FORD OTOSAN - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Legal and Compliance Leader
Mr. Kayhan graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Law in 1995. He joined Otosan Pazarlama A.Ş. in 1996 as Legal Consultant.
He continued his career at Ford Otosan, after Otosan Pazarlama A.Ş. merged into Ford Otosan. He was appointed as Chief Legal Advisor in 2008 and Legal and Compliance Leader as of December 1, 2021.
Job Titles:
- Chairman / Vice Chairman - Koç Holding a.Ş. Board of Directors
Ali Yıldırım Koç
Chairman
Vice Chairman - Koç Holding A.Ş. Board of Directors
Mr. Ali Y. Koç capped his undergraduate studies at the Management Faculty of Rice University (USA) with an MBA from Harvard Business School.
He started his career at American Express Bank as a Management Trainee and continued as an Investment Analyst at Morgan Stanley Investment Bank. Mr. Ali Y. Koç joined Koç Holding in 1997 and held senior-level positions until 2010 including new business development and information technologies. He was the President of Corporate Communications and IT Group. He has been serving as a Board Member at Koç Holding since 2008 and was elected as Vice Chairman in February 2016. Ali Y. Koç has been serving on the Board of Directors at Ford Otosan since 1997 and was elected as Chairman on 10 December 2012. Currently, Ali Y. Koç is the Chairman of Ark İnşaat, Bilkom, Digital Panorama, Koç Financial Services, Koçtaş, Otokar, Otokoç, Setur and Yapı Kredi Bank. Ali Y. Koç also contributes to the country's social and economic development at Fenerbahçe as Chairman, URAK - National Competition Research Association as President, Executive Board Member of European Club Association, Endeavor Association and TUSİAD, Foreign Economic Relations Board as Board Member. He is member of the Global Advisory Council of Bank of America, Harvard University and CFR. He is also consultant of Chatham House and representative of Turkey at Confederation of British Industry.
Job Titles:
- Human Resources and Transformation Leader
Job Titles:
- Operations and Investments Leader
Mr. Temel graduated from İstanbul Technical University in 1991 and completed a Masters degree at İstanbul University in 1992.
He joined Ford Otosan in 1993 as an engineer in Quality department. He worked on launching the Press Area between 1998-2008 and served as Press and Tool & Die Group Manager between 2008-2012. He became Gölcük Assistant Plant Manager in 2012 and Gölcük Plant Manager in 2013. Mr. Temel was Assistant General Manager - Kocaeli Plants and New Projects from 2016 to 2019 and he served as Assistant General Manager - New Projects between 2019 and 2022. He has been assigned as Industrial Operations and Investments Leader as of April 1, 2022.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Battery and Partnerships Leader
Johnston joined Ford Otosan in 2019 as Ford Otosan Deputy General Manager. He earned both his bachelor's degree in Economics and Master's degree in Manufacturing Leadership from Cambridge University.
He also holds a CIMA accountancy qualification. He joined Ford of Britain in 1995, and through 2003 held a variety of Finance positions in Manufacturing, Product Development, Profit Analysis, and Marketing and Sales. From 2003-2010, he held many managerial responsibilities in Ford's Premier Automotive Group, before serving as Product Development Controller for Medium and Large Cars, Asia Pacific. Before returning to Europe in 2013, he spent two years as CFO of ASEAN region in Bangkok. He served as the European PD Controller, and the European Manufacturing Controller and then performed the role of Global Vehicle Program Controller in Germany. He performed as CFO, Ford Asia Pacific based in Shanghai between 2017 and 2018. Before assigning as Ford Otosan Deputy General Manager and the member of Board of Directors, effective as of 1st August 2019, he was CFO, Ford China, between 2018 and 2019. Dave Johnston, was appointed as the Deputy General Manager - Battery and Partnerships, effective as of May 1st, 2023. In his new role Johnston is responsible for Ford Otosan's growth strategy as well as managing battery integration and partnerships between Ford Otosan and Ford Motor Company to ensure Ford's and Ford Otosan's transition to an electrified future.
Job Titles:
- Ford Trucks Business Area Leader
He graduated from Istanbul Technical University Mechanical Engineering Department in 1997.
After completing his master's degree in the same department in 2001, he graduated the Koç University Executive MBA Program in 2004 and Harvard Universtiy Advanced Management Program in 2023.
After joining Ford Otosan in 1997, he took on various positions in units such as service engineering, export and business development manager, truck operations manager and then managed various directorship positions between 2014-2023. He was appointed as Ford Trucks Business Area Leader as of March 2023, following his latest position as Ford Trucks International Markets Director.
Job Titles:
- Growth and Smart Mobility Business Area Leader
Erhan Köseoğlu graduated from Yıldız Technical University with a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering in 2003, and later completed his master's degree in Engineering Management at Marmara University in 2007.
He has been actively involved in the industry since 2004, gaining extensive experience in various leadership roles in the telecommunications sector, as well as in FMCG, white goods, and automotive sectors. He has served in performance and quality management, IT operations, transformation programs, and coaching in various companies. Most recently, Erhan Köseoğlu managed transformation programs at Ford Otosan, achieving significant success in IT transformation, solution and application leadership, CRM, and digital transformation throughout his career. Additionally, he has specialized in individual coaching, design thinking coaching, and corporate transformation coaching.
Job Titles:
- Finance and Accounting Leader - CFO
Ms. Ertuğ graduated from Boğaziçi University, Engineering Faculty, Industrial Engineering Department in 1997.
In the same year, she started working in Ford Otosan MP&L Production Planning Department. She earned her MBA degree from Bosphorous University in 2000, Executive MBA degree from Koç University in 2006 and PLDA degree from Harvard Business School in 2019. In her Ford Otosan career, she worked in several different functions in the positions of MP&L Team Leader (CMMS3 Launch and R/C Coordination), Technical Assistant to General Manager, PD Finance Manager and Senior Manager, Ford Asia Pacific Finance Controller for CD Car & Lincoln (Shanghai) and Business Strategies Finance Manager. She served as Innovation and New Ventures Director between 2019 and2011. She has been appointed as Assistant General Manager - Finance and Accounting (CFO) of Ford Otosan as of April 1, 2022.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Leader / Member Board of Directors
- Member / Ford Otosan Leader
Mr. Özyurt graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University in 1989 and completed an MBA at Istanbul University in 1990.
In the same year, he joined Ford Otosan as a Method Engineer. After taking on various positions in the fields of Product Development, Service and Quality Engineering, Export and Sales Planning, he became a Project Engineer in the Kocaeli Plant Project Team in 1997. He worked as Project Leader of the same team from 1998 to 1999. In 2000, he was appointed Material Planning Manager. He was appointed as Assistant General Manager - Material Planning and Logistics in 2010 and as Assistant General Manager - Purchasing on June 1, 2014. He served as Assistant General Manager - Operations between 2019 and 2022. He has been appointed as Ford Otosan Leader as of April 1, 2022. He has been serving as corporate coach at Koç Group since 2013 and he is a member of the Board of Directors at Ford Otosan since March 21, 2022.
Job Titles:
- Member / Automotive Group President - Koç Holding
Haydar Yenigün graduated from Yıldız Technical University in Mechanical Engineering and joined Ford Otosan in 1987.
He served to the Company in many different departments in production and worked as a Project engineer between 1992 and 1997. Once Ford Motor Company and Koç Holding decided to equalize the shares in Ford Otosan, he continued serving in different positions during the initiation of the Kocaeli Plant. In 1998, he was appointed as Project Leader for the Kocaeli Plant. He worked as Body Construction Area Manager in the Kocaeli Plant between 1999 and 2007 and served as Kocaeli Plant Manager and Assistant General Manager from 2007 to 2012. He was appointed as Ford Otosan General Manager and Board Member in 2012. He was assigned as the President of Automotive Group of Koç Holding as of April 1, 2022. Currently, Mr. Yenigün is a member of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO), a member of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD), and Vice Chairperson of the Turkish-American Business Council Executive Committee (TAIK). Besides, he served as the Chairperson of the Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD) Board of Directors between March 2018 and March 2022 and a member of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) Board of Directors between 2020 and 2022.
Job Titles:
- Digital Products and Services Leader
Mrs. Karadeniz graduated from the Computer Science Engineering Department of Istanbul University in 1995 and completed Marmara University Education and Charity Foundation and Contemporary Management Techniques program in 1996-1997.
Before graduated from the university, she started her career at Ford Otosan as a long-term intern in 1994. She served in different roles at Information Technology Department. During the period of 2011-2012, she managed Cargo Business Processes. In 2012, she was assigned as the Information Technologies Director. She was appointed as the CDO (Chief Digital Officer), was responsible for the Company's Digital Transformation in 2016, and became "Turkey's first assigned CDO". Hayriye Karadeniz currently works as Digital Transformation and Information Technology Leader at Ford Otosan. Since 2013, she has been serving as Corporate Coach at Koç Community and taking part in Transformation and Agile Coaching Teams. In line with the aim of giving support to new developing technological approaches and being a part of those organizations, she has been a member of Blockchain Turkey, Turkey Artificial Intelligence, and Turkish Artificial Intelligence Initiative (TRAI) .
Job Titles:
- Chartered Engineer
- Engineering and Technology Development Leader
In 1994, he completed his undergraduate education in the Engineering Management department at the University of Hertfordshire. In 2000, he also completed the Master's program in Quality Management at Nottingham Trent University.
Ian is a chartered engineer in three disciplines in two continents. During his career, he received 2 recognition awards for his contribution to the business He is an experienced Senior Executive and subject-matter-expert in off-road, pick-up & SUV new product development and has gained a wide range of experience during his career working in product creation as well as manufacturing, quality, purchasing, Finance and Sales & Marketing. He was appointed as Engineering and Technology Development Lead as of 1st July, 2023 in Ford Otosan
Job Titles:
- Regional Director of European Sales Operations
Mr. Schep earned a master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management Science from Eindhoven University of Technology.
Mr. Schep joined Ford in 1995 and his experience at Ford includes roles as Regional Director of European Sales Operations - responsible for Marketing, Sales and After-Sales in North, Central and Eastern Europe, North Africa and Central Asia - and as Managing Director, Ford Netherlands. He served as Director, Product Marketing, Ford of Europe, beginning in February 2015. Mr. Schep was General Manager, Commercial Vehicles, Ford of Europe between 2016 and 2021 and in this role, he was responsible for leading Ford's Commercial Vehicles business line in Europe. Currently, he is General Manager of Ford Pro Europe, the global business and brand within Ford dedicated to delivering the most comprehensive solutions to commercial customers. Mr. Schep was appointed as Ford Otosan Board Member on December 1, 2022.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Team
- Leader / Member Board of Directors
- Member / Ford Otosan Leader
Josephine Payne
Ford Otosan Leader
Member Board of Directors
Payne joined Ford Otosan as Ford Otosan Craiova President after the transfer of ownership of the Craiova Plant from Ford of Europe to Ford Otosan in 2022.
Payne joined Ford Otosan as Ford Otosan Craiova President after the transfer of ownership of the Craiova Plant from Ford of Europe to Ford Otosan in 2022.
She graduated from the University of Southampton's Electronic Engineering Department, and she received her master's degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe. She joined Ford of Europe in 1996 and, through 2013, held many manufacturing responsibilities in Liverpool, Cologne and Dunton. She served as Global Powertrain Assembly Manager in Ford North of America between 2013 and 2017. She returned to Ford of Europe as Production Area Manager (Dagenham) in 2017. Payne, who was appointed as Craiova Engine Plant Manager in 2018, held the positions of Assistant Plant Manager - Craiova Vehicle Operations and Ford Romania President & Craiova Site Director in Ford Romania between 2018-2022.
As of May 1, 2023; she is the Deputy General Manager of Ford Otosan.
Job Titles:
- Vice Chairman / Vice President - Industrial Operations Europe and IMG, Ford Blue
Mr. Cahill has a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering from the University of Hertfordshire, and a Master of Science degree in Automotive Engineering, Design and Management from the same university.
Cahill has held a number of other senior management roles in Ford of Europe, including director, Powertrain Operations, from 2016 to 2018. He has also led the Powertrain Manufacturing Engineering and European FPS organizations and held several plant operational senior leadership positions. In 2020, Mr. Cahill was Director, Manufacturing, Strategic Projects, Ford of Europe and was Director, Manufacturing, U.K. and Romania. Mr. Cahill was vice president, Manufacturing, Ford of Europe, and he was named Board Chair for Ford Motor Company Limited. Mr. Cahill currently has been serving as vice president, Industrial Operations Europe & IMG, effective March 2022. Mr. Cahill is a Member of the Board of Directors of Ford Otosan since March 21, 2022. He has also been serving as the member of the Remuneration Committee since December 1, 2022.
Job Titles:
- Member / Koc Holding Board Member, CEO
Job Titles:
- Member / Koc Holding Board Member, CEO
Levent Çakıroğlu graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences, Business Administration Department and received his master's degree from University of Illinois.
He started his career as an Assistant Auditor at the Ministry of Finance in 1988, where he worked as a Senior Auditor between 1991 and 1997. He was appointed as Assistant Manager of Financial Crimes Investigation Board between 1997 and 1998, meanwhile he taught as a Part Time Instructor at Bilkent University. Çakıroğlu, joined Koç Group in 1998 as Koç Holding Financial Group Coordinator. He was the General Manager of Koçtaş between 2002 and 2007 and the CEO of Migros between 2007 and 2008. He was assigned as the CEO of Arçelik in 2008 and also became President of the Durable Goods Group of Koç Holding in April 2010. Çakıroğlu has been appointed as the CEO of Koç Holding in April 2015 and currently serves as the CEO of Koç Holding. Levent Çakıroğlu who has been a Koç Holding Board Member since April 2016, has been assigned as the Member of the Board of Directors at Ford Otosan on March 21, 2022. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arçelik- LG and TürkTraktör, the Vice Chairman of Yapı Kredi Bank and Otokar and Member of the Board of Directors at various Koç Holding companies.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Honorary Chairman / Honorary Chairman of Koç Holding a.Ş.
Mr. Senir graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Bogazici University in 1989. He joined Ford Otosan as a Purchasing Engineer in 1992.
After taking on various positions in the Purchasing Department, he worked as a New Projects Purchasing Manager from 2002 to 2008 and as an Ongoing Projects Purchasing Manager from 2008 to 2014. He was appointed as Purchasing Director in 2014. He was assigned as Purchasing Leader as of July 1, 2019.
Mrs. Windt earned her diploma degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1995 from Leibniz University of Hannover and her Doctorate Degree from the same university at the Institute of Production Systems and Logistics (IFA) with distinction in 2000.
She was appointedas Associate Professor of Global Production Logistics in 2009 and as Full Professor of Global Production Logistics in 2018 from Constructor University (previously named Jacobs University Bremen). Mrs Windt served as Provost and Acting President at Jacobs University between 2013-2014 and served as President at Jacobs University between 2014-2018. She has been working as a member of the Managing Board and Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of SMS Group Gmbh, Düsseldorf since 2018. Also, she has been a member of Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post AG since 2011, Supervisory Board of Fraport AG since 2012 and an independent member of Board of Directors at Ford Otosan since June 2022.
Topçu graduated from the Middle East Technical University's Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2010 and completed the Koç University Executive MBA program in 2022. In 2010, she began her career as a Design Quality Engineer at Ford Otosan. Following her successful contributions in Engineering & Technology Development, Ford Otosan Leadership, and Next-Generation Manufacturing Leadership, she was appointed as the Quality Platform Area Leader as of October 2023. READ MORE HIDE DETAIL
Job Titles:
- Member / CFO - Ford of Europe
William R. Periam
Member
CFO - Ford of Europe
Mr. Periam earned a bachelor's degree in Management Sciences from Manchester University (UK) and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Mr. Periam earned a bachelor's degree in Management Sciences from Manchester University (UK) and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
He joined Ford as an Investment Analyst in the United Kingdom in 1989. He has held multiple senior management positions at Ford in the Finance, Credit, Business Development and Business Strategy departments in the USA, Germany, Brazil and China. He was appointed Deputy General Manager and a Member of the Board of Directors of Ford Otosan from September 2013 until August 2016. Mr. Periam was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Ford of Europe as of August 1, 2016 and remains a member of the Board Directors at Ford Otosan.
Job Titles:
- Ford Türkiye Business Area Leader
Mr. Yücetürk graduated from Mechanical Engineering Department at Boğaziçi University in 1995, completed his Executive MBA degree at Koç University in 2002 and completed AMP of Harvard University in 2018.
He joined Ford Otosan Marketing Department in 1995 as a Product Specialist. After holding various positions in Marketing & Sales departments as Marketing Strategy Manager, Passenger Car Brand Manager and Sales Support Manager, he served as the Technical Assistant to the General Manager. He was appointed as Marketing Manager in 2002. He worked as the European Sales Operations Coordinator at Ford of Europe in 2006. He returned to Ford Otosan in 2007 as Marketing Director and became the Sales and After Sales Field Operations Director in 2009. He has been serving as the Assistant General Manager of Marketing, Sales and Aftersales since October 1, 2014.