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(1974 - Berlin) Ergün Güler, who holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Dokuz Eylül University and an MBA degree from Bilkent University, started his career at Vestel in 1999 as Finance Specialist and served as the Deputy General Manager in charge of Financial Affairs and Treasury between 2006 and 2012. Mr. Güler, who was appointed as the Corporate Risk & Treasury Coordinator at Zorlu Holding in May 2012, served as the General Manager responsible for Domestic Sales and Marketing at Vestel Ticaret AŞ from October 2012 to September 2023. Since September 1, 2023, Mr. Güler has been serving as the CEO of Vestel Group of Companies.

(1967 - Ankara) Cem Köksal graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Boğaziçi University in 1988 and obtained a master’s degree at Bilkent University in 1990. Having served in the banking industry between 1990 and 2001, Mr. Köksal was appointed as Deputy General Manager at Denizbank in 1997. Cem Köksal joined Vestel as Chief Financial Officer in 2002. Cem Köksal, who continues to serve as a Member of the Executive Committee at Vestel Group of Companies, is also the CEO of Zorlu Holding, the Chairman of the Sustainability Committee at Zorlu Holding, and a Board Member at Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Üretim AŞ and Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ.

(1956 - Gaziantep) Necmi Kavuşturan graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University in 1979. Mr. Kavuşturan began his professional career as a specialist at Türkiye İş Bankası in 1979 and became Deputy General Manager at İnterbank in 1985. Necmi Kavuşturan, who led initiatives such as Management Trainee programs, open performance systems, and total quality management at İnterbank, served as the Deputy General Manager of Management Services at Denizbank from 1997 to 2003. He has managed the Advertising, Public Relations, Construction, and Procurement Departments of Denizbank during this period. Mr. Kavuşturan became the Head of Human Resources Group at Zorlu Holding in 2003. He has been serving as the Executive Committee Member at Vestel Group of Companies since 2005.

(1963 - Alaşehir) Alp Dayı graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Dokuz Eylül University in 1985 and received a degree in Finance from the University of California, UC Berkeley in 2006. He has worked as a senior executive responsible for financial affairs at various industrial companies since 1987. Mr. Dayı joined Vestel Group in 1999 and since 2012 he has served as the General Manager of Finance (CFO) of Vestel Group of Companies, responsible for both domestic and international subsidiaries, until his recent appointment as the Financial Affairs Group President (CFO) of Zorlu Holding, effective from March 1, 2024.

(1981- Mersin) Hasan Uğur graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University in 2004. He began his professional career at Vestel Beyaz Eşya as Design Engineer in the R&D Department of the Dishwasher Production Plant in 2005 and later served as the Mechanical Hydraulic System Design Supervisor and Senior Design Architect, respectively. Mr. Uğur served as an R&D Manager at the Refrigerator Plants from 2013 to 2019. He was the Deputy General Manager Responsible for the Refrigerator Plants from February 2019 to September 2023. Since September 1, 2023, Mr. Uğur has been serving as the General Manager of Vestel Beyaz Eşya Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ.

(1979 - Balıkesir) Bülent Kiracıoğlu graduated from the Business Administration Department at Dokuz Eylül University in 2001 and worked in the Corporate Banking Departments of various local and international banks between 2003-2015. Having joined Vestel as Head of Finance in 2015, he was appointed as Deputy General Manager of Finance in 2019. Mr. Kiracıoğlu was named the General Manager of Finance (CFO) of Vestel Group of Companies as of March 1, 2024.

(1982-Mersin) Hasan Emrah Şafak graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ege University in 2004. He began his professional career at Vestel Beyaz Eşya as Design Engineer in R&D Department at the Refrigerator Plant in 2005 and later served as R&D Acoustic Laboratory Supervisor, Senior Design Architect, Quality Assurance Manager and R&D Manager, respectively. Mr. Şafak has been serving as the Deputy General Manager Responsible for the Tumble Dryer Plant since 2022 and was named the Deputy General Manager Responsible for the Refrigerator Plants as of October 1, 2023.

(1982 – İzmir) Serkan Balcı graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylül University in 2004. He began his professional career at Vestel Beyaz Eşya as Laboratory Engineer in the R&D Department at the Washing Machine Production Plant in 2006 and later served as the R&D Laboratory Supervisor, Senior Design Architect and R&D Manager, respectively. Mr. Balcı, who was appointed as the Deputy General Manager Responsible for the Washing Machine and Tumble Dryer Plants as of January 1, 2020, continues to serve as the Deputy General Manager Responsible for the Washing Machine Plants from September 1, 2020 due to an organizational change.

(1981 – İzmir) Özgün Döşemeciler graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ege University in 2005. He began his professional career at Vestel Beyaz Eşya as Design Engineer in the R&D Department at the Washing Machine Production Plant in 2006 and later served as the R&D Osculating Group Mechanical Design Supervisor, Senior Design Architect and R&D Manager at the Tumble Dryer Plant, respectively. Mr. Döşemeciler has been working as the Deputy General Manager Responsible for Tumble Dryer Plant since 2020 and was appointed as the Deputy General Manager Responsible for Dishwasher Plant as of November 1, 2022.

(1978 - Diyarbakır) Mehmet Yavuz graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Istanbul Technical University in 2002. He worked as Quality Assurance Officer at Aykim Metal Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ during 2002-2004. Mr. Yavuz joined Vestel Beyaz Eşya in 2004 and assumed various responsibilities in the Company’s Washing Machine, Dishwasher and Refrigerator plants. Mr. Yavuz, who has been serving as the Acting Deputy General Manager for the Cooking Appliances Plant from October 2017, has been appointed as the Deputy General Manager as of February 2018.

(1985 - Eskişehir) Funda Kuru graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dokuz Eylül University in 2007. She obtained her master's and doctorate (Ph.D.) degrees in Energy Program at the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering of Dokuz Eylül University. She began her professional career at Vestel Beyaz Eşya as Mechanical Design Specialist Engineer in the R&D Department of the Washing Machine Plant in 2011 and later served as the Dryer System Design Group Supervisor between 2017 and 2020 and as R&D Manager between 2020 and 2023 at the newly founded Tumble Dryer Plant. Ms. Kuru was named the Deputy General Manager responsible for the Tumble Dryer Plant as of October 1, 2023.

Caner Yıldız graduated from Dokuz Eylül University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2003. He then completed his Master's degree in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Dokuz Eylül University. Mr. Yıldız began his career in 2005 as a Design Engineer in the Refrigerator R&D Department at Vestel Beyaz Eşya. He subsequently held roles as R&D Mechanical Design Manager and Senior Design Architect. Mr. Yıldız who has been serving as Industrial Design Manager since 2017 was appointed as Deputy General Manager responsible for the Air Conditioner and Water Heater Plant as of December 1, 2023.

(1980 - Izmir) Evren Bal graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ege University. He began his professional career at Vestel Beyaz Eşya as Design Engineer in the R&D Department at the Dishwasher Production Plant in 2006 and later served as the R&D Design Group Supervisor, Senior Design Architect, R&D Manager and Global Purchasing Manager, respectively. Since October 1, 2023, Mr. Bal has been serving as the Deputy General Manager of Purchasing.

(1981 - İzmir) Turgay Büyük graduated from the Department of Electric and Electronic Engineering at Middle East Technical University in 2004. He started working at Vestel Beyaz Eşya as a Laboratory Engineer in the Dishwasher R&D Department in 2005. After that, Mr. Büyük served as R&D Laboratory Group Supervisor and Senior Design Architect, respectively. Mr. Büyük, who has has been serving as Technology Development Manager since 2016, has been appointed as Deputy General Manager Responsible for Central R&D as of September 1, 2020.