Jak Eskinazi Reelected with Renewed Confidence
Jak Eskinazi re-elected at Aegean Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association. At the Aegean Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association 2021 ordinary general meeting held at the Aegean Exporters Associations Conference Hall, the slate prepared by incumbent President Jak Eskinazi received approval for the 2022-2026 term with 45 votes.
At the General Meeting, chaired by Orhan Sovuksu with record keeper members Uğur Yılmaz and Mark Sevinti, ETHİB President Jak Eskinazi stated that 2021 saw a record export growth rate of 66 percent, bringing 400 million dollars in foreign currency to Turkey, and that they are targeting 500 million dollars in exports for 2022.
Sustainability and Digitalization as Priority Areas
Eskinazi emphasized that in the coming period they will focus on sustainability and digitalization to reach export targets, saying "We are among the sectors experiencing the fastest transformation and awareness regarding sustainability. We launched a URGE project called 'Developing Sustainable Competition in the Textile Sector' with 18 of our companies participating. It is important that sustainability spreads to the grassroots, and we have applied to the Ministry for a support mechanism such as design assistance on this matter, and this support that will make us one of the leading countries on this issue will significantly contribute to our exporters' competitiveness." Noting that digitalization will be the other area they will focus on, Eskinazi continued: "By benefiting from the advantages of digitalization, we will continue to reach our main markets and new export markets. Between 24-28 May 2021, we conducted a Spain Digital Sectoral Trade delegation for the Spanish market together with the Uludağ Textile Exporters Association and our Aegean Ready-Made Garment and Apparel Exporters Association. Of course, with the pandemic, the shift to e-commerce increased, digitalization was used intensively in production and design processes, and in customer communication, and digital transformation became indispensable for our companies to achieve faster and more flexible production and reduce costs." Eskinazi stated that they will continue promotional activities to encourage successful young people taking university entrance exams to choose Textile Engineering, and emphasized that cooperation with all relevant exporter associations on this matter will continue. Eskinazi stated that they completed the URGE Project on Increasing Export Potential in the Technical Textiles Sector that they launched in previous years for higher-value-added production and exports, saying "We will continue joint work with our Technical Textiles Research and Application Center, TEKSMER, which we established for this purpose. We held the launch of TEKSMER at our Association on 31 March 2022 and it had strong participation from our sector. With the establishment of TEKSMER, the activities that started were promoted and the products they developed were presented. TEKSMER will work more effectively in the upcoming period."Who is Jak Eskinazi?
Jak Eskinazi, elected for the second time to the Aegean Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association, was born in Izmir on 5 July 1954. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University with a degree in Civil Engineering. After graduating from university, Eskinazi worked in the construction sector for approximately 5 years, then moved to the textile sector, the profession of his grandfather and father. He has been working in the textile sector for approximately 40 years. He continues his business career as Board Chairman of Pergamon Status Dış Ticaret A.Ş., Roteks Tekstil İhracat A.Ş. and Spot Teksit San. Tic. A.Ş. Having served for many years at the Aegean Exporters Associations and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Eskinazi joined the Aegean Ready-Made Garment and Apparel Exporters Association Board of Directors in 1997. Between 2001-2003, he served as Vice Chairman during Mete Uğuz's presidency. Between 2003-2010, he served as Board Chairman of the Aegean Ready-Made Garment and Apparel Exporters Association. Between 2004-2018, he served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Izmir Chamber of Commerce for 14 years. He is currently a Council Member at the Izmir Chamber of Commerce. He has served as Board Member of the Turkish Exporters Council Board of Directors and EGEV Board of Directors. Between 2014-2018, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aegean Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association. On 19 April 2018, he was elected Chairman of the Aegean Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association Board of Directors, and on 10 May 2018, he was elected Coordinator Chairman of the Aegean Exporters Associations. He became the only person to chair two different associations in the history of the Aegean Exporters Associations. He currently serves as Honorary Consul of Israel in Izmir, Board Member of İZQ, Member of the Board of Trustees of Izmir University of Economics, and Board Member of İZFAŞ. Eskinazi has been married to Mirey Eskinazi for 42 years, has 1 child and 2 grandchildren. He speaks English.Advertisement
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