BOARD OF DIRECTORS-EXECUTIVE BOARD
After graduating in 1986 from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Mining Engineering, Ömer Muzaffer Baktır started his career at Pamukbank and continued as a manager in the banking sector. He served as Assistant General Manager of Credits and Marketing at Halk Bank, CFO at Cengiz Holding and Member of the Executive Board of the Group's Electricity Distribution companies, Assistant General Manager in charge of Marketing and Transformation at Ziraat Bank, and served on the supervisory and management boards of various foreign companies of the same institution. In 2017-2018, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Erdemir Group. Since February 5, 2018, Mr. Baktır has served as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kazancı Holding and is also the Chairman of the Executive Committee of Aksa Power Generation, a member of the Board of Directors of Aksa Energy, and a member of the Executive Committee of Aksa Energy and Kazancı Holding.
Korhan Baykal, born in 1987, graduated from Fatih University with a degree in Business Management in 2009. He began his career as a Business Development Executive at Aksa Enerji from 2010 to 2012, then served as Budget and Reporting Executive at Kazancı Holding between 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he joined Aksa Power Generation as a Manufacturing Engineer and later worked as Dealership Manager at Aksa Elektrik from 2014 to 2016. Between 2016 and 2017, he held the position of Company Manager at Fırat Elektrik. From 2017 to 2022, Korhan Baykal served as the Sales Director at Aksa Elektrik. Since 2022, he has been a Board Member and an Executive Committee Member at Aksa Elektrik and Member of the Executive Committee of Aksa Power Generation as of 2024.
He was born in 1968 in Çanakkale. In 1989, he graduated from Yıldız University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. In 1990, he completed the Business Administration Specialization Program at Istanbul University, Faculty of Business Administration, Institute of Business Economics. In 1990, he started his professional career. In 1992, he started working at Aksa Power Generators and served as Sales Engineer, Regional Manager, Deputy General Manager, Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors at domestic and international locations and headquarters. He is currently the General Manager of Global Sales at Aksa Generator San. A.S. as Global Sales General Manager.
He completed his undergraduate education at Marmara University, Department of Business Administration. Subsequently, he received his master's degree in Auditing from the same university. Mr. Ekmen started his professional career at Ernst & Young in 2007 and worked in the independent audit department between 2007 and 2012, before joining Kazancı Holding as Financial Controller in 2012. Mr. Ekmen served as Budget and Reporting Manager at Aksa Power Generation between June 2013 and June 2020, and as Financial Affairs Director between July 2020 and June 2022.
Dr. Deniz Şeker, born in Istanbul in 1976, graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Mechanical Engineering and received his MSc and PhD degrees from the same university. He then completed the MBA Program at Istanbul Bilgi University and the Leadership for Senior Executives program at Harvard Business School and holds 6 Sigma Black Belt and TRIZ Master certificates. He started his career as an R&D Engineer at Koç Holding in 1998, and worked as R&D Manager at Arçelik between 2005-2011 and Global Program Manager at Ford Otosan between 2011-2014. Between 2014-2016, he worked as Assistant General Manager at ODE Insulation and General Manager at ODE K-Flex. Between 2016 and 2024, he served as COO, General Manager, CEO and Board Member at Mutlu Akü.
Born in Ankara in 1980. He completed his education at Mersin University, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2003, and completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Yıldız Technical University in 2019. Tatarka began his professional career at Aksa Power Generation as a Sales Engineer in 2005, worked as a Branch Manager in field positions until 2015, and then served as Domestic Sales Manager in 2015 and Domestic Sales Director in 2019. As of 2023, he continues to serve as Aksa Power Generation Global Marketing and Business Development Director and Executive Board Member responsible for Change Management.
Born in Istanbul in 1977. He completed his education in 1999 at Yıldız Technical University, Department of Industrial Engineering, and his master's degree education in 2007 at Koç University, Faculty of Business Administration (MBA). He started his professional career as a Production Manager at Törk Makine San. Tic. A.Ş. in 1997, part-time, and full-time as of 1999. He started working at Aksa Power Generation in 2002, and worked as Project Director, Factory Planning Manager, Strategic Planning Manager, and Supply Chain Manager at the factory and headquarters. Currently, he continues his duties as the Global Planning and Costing Director and Executive Board Member responsible for the Strategic Planning & Implementation Committee Management at Aksa Power Generation.