various Akkök Holding Companies, including Akenerji, Akcoat, Akkim, Aktek, Akiş REIT and SEDAŞ.

Levent Çanakçılı

Board Member - General Manager

Levent Çanakçılı

Board Member - General Manager

He started his business life as a Sales Manager at Naba Ambalaj A.Ş. in 2004 and in the same year, he established Mig&Levent S.L. in Spain, of which he was a founding partner, and started his business life as a company owner. He returned to Turkey in 2008 and joined Akmerkez GYO A.Ş. as Assistant General Manager. He served as the Assistant Manager of Akbatı Shopping and Lifestyle Center between 2011-2017 and then as the Shopping and Lifestyle Center Manager. He served as the General Manager at Akyaşam Yönetim Hizmetleri A.Ş., which has taken over the management of Akbatı and Akasya Shopping Centers, since 2017. He has been serving as the General Manager of AKİŞ Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. since the beginning of 2023. Çanakçılı graduated from Bentley University, Department of Business Administration in 2001 and completed his Master's Degree in Business Administration at McCallum Graduate School of Business in 2003.

Meral Miryam Molinas

İnteks Sanayi İnşaat Ticaret A. Ş. Representative Board Member

Meral Miryam Molinas

İnteks Sanayi İnşaat Ticaret A. Ş. Representative Board Member

İnteks Sanayi İnşaat Ticaret A.Ş. legal entity Member of the Board was established in 1979. It is registered with the Istanbul Trade Registry Office under registration number 99802-45700. Meral Miryam Molinas was authorized as the representative to act on behalf of Inteks Sanayi İnşaat Ticaret A.Ş. Following her graduation from Robert College, she completed her Industrial Engineering degree from Boğaziçi University and her Master's degree in International Management from Istanbul University. She established the material supply planning system at Profilo Telra, where she served from 1984 to 2007, and worked as the head of the budget planning control and management information systems departments. In 2007, she assumed the coordination of the developing real estate projects of Doğu Batı Company. She played an active role in introducing KidZania children's center to Turkey and establishing it in Akasya. She holds an ICF ACSTH accredited professional coaching training certificate.

Elif Ateş Özpak

Independent Board Member

Elif Ateş Özpak

Independent Board Member

Elif Ateş Özpak is a manager with experience in law, mergers and acquisitions, growth, strategy and private equity. She has governance experience in regulated companies, family businesses, multi-partner companies, start-ups, public companies and private equity fund investment companies. Ateş Özpak is a lawyer registered with the Istanbul Bar Association. She spent the initial 15 years of her career working as a lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions as well as equity markets. In 2010, she transitioned to a role in private equity fund management at Crescent Capital. Ateş Özpak has worked in various geographical locations and industries, encompassing telecom, energy, private equity, and law. She actively contributes to the boards of directors she serves on, providing expertise in strategy, risk management, sustainability, legal matters, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, environmental and social policies, governance, and complex stakeholder relations Since 2008, Ateş Özpak has held board member positions in a total of 11 companies, comprising 9 non-executive roles and 2 executive roles, with 5 of them being publicly traded companies.

Berna Ülman

Independent Board Member

Berna Ülman

Independent Board Member

Born in 1965 in Edirne, Berna Ülman graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Business Administration and received her MBA in Finance from the University of Tennessee and then completed the EU Relations Program at Bilgi University. She aims to complete the Insead Independent Board Membership Program, for which she was admitted, in 2022. Berna Ülman started her career at Tokai Bank in New York in 1987. Subsequently, she worked as a financial analyst and consultant for different institutions in the US. Following her return to Turkey, she joined Koç Finans, where she worked for 5 years, initially serving as System Planning Manager and then as Credit Cards Manager. Ülman joined Visa Turkey in 2000 as Assistant General Manager, and went on to become General Manager in 2003, before being appointed as the Regional General Manager in 2008. Initially responsible for the management of Israel and Romania, alongside Turkey, Ülman served as the General Manager of the Southeast Europe Region, comprising of 9 countries, from 2014 to 2022. Ülman is a graduate of Üsküdar American High School and is a member of SEV's Board of Trustees and Board of Directors.

Cem Yalçınkaya

Independent Board Member

Cem Yalçınkaya

Independent Board Member

Born in 1968, Cem Yalçınkaya graduated from Saint Benoit High School in 1987, and graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Economics in 1991 with a top-5 academic success rate. In 2008, he completed the Corporate Leadership Program at Harvard Business School. During his financial sector experience spanning over 30 years, he has held senior management positions in many financial institutions such as Ak Portföy, Garanti Portföy, Garanti Yatırım Bankacılığı and Ata Yatırım. Cem Yalçınkaya is the founder of Perform Portföy and continues to actively serve as the CEO. Having achieved numerous milestones in the emerging capital markets with his teams, Cem Yalçınkaya holds both the Capital Markets Board of Turkey Capital Markets Activities Level 3 License and the Derivatives License He is a member of the Board of Turkish Institutional Investment Managers. He is fluent in English and French.