Eczacıbaşı Holding Chairperson Bülent Eczacıbaşı began his professional career in 1974, and held various positions in Eczacıbaşı Group companies. He also served in the management of a number of prominent business associations, including TÜSİAD, the Turkish Industry and Business Association, where he was Chairman of the Board (1991- 1993) and Chairman of the High Advisory Council (1997-2001); and the Turkish Pharmaceuticals Manufacturers’ Association (İEİS), where he was Chairman of the Board (2000-2008). He serves as chairperson of several Eczacıbaşı Group companies. Bülent Eczacıbaşı continues to serve both TÜSİAD and İEİS as Honorary Chairman. He is also an Honorary Member of both the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) and Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation (TÜRKONFED), and a member of the High Advisory Council of the Aegean Industry and Business Association (ESİAD).

Bülent Eczacıbaşı is also on the boards of various civic organizations. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Istanbul Modern Art Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV), and a member of the High Advisory Board of the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), which he previously served as the Founding Chairman (1993-1997).
Bülent Eczacıbaşı graduated from the Department of Chemistry of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, and obtained his master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has received French and Italian awards of merit, respectively the “Chevalier dans l'Ordre National de la Légiond'Honneur” and “Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia”.

He is the author of "A Rip in the Sea: New Responsibilities for Business" (2020), a book about his experiences in business and the new roles and responsibilities of business leaders. Bülent Eczacıbaşı is also an avid photographer who loves to experience diverse cultures. A selection of photographs bearing witness to the people and stories he encountered during his travels was also published in 2020 under the title "From the Road".

Faruk Eczacıbaşı began working in the Eczacıbaşı Group in 1980 after completing his graduate work at Berlin Technical University, and for many years managed the Group’s e-transformation process.

Faruk Eczacıbaşı is President of the Turkish Informatics Foundation (TBV) which he co-founded in 1995. In this role, he contributes to the preparation of numerous studies on related issues as well as the shaping of public policy.

In 1996, Faruk Eczacıbaşı assumed his current position as Vice-Chairperson of the Eczacıbaşı Group. He serves as Chairperson or vice-chairperson of several Eczacıbaşı Group companies. In 1999, he also became President of the Eczacıbaşı Sports Club.

Faruk Eczacıbaşı has written a book on the transformational changes taking place in Turkey and around the world as a result of new digital technologies. Published in Turkish in 2018, the book considers the challenges for individuals, institutions and societies, and discusses ways to prepare for the positive and negative aspects of the digital future.

Atalay Gümrah graduated from Galatasaray Lycée and Boğaziçi University’s Industrial Engineering Department. He received a master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the same university.

Gümrah initiated his career in 1992 at Ekom Eczacıbaşı Foreign Trade as Regional Manager. In 1994, he was appointed Commercial Manager of VitrA UK, and in 1997, General Manager of the Group’s newly established marketing and sales company in Russia, EBM Jsc., where he was given the responsibility of developing its business. In 1999, Gümrah joined Intema Building Materials Marketing and Sales, where he served respectively as Projects and Operation Manager, Sales Operation Manager, Assistant General Manager, and General Manager, a position he held between 2006 and 2011. In January 2011, he was appointed Vice President of the Eczacıbaşı Building Products Division (Bathrooms) and General Manager of Eczacıbaşı Building Products, and in October 2013, he was given the additional role of Executive Vice President of the Eczacıbaşı Building Products Division. A member of the Board of several Building Products Division companies, Gümrah was appointed CEO of the Eczacıbaşı Group effective as of 1 February 2017.
In addition to serving on the boards of several Eczacıbaşı Group companies, Gümrah is Chairman of the Clay, Ceramic, Cement and Glass Industry Employers’ Association of Turkey.
Atalay Gümrah is married, has two children, and speaks English, French and Italian.

Simhan Savasçın Başaran graduated from Izmir American Girls’ High School American in 1980 and graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Law in 1984. After an internship as a lawyer, she started his professional life as a freelance lawyer in 1985. Since 1993, she worked as a partner associate in the law firm of Turunç & Savaşçın. Başaran joined Eczacıbaşı Group and served as the Deputy Chief Legal Officer of Eczacıbaşı Holding from 2008 to 2010 and as the Chief Legal Officer of Eczacıbaşı Holding between January 2011 and March 2021.Ms. Başaran is currently providing legal consultancy to our Company as an external.

Born in Sivas in 1949, Nesimi Erten received his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Istanbul Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences in 1970 and started his professional career as a freelance accountant.

Between 1976 and 2010, Erten worked in organisations within the Eczacıbaşı Group, serving as Head Accountant at İpek Kağıt Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. in 1976, Chief Financial Officer at Padeko İlaç A.Ş. between 1985 and 1987, and Chief Financial Officer at Esan Endüstriyel Hammaddeler Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. since the second half of 1987. He completed his active working period after working as a Management Consultant to CEO at Esan between 2009-2010.

Sertaç Nişli, born in 1958 in Erzurum, graduated from TED Ankara College and received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University in 1981 and his master's degree in 1984.
He started his career as a student assistant at Middle East Technical University in 1980-1981 and continued as a project engineer at Nuh Makine Sanayi A.Ş. in 1982-1984. After his military service, he joined İpek Kağıt San. ve Tic. A.Ş, one of the Eczacıbaşı Group Companies as a Development Engineer. After working as R&D Chief between 1986-1991, he worked as Technical Services Manager between 1992-1994, as Manufacturing Manager between 1995-2007 and as General Manager since 2008 at the same company, he retired on January 31, 2018.
Lastly, he served as the CEO of Hamidiye Kaynak Suları A.Ş., a subsidiary company of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, between 2019-2021.
Sertaç Nişli served as a member of the Board of Directors of Kalder (Turkish Quality Association) and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of SKSV (Cellulose and Paper Industry Foundation). He is currently an Honorary Member of SKSV's Board of Directors.