Ali Ercan
Chairman
Ali Ercan was born on 06.02.1986 in Konya. After completing his high school education at TED Ankara College Foundation Private High School, he graduated from University of Leicester, Department of Business Administration in 2007. After returning to Turkey, he has taken several roles both in family companies and those he owns, such as general manager, board member, vice chairperson of the board of directors and chairperson of the board of directors in fields of activity such as ceramics, tourism, mining, and trade. With his high level knowledge and experience about ceramics, granite production and financial management, Ali Ercan has served as a founding member in various non-governmental organizations. Having launched many projects in real estate development, e-commerce, construction, ceramics, tourism and industry, Ali Ercan has been serving as the chairperson of board of directors and the controlling shareholder since 28/08/2016.
Ali Küçük
Board Members
Ali Küçük completed his associate degree at Istanbul University, Department of Forest Industry Engineering in 1986. He completed his bachelor's degree at Istanbul Technical University, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering with honors in 1990 and then completed his master's degree at Osmangazi University, Institute of Metallurgy in 1995. He started his business life in 1989 as a Research Personnel at Eczacıbaşı Industrial Raw Materials Ind. Trade Inc. From 1990 to 1996, he worked as a Specialist and Manager in the Ceramics and Materials Unit Management department of the General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration, Department of Mineral Analysis and Technology. Between 1996 and 2012, he worked at Kaleseramik Çanakkale Kalebodur Ind. A.Ş., he worked as Teknik Porcelain, R&D, P&D Manager, R&D, P&D Assistant Manager, R&D and Technology Manager, Productions Manager (Floor-Wall) and Technical Manager, R&D Center Manager (responsible for R&D, P&D, Investments, Energy, Environment, and Projects). He served as General Manager at Yurtbay Seramik San. Tic. A.Ş. between 2012-2014, President of Seramiksan SAGIM between 2014-2016, General Manager at Decovita Yatırım Ürünleri San. Tic. A.Ş. between 2016-2019, Factory Manager at Bien Yapı between 2019-2021, and Factories Manager at NG Kütahya Seramik between 2021-2024. Ali Küçük, who has extensive experience and knowledge in personal development, business development, research, development, design training, factory and system commissioning, was born in Çanakkale in 1967 and is married with two children.
Yavuz Arıcan
Vice Chairperson of Board of Directors - General Manager
Yavuz Arıcan was born in Diyarbakır on 16.11.1968 and graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of Metallurgical Engineering in 1992. He served as production chief at Söğüt Seramik between 1995-1998, as production chief and deputy manager at Ege Seramik between 1998-2004, as production manager at Graniser Seramik between 2004-2006, and as production manager at Hitit Seramik factory between 2006-2007 and production manager and factory director at Bien Seramik and İhraççı, among the companies of Ercan Family. With his high level of knowledge and experience in the production management and techniques, Yavuz Arıcan continues to serve as Vice Chairperson of Board of Directors and General Manager.
Yalçın Nak
Member of Board of Directors
Prior to forming Taxim Capital, Mr. Nak was the COO of the Acıbadem Healthcare Group where he worked for 6 years. Before Acıbadem, he served as the CEO and board member of Memorial Healthcare Group for 3 years, as country director of the strategy and management consulting division of PWC for 2 years, as project manager at the Istanbul Office of McKinsey & Company for 5 years and as planning and product manager at Procter&Gamble's German and Turkish Head Offices for a total of 7 years. Mr. Nak received his BS in Industrial Engineering from Bosphorus University in Istanbul and his MBA from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management of the Northwestern University in Chicago. Mr. Nak is also a TEV (Turkish Education Foundation) and Fulbright Scholar. In the past, he served as a Board Member of TKYD (Corporate Governance Association of Turkey). He is currently a member of TOBB’s (Union of Chambers and Exchanges of Turkey) Girişim Sermayesi Meclisi (Venture Capital Council) and Endeavor’s Istanbul branch.
Nezih Kırımlı
Independent Member of Board of Directors
Nezih Kırımlı was born in Safranbolu in 1985. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education at TED Karabük College. Later, he graduated from Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Business Administration. He started his business life in the Iron and Steel sector in 2007. He completed his Executive MBA education at Sabancı University and Columbia University between 2018-2020. In 2011, he joined Kibar Dış Ticaret within Kibar Holding. He currently serves as Kibar Holding's Trade Director and manages the foreign trade processes of 85 countries to which exports are made and the trade volume in Turkey's domestic market. Nezih Kırımlı, who speaks English, Spanish and German, is married and has two children, is a board member of TED Karabük College Alumni Association, a member of Fenerbahçe 1907 Association and Fenerbahçe Congress.
Niyazi Kurnaz
Independent Member of Board of Directors
Niyazi KURNAZ was born in 1978 in Emet, Kütahya. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Tavşanlı. He graduated from the Department of Business Administration of Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in 1998. In 1999, he started working as a Research Assistant in the Accounting and Finance Department of the Business Administration of Kütahya Dumlupınar University. He received his Master's degree from the Business Administration (Accounting and Finance) program of Kütahya Dumlupınar University, SBE in 2002, and his PhD in the Business Administration program of Kütahya Dumlupınar University, SBE in 2007. Between 2008 and 2014, he worked as an Assistant Professor and Department Head in the Accounting Department of the School of Applied Sciences. He started working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in 2014. Since 2020, he has been a Professor in the Accounting and Finance Department of the Business Administration of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. He has served as a board member, department chair/vice chair, institute director, and founding research center director in various university units. Prof. Dr. Niyazi KURNAZ has published numerous articles, books, and papers on accounting and finance, independent auditing, internal auditing, and internal control. He is the editor of the Journal of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship Research and serves on the editorial boards and editorial boards of numerous journals in his field. He currently serves as Head of the Department of Business Administration and Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance at Kütahya Dumlupınar University, as well as serving as an academic advisor for the development of the university's internal control system.
- Niyazi Kurnaz, Chairperson
- Nezih Kırımlı, Member
- Niyazi Kurnaz, Chairperson
- Yalçın Nak, Member
- Hayrettin Büyükizgi, Member
- Nezih Kırımlı, Chairperson
- Yalçın Nak, Member
- Ali Küçük, Chairperson
- Hayrettin Büyükizgi, Member
- Aybala Sarı, Member
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