MANAGEMENT
Tolunay Yıldız
Chairman, CEO
He laid the foundations of YEO Teknoloji Enerji ve Endüstri A.Ş. in 2004 to provide innovative solutions in the industrial automation sector and continued as one of the founding partners. Since 2004, he has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO.
He graduated from Yıldız Technical University, Department of Electrical Engineering, with a bachelor’s degree. He completed his MBA program at Gebze Technical University and then attended the PhD program in Economics at Maltepe University. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Business Administration at Istanbul Kültür University.
Tolunay Yıldız is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Young Businessmen’s Association (TÜGİAD) and a member of the Executive Board of the Ukraine and Uzbekistan Business Councils and the Energy Business Council of the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Türkiye (DEİK).
Tolunay Yıldız is also a member of Dii Middle East and North Africa Energy Sector Association and Electromechanical Industrialists Association (EMSAD). He also holds an ‘Angel Investor’ license.
Orhan Yıldız
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors
He has 36 years of management experience, was a founder partner of Yılmaz Mühendislik End. Yap. ve Yüksek Yap. İnş. Mak. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. in 1997 and Yılmaz İnşaat Makina Elektrik ve Mühendislik Hiz. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. in 2007i and is still serving as a member of the Board of Directors. He has successfully completed many important projects from many sectors in construction and industrial fields.
Mehmet Öğütçü
Board Member
He is currently chairman of the board of the Global Resources Partnership and The London Energy Club, both based in London. He is also chairman of the advisory board of The Middle East Institute, based in Washington. Besides, he is an independent board member of The Gulf Opportunity Fund and a partner at EUFocus (Brussels).
His professional career over the last 35 years has been distinguished by high-level government, business, and international organization engagements. He is a graduate of Ankara University, METU, London School of Economics, and College d’Europe.
Previously, he worked as a member of İşbank’s Board of Auditors, an advisor to the Prime Minister, a career diplomat in Ankara, Beijing, Brussels, a senior executive at the International Energy Agency and OECD in Paris. He then joined BG Group (now part of Shell) as a director. Until recently, he served as an independent board member and committee chairman on the boards of Genel Energy plc, Yaşar Holding, and Şişecam Group.
He has served on the advisory boards of multinational energy, high-tech, high-speed rail, cyber security, strategic communications, and financial services companies such as Invensys, Dimetronics, Windsor Energy Group, Trinüs Capital, and KCS Security.
He contributes to Gulf Intelligence, Dünya, Bloomberg, CNBC, Hürriyet Daily News, Euroactiv, Capital, CEOLIFE, and OECD Observer, and offers comments in EkoTurk, France-24, i24NEWS, BBC, NTV, CNNTürk, Habertürk, Diplomatik Pasaport, and BloombergHT.
He published more than a dozen of books, including “Geleceğimiz Asya’da mı?”, “Yeni Ekonomik ve Ticari Diplomasi Stratejisi”, “2023 Türkiye Yol Haritası”, “Yeni Büyük Oyun”, “New Geopolitical and Economic Journey: Turkey’s Next 10 Years”, “Yaşam Bir Seyahattır”, “Aykırı Beyinler Acayip İlişkiler”, “Yeni Dünyanın Gizli Şifreleri: Türkiye için gerçekçi bir 2030 vizyonu”, “Bir başkadır diplomatların dünyası”, and “Enerji Savaşları”.
He speaks English, French, and Chinese.
Mustafa Kopuk
Board Member
Having gained experience in more than 40 countries by assuming tasks relating to strategy, business development, mergers and acquisitions in international companies, Mustafa Kopuk is the Managing Partner of venture capital funds based in the Netherlands and Türkiye, including DOMiNO Ventures, TechOne Venture Capital, and WePlay Ventures. He plays various roles in many NGOs and organizations related to entrepreneurship. Tarvenn Ventures, led by Mustafa Kopuk, made 18 investments in 2020 and has more than 30 startups in its portfolio.
Sinan Alçın
Independent Board Member
Prof. Dr. Sinan Alçın is the Dean of the Faculty of Business and Management Sciences (IYBF) at Beykoz University and the author of numerous books, articles, and research works in the fields of industrial and technology economics, employment policies, and global economy. He has also developed a test (test4ware) that performs situation analysis for industry and service sectors on Industry 4.0 and is a Leader Partner of the Next Leaders Club (NLC). In addition to being an economic and management consultant, he serves as an independent board member.
Murat Sağman
Independent Board Member
He was born in Paris in 1972. He graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1992. He graduated with a degree in Economics and Finance from the Sorbonne University in France. He also graduated with a degree in Economics and Finance from the Sorbonne University in France. (one of the 25 people from selected among 3000 applicants).
Between 1998 and 2011, he worked as a manager in various banks and financial institutions in France, USA, and Türkiye. Between 2011 and 2015, he was the Co-Founder and General Manager of Notus Asset Management. His company was sold to Azimut Group, Italy’s largest independent portfolio company. Since 2016, he has been providing consultancy services in the fields of finance, economics, and strategy as Sagam Strategy Consultancy, which he founded. He is a Board Member of ÖDER (Financial Literacy and Access Association). He holds various licenses, including CMB Advanced Level, CMB Derivatives, ISE Bonds and Bills, CMB Corporate Rating, US Series 7, Series 63 and Series 55. He speaks French, English, German, and Italian.