Winners of the Golden Leader Awards Announced

Golden Leaders Awards Winners Announced Turkey's 50 Most Appreciated CEOs, 50 CMOs and 50 CHROs of 2022 received the Golden Leaders Award at memorable award ceremonies held at Raffles Istanbul. The "Enchanted Gala Nights," where Turkey's 50 Most Appreciated CEOs, 50 Most Appreciated CMOs and 50 Most Appreciated CHROs of 2022 were determined and announced by votes from the business world, took place at Raffles Istanbul on 20-21-22 December. The names of the 2022 Most Appreciated Leaders, determined by business world votes, were announced. As a result of the evaluation, the Golden Leaders, composed of distinguished names who received the most votes, delivered speeches on "The Secret of Success" at magnificent Gala Nights held on three consecutive evenings. Golden Leaders Awards 2023 voting will begin on 31 March 2023 and continue until 15 November 2023. All individuals from the business world who wish to vote will be able to nominate the leaders they desire and cast their votes free of charge at https://altinliderodulleri.org, as they do every year.

2022 Most Appreciated CEOs (Alphabetical order):

KOTON, DR. A. BÜLENT SABUNCU, CEO THY, AHMET BOLAT, Chairman of Turkish Airlines Board of Directors DOMINO'S PIZZA EURASIA, ASLAN SARANGA, DOMINO'S DP Eurasia Group CEO BEE'O PROPOLIS, ASLI ELİF TANUĞUR SAMANCI, Founder and General Manager NTT DATA, DR. BAHRİ DANIŞ, Business Solutions Turkey & MENA CEO ÇELEBİ HOLDİNG GIDA, BANU ARIDURU, Çelebi Holding Food A.Ş, Little Caesars Pizza CEO LC WAIKIKI, BERNA AKYÜZ ÖĞÜT, Retail General Manager and Board Member SAHİBİNDEN.COM, BURAK ERTAŞ, CEO ANADOLU EFES, CAN ÇAKA, CEO and Beer Group Chairman HAVER FARMA İLAÇ, DR. CAN HİSARLI, Executive Board Chairman DANONE, CEM KÜÇÜKCAN, Danone Turkey General Manager and Board Chairman BNP PARIBAS CARDIF TÜRKİYE, CEMAL KİŞMİR, CEO Mplus (CMC) TÜRKİYE CEO, CEMİLE BANU HIZLI, CMC Turkey Executive Board Member, M+ Group MAVİ, CÜNEYT YAVUZ, CEO DOĞAN HOLDİNG, ÇAĞLAR GÖĞÜŞ, Executive Board Chairman, CEO TÜRK TUBORG, DAMLA BİROL, CEO & Board Member CISCO TURKEY, DİDEM DURU, General Manager SODEXO, EDA ULUCA ÖZCAN, Executive Board Chairman and Board Member SHELL TURCAS PETROL, EMRE TURANLI, CEO EYÜP SABRİ TUNCER, ENGİN TUNCER, Board Chairman SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS, ENİS SONEMEL, Board Chairman and CEO PHILIP MORRIS, FİLİZ YAVUZ DİREN, CEO ŞİŞECAM, GÖRKEM ELVERİCİ, CEO AMGEN TÜRKİYE, GÜLDEM BERKMAN, General Manager AKBANK, HAKAN BİNBAŞGİL, CEO ARÇELİK, HAKAN BULGURLU, CEO BORUSAN OTOMOTİV, HAKAN TİFTİK, Executive Board Chairman KİBAR HOLDİNG, HALUK KAYABAŞI, CEO İGA İSTANBUL HAVALİMANI İŞLETMESİ A.Ş, HÜSEYİN KADRİ SAMSUNLU, CEO OTOKOÇ OTOMOTİV, İNAN EKİCİ, CEO MEY DİAGEO, LEVENT KÖMÜR, General Manager MICROSOFT, LEVENT ÖZBİLGİN, Microsoft Turkey General Manager ÜNLÜ & CO, MAHMUT L. ÜNLÜ, Board Chairman and CEO KOÇ SİSTEM, MEHMET ALİ AKARCA, CEO PENTİ, MERT KARAİBRAHİMOĞLU, CEO TURKCELL, MURAT ERKAN, CEO SECURITAS, MURAT KÖSEREİSOĞLU, Securitas Turkey Country Head JOHNSON & JOHNSON, MURAT MUTLU, General Manager UNILEVER, MUSTAFA SEÇKİN, Unilever Turkey and Middle East Personal Care General Manager and Unilever Turkey Country Head YATAŞ, NURİ ÖZTAŞKIN, CEO KARSAN, OKAN BAŞ, CEO ALBAYRAK GRUBU, ÖMER BOLAT, CEO CIGNA SAĞLIK HAYAT VE EMEKLİLİK, PINAR KURİŞ, General Manager MONDI CORRUGATED TURKEY, SEVİNÇ YENER ÇİMECİOĞLU, CEO L'ORÉAL, SİNEM SANDIKÇI GÖKÇEN, Country General Manager TEKNOSA, SİTARE SEZGİN, General Manager P&G, TANKUT TURNAOĞLU, Turkey, Caucasus and Central Asia Board Chairman, General Manager TELEPERFORMANCE, TÜLAY DOĞRULAR, CEO ARAS KARGO, UTKU AYYARKIN, General Manager ALARKO HOLDİNG, ÜMİT NURİ YILDIZ, Board Member and CEO

2022 Most Appreciated CMOs (Alphabetical order):

TÜRK HAVA YOLLARI, AHMET OLMUŞTUR, General Manager Vice President responsible for Marketing and Sales ARÇELİK, AKIN GARZANLI, General Manager Vice President responsible for Marketing BOSCH TERMOTEKNIK, ALİ AKTAŞ, Turkey & Middle East and Caucasus CMO UNILEVER, ALİ FUAT ORHONOĞLU, Turkey & Middle East Home Care Head TURKCELL, ALPER ERGENEKON, General Manager Vice President responsible for Marketing NIPPON PAINT | BETEK BOYA, ARZU ULUDAĞ ELAZIĞ, Marketing General Manager Vice President SEPHORA, AYÇA KAYA, Sephora Turkey CMO TAV, AYLİN ALPAY, General Manager Vice President responsible for Operations Services Marketing MEY DIAGEO, BAHAR UÇANLAR, Marketing Director ECZACIBAŞI TÜKETİM ÜRÜNLERİ, BİLGE ÇİFTÇİ, Marketing Director ARAS KARGO, BİLLUR BURKUTOĞLU, Marketing General Manager Vice President AKBANK, BURCU CİVELEK YÜCE, Retail Banking and Digital Solutions General Manager Vice President THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, BURÇİN GÜLŞEN İÇAĞASIOĞLU, Turkey Media Unit Marketing, Communications and Creative General Manager Vice President KOTON, BÜŞRA MİRAY MÜFTÜOĞLU DİREN, Marketing and Visual Communications Group Manager SUWEN, CAN DİLEK, Sales Marketing General Manager Vice President BORUSAN OTOMOTİV, CAN METE PAKER, BMW MINI, BMW Motorrad General Manager Vice President DURACELL, CANAN BERKEM UZUN, Turkey, Israel and Caucasus Marketing Director A101 YENİ MAĞAZACILIK, CÜNEYT ŞAHİN, Marketing General Manager VESTEL, DUYGU BADEM UYLUKÇUOĞLU, Marketing General Manager Vice President ŞİŞECAM, EBRU ŞAPOĞLU, Sales General Manager Vice President MİGROS, EKMEL NURİ BAYDUR, Marketing Executive Board Member BEYMEN, ELİF GÖKTAŞ, Marketing and Communications General Manager Vice President TEKNOSA, EMRE KURTOĞLU, Digital Commerce and Marketing General Manager Vice President ATASUN OPTİK, ERDEM ALTAY, Marketing and E-Commerce Director PHILIPS, ESİN KARADEDE, Middle East, Turkey and Africa Marketing Director OTOKOÇ OTOMOTİV, ESRA ARSLANBAŞ KAYNAK, Marketing Director HAVER FARMA İLAÇ, ESRA ERBİLGİN, Marketing and Sales Director TAT GIDA, ESRA SÜZME, CMO DEMİRÖREN MEDYA, ESTİ PEKDEMİR, Marketing and Communications Group Head Mplus (CMC), FUNDA ERASLAN, Global Marketing and Communications Director HOPİ, GÜL SAĞIR AYDIN, General Manager Vice President responsible for Marketing and CRM GARANTİ BBVA, IŞIL AKDEMİR EVLİOĞLU, Customer Solutions and Digital Banking General Manager Vice President KİĞILI, İLKAY KELEŞ, Marketing Director & Authorized Member BluTV, M. NAZ ATMACA ÖZDURAK, Marketing Director L'ORÉAL, MERVE ATUK TOKER, Turkey Digital and Marketing Vice President NESTLE, NECDET KALKAN, Nescafé & Starbucks Business Unit General Manager ABDİ İBRAHİM, DR. OĞUZ MÜLAZIMOĞLU, Sales and Marketing General Manager Vice President and Executive Board Member ADİDAS, ONUR DEMİRCAN, Senior Brand Marketing Director PROCTER & GAMBLE, ONUR YAPRAK, Turkey, Caucasus and Central Asia CMO and Marketing Vice President KIMBERLY CLARK TÜRKİYE, ORJİN İBAR, Turkey, Central Asia and Caucasus Marketing Director SABANCIDX, ÖZLEM KALKAN, General Manager Vice President responsible for Marketing ÇELEBİ HOLDİNG GIDA, PELİN AKIN ÇİFTÇİOĞLU, Little Caesars Pizza Turkey Marketing Director DOMINO'S PIZZA EURASIA, PINAR LAFÇI TOGAY, Marketing and Digital General Manager Vice President BAYER, PINAR SALTAT, Consumer Health Turkey Marketing Director SHELL & TURCAS, SEHER POYRAZOĞLU, Marketing Director AK GIDA - İÇİM SÜT, SELİN DORA FALAY, Marketing Director PETROL OFİSİ, SİNAN SEHA TÜRKSEVEN, Marketing Director TFI TAB GIDA YATIRIMLARI, SİNAN ÜNAL, CMO İGA İSTANBUL HAVALİMANI İŞLETMESİ, SİNEM YILMAZ, Marketing and Customer Experience Director BANVİT, YASEMİN GÜRLEROĞLU, Banvit BRF Marketing and Corporate Communications Director

2022 Most Appreciated CHROs (Alphabetical order):

TÜRK HAVA YOLLARI, ABDULKERİM ÇAY, General Manager Vice President responsible for Human Resources TÜPRAŞ, AHMET AKSOY, Human Resources Director ÇALIK HOLDİNG, AHMET RATİP KUMBASAR, Human Resources Group Head FORD OTOSAN, ALİ RIZA AKSOY, Human Resources Head OPET PETROLCÜLÜK A.Ş., ASLI AŞAR, Human Resources Director DOĞUŞ TEKNOLOJİ, ASLI BARIŞ, General Manager Vice President responsible for Human Resources IKEA TÜRKİYE, AYLA AKKABAN MAŞLAK, Human Resources General Manager Vice President FİBA GROUP, AYLİN YAZGAN İYİCİK, Human Resources Director MPLUS (CMC), BARIŞ ŞANLIOĞLU, Human Resources General Manager Vice President PROCTER & GAMBLE, BERNA YENER AKSU, Turkey, Caucasus and Central Asia Board Member and Senior Director responsible for Human Resources SABANCI ÜNİVERSİTESİ, BERRİN YILMAZ, Human Resources Director GROUPE ROCHER - FLORMAR, DR. BESTE ŞİRİN, Global Human Resources Director QNB FİNANSBANK, CENK AKINCILAR, Human Resources General Manager Vice President LOREAL, DEMET HATİPOĞLU AKMAN, Human Resources Director AKKÖK HOLDİNG & AKENERJİ, DUYGU ERZURUMLU CENGİZ, CHRO PURATOS, EBRU PİLAV, Human Resources Director İNCİ HOLDİNG, ELİF İÇÖREN, Human Resources and Corporate Communications Director ÜNLÜ & CO, ELİF ÖZER, Human Resources & Corporate Communications and Marketing Executive Director ALİ RAİF İLAÇ SANAYİ A.Ş., ENGİN DİRİK, Human Resources Director HEPSİBURADA, ESRA BEYZADEOĞLU, Human Resources Group Head ORHAN HOLDİNG, EVRİM BAYAM PAKİŞ, Executive Committee Member and Human Resources Vice Chairman SODEXO, FERİDE DÜZDURAN GÜNDÜZ, Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services Human Resources Director ASTRAZENECA, FEYZA AYSAN, Human Resources Director ÇELEBİ HAVA SERVİSİ A.Ş., GÖKÇEN DERVİŞOĞLU, Human Resources Director SAHİBİNDEN, GÜNTULU PEKER, Business Support General Manager Vice President SABANCI HOLDİNG, HAKAN TİMUR, Sabancı Holding Human Resources Group Head ALBAYRAK GRUBU, HÜSEYİN YAVUZTÜRK, Human Resources Coordinator NESTLE, İLKAY KAYGANACI, General Manager responsible for Human Resources BORUSAN HOLDİNG, NURSEL ÖLMEZ ATEŞ, Human Resources and Corporate Communications Group Head BAYER, OSMAN DEMİREL, Human Resources Director AKBANK, PINAR ANAPA, Akbank People and Culture General Manager Vice President ALARKO HOLDİNG, PINAR YAMANER, Alarko Holding People and Organization Group Head ASELSAN, PROF. DR. HAKAN KARATAŞ, Corporate Governance General Manager Vice President MEDIAMARKT, SEÇİL NAMRUK, Executive Board Member, Human Resources Director BOYNER, SEDA KAYRAK KIZILTAN, Human Resources General Manager Vice President ARAS KARGO, SELDA ÖZAÇAR, Human Resources General Manager Vice President KALE GRUBU, SELDA SEÇKİNLER, Kale Group Human Resources Director NTT DATA, SELİN BAKAÇHAN, NTT Data Turkey & Mena Human Resources Director SANTA FARMA İLAÇ, SEMA YETKİNER, Human Resources Director SAMSUNG, SEMRA ERGİN, Human Resources Director NOVARTİS, DR. SENAY KIZILKAYA, People and Organization Director DOĞAN HOLDİNG, ŞEBNEM BEZMEN, Human Resources Vice Chairman THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY, ŞENAY ÖZEL, Turkey, Israel and Greece Human Resources Head ŞİŞECAM, ŞENGÜL ARSLAN, Human Resources General Manager Vice President KİBAR HOLDİNG, ŞENNUR KURU, Human Resources Vice Chairman ARÇELİK, TOYGAN PULAT, CHRO POSCO ASSAN, UFUK ÖZDEMİR, Business Support Units General Manager Vice President KOÇ HOLDİNG, UMUT GÜNAL, Koç Holding Human Resources Director DENİZBANK, YAVUZ ELKİN, Human Resources and Deniz Academy Group General Manager Vice President TELEPERFORMANCE, ZÜHRE AYDAN AYAZ, General Manager Vice President responsible for Human Resources