Mertol Coşkun Appointed General Manager of Skechers Turkey

As part of a new organizational restructuring within Olka Grup, Mertol Coşkun has taken on the leadership of Skechers Turkey. With over 4 years of service at Skechers Turkey, Coşkun has achieved significant results in commercial strategy development and profitability management during his tenure in positions as Commercial Director and Wholesale Sales Director.

Mertol Coşkun, a graduate of Dokuz Eylül University's Department of Economics, brings extensive experience in the commercial sector. Throughout his career, including positions abroad, Coşkun has held middle and senior management roles at companies such as Under Armour, Boyner Büyük Mağazacılık, Trendyol and adidas. Additionally, prior to entering professional business life, Coşkun had a 17-year professional basketball career, bringing his athletic learning into his professional life.

About Skechers Turkey

All activities of Skechers, one of the world's largest sportswear brands, in Turkey have been conducted under the distributorship of Olka Spor Malzemeleri Tic. A.Ş since 2011. Skechers Turkey, which offers products in the categories of sports shoes, everyday shoes, children's shoes, sportswear, everyday apparel and accessories, operates more than 75 stores across the country.

Olka, which holds a textile licensing agreement with Skechers, designs all Skechers-branded textile products sold in Turkey here, develops them in collaboration with the brand's R&D efforts and manufactures them in accordance with quality standards. Skechers Turkey's production facilities, one located in Istanbul Esenyurt and the other in Şanlıurfa, carry out high-volume production of various shoe models. Olka Grup, contributing to Turkey's economy and employment in both retail and manufacturing sectors, includes export to foreign markets through increased production capacity among its future strategic objectives.