Senior Management

Elif Yener - CEO of Zorlu Energy Group

ELİF YENER

CEO of Zorlu Energy Group

Elif Yener graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Boğaziçi University in 2004. Between 2004 and 2010, she worked in project finance at Denizbank. Subsequently, she pursued an MBA at Columbia University in the United States, graduating in 2011.
In the same year, Yener joined Zorlu Holding and, starting from 2012, served as Strategy and Business Development Manager. In 2014, she transitioned to Zorlu Energy Group, where she held progressively senior roles, including Group Financial Affairs Manager and Director of Financial Affairs. Between 2019 and 2024, she served as General Manager of Financial Affairs.
Elif Yener is a member of the Integrated Reporting Network of Turkey (ERTA) and a signatory of the CFO Principles for Integrated SDG Investments and Finance published by the CFO Coalition under the UN Global Compact.
As of January 1, 2025, Elif Yener has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Fuat Celepci - General Manager Responsible for Electricity and Gas Distribution Operations

FUAT CELEPCİ

General Manager Responsible for Electricity and Gas Distribution Operations

(1959 - Kayseri) Fuat Celepci graduated from the Civil Engineering Department of the Middle East Technical University in 1982 and received his master’s degree from the Faculty of Law at Bilkent University in 2011. He began his career as a civil engineer at the Turkish Electricity Corporation (TEK) in 1982. In 1984, Celepci joined BOTAŞ, where he served as the Deputy General Manager and a Board Member from 1999 to 2005. After retiring from his role as an advisor to the BOTAŞ General Manager in 2012, Celepci joined Zorlu Energy Group in 2012 and served as the General Manager of GAZDAŞ Gaziantep Doğal Gaz Dağıtım AŞ and Trakya Bölgesi Doğal Gaz Dağıtım AŞ, two Zorlu Energy Group companies, from 2012 to 2016. Since January 1, 2017, Celepci has been serving as the General Manager responsible for Electricity and Gas Distribution Operations at Zorlu Energy Group. Fuat Celepci serves as a Board Member at the Natural Gas Distribution Companies Association of Turkey (GAZBİR)

Murat Şimşek - CFO, General Manager of Financial Affairs

MURAT ŞİMŞEK

CFO, General Manager of Financial Affairs

Murat Şimşek completed his studies at Istanbul University's Department of Econometrics in 2006. Following his undergraduate studies, he received his master's degree in English Business Administration from Istanbul University in 2008. Şimşek, who began his career at Garanti Bank in 2006, worked in various departments in the Corporate and Commercial Banking field at the General Directorate until 2017. He started working at Turcas Petrol in 2017 and held the positions of Corporate Finance Manager and Finance Manager. Şimşek joined Zorlu Holding in 2020 and served as Finance Manager, Finance Director, and Financial Affairs General Manager, respectively. Şimşek assumed the role of Zorlu Energy Financial Affairs General Manager as of January 1, 2025.

ERSEN ÖZYILMAZ - Director of Purchasing and Logistics

ERSEN ÖZYILMAZ

Director of Purchasing and Logistics

Born in 1975 in Istanbul, Ersen Özyılmaz graduated from the Department of Electronic Control Systems at Zonguldak Karaelmas University in 1997. Özyılmaz started his career as a Purchasing Officer in the Technical Purchasing department at Gönpa AŞ and joined Zorlu Energy Group in 2000. He has worked as Purchasing Specialist, Purchasing Supervisor and Purchasing Manager within Zorlu Energy Group for more than 20 years. Özyılmaz has contributed to Zorlu Enerji's purchasing and logistics operations, most recently as Deputy Director of Purchasing and Logistics. He was appointed as Zorlu Enerji's Purchasing and Logistics Director on September 1, 2020.

FULYA BIÇAK MUŞTU - Director of Information Technologies and Business Development

FULYA BIÇAK MUŞTU

Director of Information Technologies and Business Development

(1974-İzmir) Fulya Bıçak Muştu graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Middle East Technical University and completed her MBA at Yeditepe University. Muştu worked as a senior Information Technology Manager at Bimsa, Danonesa, British American Tobacco, Çelebi Holding, Evyap Holding, Balparmak and HD Holding. Having 21 years of management experience, Muştu has served as a Senior Executive responsible for IT in the companies for the last 18 years. She has served as a Member of the Executive Board in various companies. As a result of her professional efforts, she received the USA IDG Global CIO100 Award in 2013; the Dünya Daily Newspaper CIO Award in 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2022; IDC CIO Award in 2016; IDC WIT “Best Business Leader #1” and “Best Transformation Leader #2” awards in 2018. In addition to IT Management, she has also been involved in the structuring of different functions of the management discipline such as Strategy Management, Corporate Process Management, PMO Management in different companies.

Muştu, who has been working as the Director of Information Technologies and Business Development at Zorlu Energy Group since 2020, was included in the 2021 Fortune "Technology Leaders Shaping the Future" list. In 2023, she continues her successful work as one of the "50 Most Influential Technology Leaders" by BMI Business School in cooperation with DataExpert. In addition to her professional management role, she is involved in various volunteering activities such as Kalder EFQM Award Evaluator, ITSMF Turkey Board Member, IDC Advisory Board Member and social responsibility activities for some young people in need.

Ramazan Harbili - Human Resources Director

RAMAZAN HARBİLİ
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

Ramazan Harbili graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Celal Bayar University in 2004. After completing his undergraduate degree, he obtained his master’s degree in 2006 in Management and Organization from the same university.

Harbili joined the Zorlu Group in 2005. Between 2005 and 2009, he worked as a Human Resources Specialist in Vestel's Human Resources Department, and from 2010 to 2016, he served as a Human Resources Manager at Zorlu Holding’s Human Resources Group Presidency. After joining Zorlu Gayrimenkul in 2016, he held positions as Human Resources Manager and Human Resources Group Manager. Since 2021, Ramazan Harbili has been serving as the Human Resources Director at Zorlu Gayrimenkul. As of July 1, 2024, he continues his role as Human Resources Director at Zorlu Enerji.

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