Stars of the Year Jury

Shaping the Future

Gül Erol

Yıldız Tech CEO

Sridhar Ramamurthy

pladis CFO

Uğur Demirel

Yıldız Holding Retail Group President & Şok Marketler CEO

Özgür Kölükfakı

pladis TURCA Managing Director & Ülker CEO

Yasemin Budak

Penta CIO

Onur Ahat

Yıldız Holding Advisor

Synergy in Action

Fahrettin Günalp Ertik

Yıldız Holding CFO

Buket Uğur

Yıldız Holding HR Leader

Kayhan Zenginoğlu

pladis TURCA Sales Vice President

Mert Altınkılınç

Yıldız Holding Food Group President & Besler CEO

Ziya Kayacan

Yıldız Holding Retail Group CFO

Mustafa Lütfü Demirel

Polinas Chief Operating Officer

Pınar Ilgaz

Independent Board Member

Sustainable Impact

Doğan Coşgun

Yıldız Holding Chief Legal Officer

Yeliz Kara

Yıldız Holding Corporate Communications Leader

Süheyl Aybar

pladis TURCA SQSE, OpEx, NPD Vice President

Mustafa Kurtcu

Şok Marketler Projects and Business Development Director

Kerem Çetin

Besler R&D Group Director

Serkan Yandı

Gözde Girişim Finance Director

Ali Atıf Bir

Yıldız Holding Advisor

pladis

Driving Growth

Jennifer Moss

pladis Chief R&D Officer

Kurt Freiner

pladis Brand Innovation Platforms Vice President

Ali Sertakan

pladis TURCA R&D Vice President

Shruti Chauhan

pladis UK&I CFO

Naz Kaplan

pladis Senior Assistant Brand Manager

Operational Excellence

Mario Reis

pladis Chief Supply Chain Officer

Kadir Kamadan

pladis Chief Technology and Manufacturing Excellence Officer

Nataliya Otluoğlu

pladis Data, AI and Digital Transformation Vice President

Eylem Özgür

pladis TURCA HR Vice President

Matt Gould

pladis Engineering Technician

Winning the Customer

David Murray

pladis Chief Commercial Officer and GODIVA Managing Director

Trevor Callendar

pladis UK&I Customer Vice President

Helen McCarthy

pladis Global Corporate Finance Vice President

Narmeen Khan

pladis MENAI Chief Marketing Officer

Adel Shehata

pladis MENAI OT Manager

Investing in People

Geraldine Fraser

pladis Chief Human Resources Officer

Tom Williams

pladis Global General Counsel

Craig Spickett

pladis Talent and Culture Vice President

Tayfun Namdar

pladis TURCA Supply Chain Vice President

Desmond Kwok

pladis Asia Pacific Senior HR Manager

Food All Categories

Gülizar Öcal Doğan

Besler Marketing & Sustainability Vice President

Ufuk Kasar

Besler Financial Affairs and IT Vice President

Özhan Nuri Özesenli

Besler Procurement & Supply Chain Vice President

Ilgın Hasırcıoğlu

Besler Foreign Trade General Manager

Erhan Çetin

Aytaç CEO

Önder Sami Atay

Continental Confectionary Company General Manager

Retail All Categories

Ziya Kayacan

Yıldız Holding Retail Group CFO

Tuncer Konak

Yıldız Holding Retail Group CHRO

Altan Sekmen

Bizim Toptan General Manager

Deniz Alkaç

g2m General Manager

Furkan Akiner

Seç Market General Manager

Mustafa Kurtcu

Şok Marketler Projects and Business Development Director

Gözde & Central Functions All Categories

Levent Sipahi

Makina Takım General Manager

Fezal Okur Eskil

Yıldız Holding Chief Strategy and M&A Officer

Zekeriya Cengiz Acar

Azmüsebat General Manager

Faik Önaldı

Polinas CEO

Fatih Erünsal

Penta General Manager

Ecem Altıok

Yıldız Holding Investment Director