İPEK ILICAK KAYAALP
Chair of the Board of Directors
İpek Ilıcak Kayaalp graduated from the Economics Department of the Middle East Technical University in 2000. She worked in asset management and finance at various international companies until she joined Rönesans Holding in 2006, where she served as a member of the Executive Board and held the role of Head of Treasury until 2014. In January 2014, she was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of Rönesans Holding.
İpek Ilıcak Kayaalp is a member of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Directors of the Rönesans Education Foundation, she actively participates in various notable non-governmental organizations. Since 2024, İpek Ilıcak Kayaalp has been a member of the Business Advisory Board at UNICEF Türkiye due to her efforts in Rönesans’s 2023 Gaziantep-Kahramanmaraş Earthquake aid.
HÜSEYİN ÖZDEMİR
Vice Chairman of the Board
Hüseyin Özdemir graduated from TED Ankara College in 1998. He had his bachelor’s degree at METU Civil Engineering Department in 2003 and his master's degree at METU Industrial Engineering Department in 2005. Following his experience at construction companies since he had his bachelor’s degree, he joined the Rönesans group in 2008 and worked as the member of Rönesans Türkiye İnşaat Group’s Executive Board and Board Member after holding different positions in Turkish projects. Since 2021, he has been a Rönesans Holding Board Member.
BERNARD CHARLES LEONARD PASQUIER
Board Member
Bernard Charles Leonard Pasquier, following graduation from Harvard University in 1984, joined The World Bank Group through the Young Professional Program and retired from the World Bank in 2004.
His assignments in Washington, Brazil and India included being the Senior Advisor to the World Bank President on private sector issues and being the Regional Director at the International Finance Corporation for the South Asia, and the Latin America and Caribbean regions. Bernard acts as a Member of the Board of Directors at Rönesans Holding since 2019.
KAAN ARSLAN
Board Member
Kaan Arslan graduated from Middle East Technical University Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and afterwards, he completed his MBA program at Bilkent University. He began his career at Interbank and he assumed different roles in this bank between the years 1990-1998. After working as the General Manager of Commercial Banking at Bayındır Bank from 1998 until 2001, he assumed several positions as Executive Vice President of Ziraat Bankası and Finansbank before he joined Rönesans Holding and he acts as the Member of the Executive Board and Member of the Board of Directors at Rönesans Holding since 2010.
TANER BİLGİN
Board Member
After graduating from the Middle East Technical University’s Department of Industrial Engineering in 2000, he started his career in the finance industry as an internal auditor. After ten years of experience in this position, he joined Rönesans Holding, where he served in various departments, including finance, compliance, internal auditing and risk management. In 2020, he was appointed a member of the Board of Directors.
EMRE HATEM
Board Member
After graduating from the Civil Engineering Department of Boğaziçi University in 2000, Emre Hatem completed the Marmara University Management and Organization Master's program. After working in various banks for five years, he worked at Garanti BBVA between 2005 and 2022, in charge of Investment Banking and Finance, Corporate Loans, as well as Project Finance Structuring, and Sustainability activities. He has been a Board Member of Rönesans Holding since 2022.
EVREN SESLİ
Board Member
In 2001, Evren Sesli graduated from Boğaziçi University, majoring in Economics, and later obtained her master's degree in the same field from Bocconi University. Sesli's professional career started at the Ministry of Finance, where she gained valuable experience. Subsequently, she held the positions of chief expert and economist at the Competition Authority, making significant contributions until 2017. Transitioning from the public sector, she then joined an international law firm, assuming roles as a consultant and manager from 2017 to 2022. Since 2023, Sesli has held a prominent position as a member of the Board of Directors at Rönesans Holding, further leveraging her expertise and influence.
BRAMSKE VAN BEIJMA
Board Member
Bramske van Beijma thoe Kingma– Dudok van Heel obtained her master's degree from the University of Leiden in the field of Public Administration with a specialization in Management of Information Systems in 1998. Her career journey began as a Project Manager at airline KLM Cargo, followed as a Consultant and later as an accomplished Account Manager at engineering and consulting firm Tebodin. In 2012, she joined contractor Royal BAM Group, holding pivotal roles in energy transition initiatives amongst others at BAM Infra Energy & Water. In 2020, she joined Ballast Nedam, a Rönesans Holding group company based in the Netherlands. Currently, she serves as the Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and the Director of Digital Transformation & Innovation, making significant contributions to both the company and the broader industry at Ballast Nedam. Since 2023, she has also held the position of Board Member at Rönesans Holding.
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