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Senior Management



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).

ALİ KINDAP

General Manager Responsible for Investments, Operations and Maintenance

(1968-Çankırı) Ali Kındap graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University in 1990. He started his career at Gama Endüstri and later worked at Güriş Mühendislik ve İnşaat AŞ in energy and infrastructure projects. Kındap joined Zorlu Energy Group in 2008 and served as the Deputy General Manager Responsible for Thermal Power Plant Investments between 2011 and 2016. Ali Kındap was appointed as the General Manager Responsible for Investments, Operations and Maintenance as of January 1, 2017.

Ali Kındap is the Chairman of the Board of the Geothermal Energy Association (JED) and also serves as a Board Member at the Turkey Cogeneration Association Dear Kındap is also a member of Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB), Bioenergy Association (BİYODER), Hydrogen Technologies Association and Energy Industrialists and Business People Association (ENSİA).

AYDIN AKAT

General Manager Responsible for Industrial Projects and Applications

(1970 - Erzincan) Aydın Akat received an associate degree in civil engineering from Middle East Technical University in 1990 and graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at Istanbul University in 1996. Akat began his career at Cevahirler İnşaat in 1990 and worked in various construction projects at Tekfen İnşaat from 1996 to 2005. Akat joined Zorlu Energy Group in 2005 as a Project Manager at Zorlu Endüstriyel ve Enerji Tesisleri İnşaat Ticaret AŞ and later served as an Engineering Manager at the same company from 2008 to 2011. Akat was the Deputy General Manager Responsible for Projects at Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Üretim AŞ from October 2011 to the end of 2016. Aydın Akat has been serving as the General Manager Responsible for Industrial Projects and Applications since January 1, 2017.

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 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

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

(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.

Funda Küçükosmanoğlu

Marketing and Corporate Communications Director

(1971 - Istanbul) After graduating from the Physics Department at Uludağ University, Funda Küçükosmanoğlu first completed the English MBA program of Yeditepe University and then successfully completed her second university education at the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department of Istanbul University. Küçükosmanoğlu, who started her career in 1997 at Turkcell İletişim AŞ, has undertaken different roles in the field of customer relations management at Turkcell and affiliated companies. After her experience as a manager in different areas of communication at the Corporate Communications Department of Coca-Cola Turkey, Küçükosmanoğlu joined Nestlé Waters Turkey in 2019 as Corporate Communications Manager. Küçükosmanoğlu who joined Zorlu Enerji as the Corporate Communications Group Manager in January 2021, has been appointed as the Marketing and Corporate Communications Director as of July 2022. Funda Küçükosmanoğlu is a member of Corporate Communicators Association, Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD Turkey), Corporate Responsibility Association of Turkey (TKSD), Private Sector Volunteers Association (ÖSGD) and Public Relations Association of Turkey (TÜHİD).

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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