PRYSMIAN GROUP - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee
- Independent Board Member
- Member of the Audit Committee
Starting her career at the Accounting Department of Otak Construction Co., an affiliate of Yaşar Holding, after earning her bachelor's degree in 1995 at the Faculty of Ecoomy, Istanbul University, Banu Uzgur did her PhD in Finance at California State University/San Bernardino from 1997-1999.
Having served for Kent Investment from 2000-2002, Ak Investment from 2002-2003 as Senior Analyst, Uzgur started working in Turkcell's Investor Relations Department as of October, 2003.
Appointed as manager of Turkcell Group's International Media Relations Department starting September 2011, Uzgur has worked mostly as a Strategic Consultant, predominantly focused on Investor Relations, since May 2013 when she left Turkcell.
Giacomo Sofia holds a master degree in Mechanical Engineering from Federico II University of Naples and an Executive MBA from Bocconi University of Milan.
He has covered multiple leadership roles within Prysmian Group for more than 20 years, both in Milan Headquarters as well as in different Regions of the Group.
After starting in the Corporate department of Strategic Planning and Industrial Investments, he has served as Logistics Director for Central Eastern Europe based in Budapest, before being assigned as COO of Country Romania.
Following the acquisition by Prysmian of one of its major European competitors (the Dutch Draka), he moved to The Netherlands as Supply Chain Director of the newly established Telecom Division.
Back to Corporate leadership roles in 2014, Mr Sofia has become VP of Global Supply Chain and then VP of Global Manufacturing.
In 2018, after the second major acquisition by Prysmian (of the American General Cables), he has been assigned as COO of the new Organization designed to manage the North American business headquartered close by Cincinnati (Ohio).
Today he is back to Corporate Milan as Senior Vice President of Global Business Operations.
Mr Sofia is also serving as CEO of Prysmian Cables and Systems, a sub-holding Company of Prysmian Spa, and he seats as member of the board in some other companies controlled by Prysmian Group.
Job Titles:
- Accounting and Investor Relations Manager
- Utilities Sales
Job Titles:
- Board Chairman & Factory Director
- Kongur Chairman & Factory Director
Halil İbrahim Kongur has joined the Prysmian family in 1986 and since 2003, he has been working as Factory Director. Additional to his current responsibility, he's appointed as Chairman on January 2015. Kongur, worked as Planning Engineer, Logistics Manager, Production Manager and Purchasing Director before assigned to these roles. He is graduated from Karadeniz Technical University, department of Mechanical Engineering and completed his masters degree in Berlin Technical University in Manufacturing Technologies department.
Job Titles:
- MEART and Turkey Information Technologies
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Independent Board Member
- Commitee Member
- Member of Parliament for the 24th Term
Having earned his bachelor's degree in Law at Istanbul University in 1984, İsmet Su worked as a private practice lawyer for many years, and is a member of Bursa Bar Association.
Getting into politics in 1994, İsmet Su took role as founding member in Bursa provincial organization upon establishment of AK Party, and continued his political life within the Bursa provincial organization of AK Party assuming roles including Head of Arbitration Committee for Party Democracy, Member of the Board of Directors, Vice President of the Provincial Organization in charge of Election Affairs, Deputy President of Provincial Organization (Head of Political and Legal Affairs).
İsmet Su was elected and served as Member of Parliament for the 24th Term of the Turkish Grand National Assembly. İsmet Su is currently the "Deputy President of the Disciplinary Committee of the AK Party Group" and "Spokesperson of the Constitutional Commission." İsmet Su is married, with three children.
Marcelo De Paola has graduated in Business from Pontificia Universidade Catolica of Sao Paulo and he has an MBA in Finance at IBEMEC. Marcelo´s career started 35 years ago as a financial analyst at Pirelli. Along these years at the company, he has been in charge of the financial, IT and corporate affair sectors, achieving the position of country manager. He has been in role of such activities in Brazil, Argentina, Italy and Mexico. He was further responsible for building the new SAP Process that has been implemented around the world. Moreover, while in Italy he was part of the team that made Prysmian's IPO and that defined the new group´s reporting model. Marcelo De Paola is Prysmian Group´s CEO in México since July 2020. He currently managers 6 plants and over 1.800 employees. He was previously assigned as Prysmian Group's CFO for the LatAm region. While in charge, Marcelo's duties comprised the company's accounting and treasury sections, financial planning, tax operations, as well as business support.
After graduating from Middle East Technical University, Department of Industrial Engineering, Mehmet Göçmen started his professional career as a Project Manager at Çelik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.Ş. in 1983 and served as a Member of the Executive Committee within the same company. In 1996, he continued his career at Lafarge Group as General Manager and assumed the position of Vice President. In 2003, he joined Sabancı Holding A.Ş. and served as General Manager at Akçansa Cement until 2008. Subsequently, he served as Human Resources Group President between 2008 and 2011, Cement Business Unit President between 2009 and 2014, and Energy Business Unit President between 2014 and 2017 at the same company. Between 2017-2019, he served as CEO and Board Member. Since 2019, he has been working as a Board Member at Trakya Çimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., Board Member at Coşkunöz Holding A.Ş., Board Member at Saint-Gobain and Dalsan JV, Board Member at Çalık Holding A.Ş. and Consultant at Credia Partners.
Job Titles:
- MEART and Turkey Industrial Specialties and Renewables Sales
Job Titles:
- Independent Board Member
- Member of the Audit Committee
Holding a B.A. from the Department of Mathematics, Boğaziçi University, Mine Ayhan started her career in 1991 at Yapı Kredi Sigorta T.A.Ş. as a Senior Engineer at the Engineering Department, and was promoted to the position of Assistant Director of the same Department in 1997. Ayhan then went on to work at Yapı Kredi Sigorta A.Ş. in 1999, serving as Engineer and Director of the Key Accounts Department at this company until October 2003, as Group Director of Yapı Kredi Sigorta Pazarlama A.Ş. in the first six months of 2004, and as Deputy General Manager of Yapı Kredi Sigorta A.Ş. in the second six months. After holding similar positions at TEB Sigorta A.Ş. and Koç Allianz Sigorta A.Ş. between 2006 and 2009, Ayhan started her new role as Deputy General Manager supervising the Technical, Claims and Reinsurance Department at Generali Türkiye in July 2009, and then served as General Manager of Generali Türkiye between 2010 to 2017. In addition to her role as Vice Chairman of Generali Türkiye, which she still is, she holds the positions of Chairman and Board Member at Europ Assistance Türkiye and the Paris-based Europ Assistance Holding and Europ Assistance SA.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Vice Chairman
- Vice Chairman of the Management Board & CEO
Mrs. Ülkü Özcan has graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1994 and Marmara University, Department of Business (English) in 1999. She has served as Senior Strategist, Strategy and Business Development Manager and Marketing Manager, respectively, at Lafarge Turkey between 1998 - 2009. Joining Çimsa Cement in 2010, Mrs. Özcan has taken the positions of Strategy and Business Development Manager, Strategy and Marketing Manager, Strategy and Marketing Director, and Vice President for Strategy, Marketing and Sustainability, respectively, at Çimsa. Mrs. Özcan had served as the Vice President for Çimsa White Cement and Special Products Sales and Marketing starting from 2015. She became Çimsa's CEO in October 1 st, 2018 and worked until August 2020 in this position. She has joined to Prysmian Group in June 1 st, 2021 as CEO of Türk Prysmian Kablo Sistemleri.
Job Titles:
- MEART and Turkey Telecom Sales
Job Titles:
- MEART and Turkey Marketing and Communications