Demir Sabancı President & Chairman of the Board

President & Chairman of the Board Demir Sabanci was born in Adana, Turkey in 1971. Mr. Sabancı holds a double major degree in Economics and International Relations from Boston University, Massachusetts, USA, MBA (Master of Business Administration) from Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, New York, USA and a Master's Degree in Global Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, USA. Demir Sabanci started his business career in Toyota City, Japan in 1993. He worked in various executive positions with Mitsui & Co. as well as Toyota Motor Corporation for 3 years in Japan and later in 1997 at Toyota Motor Sales California USA. Demir Sabanci joined Sabanci Holding in 1996 as a Board Member. In 1999, he founded Teknosa and joined the Board of Directors of Toyotasa. Between 1999-2004, he held various Executive Positions in Sabanci Holding such as board member of Sabanci Holding, and President of the Retail Strategic Business Unit which was composed of Carrefoursa, Diasa and Teknosa. Mr. Demir Sabanci is a founding shareholder and first General Manager and Chairman of Teknosa between 2000 and 2004. Demir Sabanci served as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Sabanci University and as the Chairman of Turkish Retailer’s Association between 2003 and 2005. He is currently a member of Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association. Demir Sabanci founded Sedes Holding in 2002 where he is currently serving as the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors. He also is a founding shareholder and Board Member of ODESA, ODEA, Electro World, DOYSA VIP Aviation Company and Gratis.