Boards of Directors
Abdullah Turalı
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Member of the Audit Committee; Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
Elected on April 21, 2010 for a three-year termJointly authorized to represent and bind the company.
Abdullah Turalı, born in Kırklareli in 1956, graduated from Istanbul Vefa High School and then from the Economics Faculty at Istanbul University in 1982. He worked at the Ministry of Labour Employment Agency Istanbul branch office between 1977 and 1982.Upon completing military service between 1983 and 1984, Turalı worked in free trading from 1984 to 1994. Since 1994, Abdullah Turalı has been working as a manager in various departments at Ihlas Holding A.Ş. Currently, he is the chairman of the Board of Directors of Ihlas Home Appliances. Abdullah Turalı is married and has three children. He is fluent in English.
Furthermore, Abdullah Turalı is the vice chairman of the Board of Directors of Ihlas Pazarlama A.Ş., Bisan Bisiklet Moped Otomotiv San.Tic A.Ş, Bisiklet Pazarlama San.ve Tic. A.Ş., and Okan Tekstil San. ve Tic. A.Ş.; a member of the Board of Directors of Ihlas Madencilik A.Ş. and Armutlu Tatil ve Turizm Işletmeleri A.Ş.; and general manager of Mir Iç ve Dış Ticaret Maden San.Ltd.Şti.
Sedat Kurucan
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Manager
Elected on April 21, 2010 for a three-year term
Jointly authorized to represent and bind the company
Sedat Kurucan, born in Ordu in 1960, completed primary education in Ordu, secondary education at Mustafakemalpasa Middle School in Bursa, and high school education at Atatürk Teacher s High School in Gökçeada, Çanakkale. Kurucan then graduated as a mechanical engineer from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, in 1982. Furthermore, Sedat Kurucan completed his master s degree in gas turbines at Eskisehir Osman Gazi University. He then worked at the Turkish Air Force Jet Engine Maintenance Plant in Eskişehir for six years. After working at the TUSAŞ F-16 Engine Plant in Eskişehir in Contract and Quality Management under the U.S. Department of Defense for 11 years, Kurucan retired in 1999. Since 1999, he has been in executive management positions at Ihlas Pazarlama A.Ş. and Ihlas Ev Aletleri A.Ş., both Ihlas Holding Group companies. Currently, Kurucan is the general manager of Ihlas Ev Aletleri A.Ş. He is married and has two children. He is fluent in English with a fundamental knowledge of French.
Furthermore, Sedat Kurucan is a member of the Board of Directors of Ihlas Pazarlama Yatırım Holding A.Ş.
Mehmet Küsmez
Member of the Board of Directors Chief Financial Officer
Elected on April 21, 2010 for a three-year term
Jointly authorized to represent and bind the company
Mehmet Küsmez, born in Karabük in 1970, finished primary school through high school in Karabük, graduating from the Karabük Demir Çelik High School in 1987. Then he graduated from Anadolu University, Faculty of Business Department of Accounting and Finance. In 1988, Mehmet Küsmez began working in the Türkiye Gazetesi Sirkeci Sales and Distribution Office. He has been working in middle and executive management positions in the Accounting, Finance, and Planning departments at Ihlas Home Appliances since 1990. Küsmez has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2001 and was assigned his current position as CFO in 2004. He is married and has two children.
Ümit Güney
Member of the Board of Directors, Independent Member
Chairman of the Auditing Committee
Elected on April 21, 2010 for a three-year term.
Ümit Güney, born in Istanbul on March 25, 1972, graduated from Kadıköy Anatolian High School and Bo¤aziçi University where he studied computer engineering. He completed his MBA in marketing, business finance and accounting and has received training in project, strategic, and employee management. Güney has worked in various executive management positions in the informatics industry where he is currently working as a business development manager. Furthermore, Güney is fluent in English
Mehmet Şeref Kardeş
Member of the Board of Directors, Independent Member
Chairman of the Auditing Committee
Elected on April 22, 2011 for a three-year term.
Born in 1974 in İnegöl. Kardeş, completed his primary, middle and high school education in Bursa. He graduated from the Dept. of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Dokuz Eylül in 1993. He is attending his master degree thesis on "Leadership and Human Resources" in the Dept. of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations of the Institute of Social Science of Uludağ University. He completed his military service in 2001, then worked in Ülker group for one year as an accounting manager in 2002. In 2004 he worked in Ekol Kalite Danışmanlık company as chairman. Kardeş is assigned as Human Resource manager in Kiler Alışveriş Hizmetleri A.Ş. in 2007. In 2010, he joined to Atasay Kuyumculuk company as Human Resource director and currently keeping his position. He is married and has two children.
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