Message from the Chief Executive Officer

Dear Customers, Business Partners and Beyttürk Family

CELAL ÖZEL WAS BORN IN ANKARA in 1957. HE GRADUATED FROM YTU IN 1980 AS A CHEMICAL ENGINEER.
HE HAD A CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT LONDON WIMBLEDON COLLEGE BETWEEN 1980-1983.
HE STARTED HIS BUSINESS LIFE IN AKKÖK GROUP OF COMPANIES.
HE STARTED WORKING AS AN MANAGEMENT ENGINEER IN THE GROUP'S AKAL TEKSTİL SAN.AŞ FACILITIES AND WORKED IN VARIOUS COMPANIES AND POSITIONS OF AKKÖK HOLDING FOR 37 YEARS.

HE STARTED HIS CAREER AS AN MANAGEMENT ENGINEER AT AKAL TEKSTİL SANAYİ AŞ., A SUBSIDIARY OF AKKÖK HOLDING, AND CONTINUE HIS CAREER AS BUSINESS MANAGER, FACTORY MANAGER AND GENERAL MANAGER AT AKTOPS TEKSTİL SANAYİİ AŞ.

HE ALSO WORKED AS TEXTILE DIRECTOR AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR AT AKSA AKRİLİK KİMYA SANAYİİ AŞ. HE WAS APPOINTED AS THE PROJECT LEADER FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AKSA EGYPT FACILITY IN EGYPT, AND HE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROJECT ON TIME AND GUIDED THE FACILITY TO BE COMMISSIONED. DURING THE PERIOD OF HIS SPECIAL DUTY, HE HAD DONE PROJECTS ESPECIALLY ON R&D AND EFFICIENCY. IT HAS MADE INTENSE EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF COMPANIES WITH THE SUCCESSES ACHIEVED IN THEIR EFFORTS. HE HAS BEEN A PIONEER IN CREATING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS WITHIN THE HOLDING.

MR. ÖZEL CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AKPA DIŞ TİCARET AŞ., A PARTICIPANT OF AKKÖK HOLDING, BOARD MEMBERSHIP AT AKTOPS TEKSTİL SANAYİ AŞ., BOARD MEMBERSHIP AT AKSA EGYPT AŞ., AUDITOR MEMBERSHIP AT AKAL TEKSTİL SANAYİİ.AŞ., AKKİM HE ALSO PERFORMED AUDIT MEMBER DUTIES AT TEKSTİL SANAYİ AŞ.
Mr. ÖZEL YALOVA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (YTSO) BETWEEN 2009-2013, HE WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND TOBB COORDINATION BOARD MEMBER, AND HAD UNDERTAKEN VERY USEFUL PROJECT WORKS FOR YALOVA AND OUR COUNTRY.
MR. ÖZEL WAS THE FOUNDING CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF YALKİM OSB (YALOVA COMPOSITE AND CHEMISTRY SPECIALIZED INDUSTRIAL ZONE) AND SUCCESSFULLY WORKED TO ENSURE THAT INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, WHICH ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COUNTRY AND REGION, ARE UNDER ONE ROOF. SIGNED..YALKİM OSB, YALOVA'S FIRST OIZ IT HAPPENED.
WHILE HE WAS PRESIDENT OF YALKİM OSB BOARD OF MANAGEMENT, HE WAS ALSO A MEMBERSHIP OF OSBÜK BOARD OF MANAGEMENT.
MR.ÖZEL ALSO PERFORMED THE PRESIDENCY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF YABELTAŞ AŞ AND YALOVA AŞ COMPANIES, WHICH ARE PARTICIPANTS OF YALOVA MUNICIPALITY, BETWEEN 2020-2023. HAVING BEEN FOUND, HE SHOWED EXEMPLARY WORK TOGETHER WITH HIS TEAM IN INSTITUTIONALIZING COMPANIES AND INCREASING THEIR EFFICIENCY.

MR.ÖZEL STARTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AT BEYTÜRK HOLDING AŞ AS OF 1. SEPTEMBER 2023.
MR.ÖZEL IS MARRIED AND THE FATHER OF 2 DAUGHTERS AND SPEAK ENGLISH.

Celal OZEL

Chief executive Chairman