Claudia Pendred holds an MBA from INSEAD, following earlier studies at the University of Oxford and Harvard University.
Claudia Pendred is an experienced board member and has served as a Non-Executive Director on a variety of boards, including listed and private companies, equity and property funds, and charities.
She has over 30 years of experience working in the private sector for two investment banks and in the development sector for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and for the World Bank. For over 25 years, her focus has been on Central and Eastern Europe. She has significant experience in equity and debt investments and has advised on mergers, acquisitions, privatisations, and listings on the stock market.
She has been serving as a Member of the Board of Directors of Rönesans Holding since 2026.
About Rönesans Group
Rönesans Holding, the conglomerate's leading investment entity headquartered in Ankara, is the 50th largest international contracting company globally and one of the largest in Europe. With operations spanning 40 countries across Europe, Central Asia, and Africa, including subsidiaries such as Ballast Nedam in the Netherlands and Heitkamp Industrial Solutions GmbH in Germany, Rönesans has been operating as the main contractor and investor successfully for more than 30 years in construction, real estate, concession, renewable energy and industrial investments. Putting resilience and growth through innovation at the core of the company, with a priority on sustainability and social development, Rönesans has developed projects supporting students with scholarships, academic platforms and initiatives; been a signatory of the UN Global Compact since 2015; and a signatory of the UN Women's Empowerment Principles since 2016.
Under the leadership of its President Emeritus, Erman Ilıcak, Rönesans, along with its partners GIC, Meridiam Infrastructure, Sojitz, Samsung C&T, TotalEnergies, and IFC of the World Bank Group (minority shareholder in the group), has invested more than EUR 8 billion into pioneering projects globally.
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