 | Talip Murat KolbaşıChairman
Talip Murat Kolbası graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Business administration in 1987. He started his business life in 1988 in the Arzum Elektrikli Ev Aletleri A.S. Throughout his career, he managed the sales, business development, and export departments. As of 2008, he has served as the General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Arzum. He has been chairman of the Board of Directors since September 2015. In 2008, with a 49% share transfer, he led the partnership with Turkish Household Appliances B.V., a subsidiary of Ashmore Group, one of the world's leading investment firms, contributing to Arzum's progress towards becoming a leading company in the sector. In 2013, he was instrumental in selling 49% of Arzum's shares to SDA International.
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 | Yasemin Rezan KolbaşıVice Chairman
Yasemin Rezan Kolbası, graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in 1980. During her university years, she worked at the family company, Güney Ithalat A.S., and later on represented Arzum in international fair organizations. After 1999 Kolbası joined Arzum full-time.
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 | Ali Osman KolbaşıBoard Member
Ali Osman Kolbası, started his business life in Arzum, then called Güney Ithalat ve Pazarlama A.S. and worked at all levels. He had an active role in increasing the brand's recognition and creating a nationwide distributor network. He now serves as a Board Member on the Directors' Board.
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 | Hakan ErkunBoard Member
Hakan Erkun graduate from Boğaziçi University’s
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, with a degree in
Business Administration, He began his career in 1996 as an Auditor at
KPMG and later worked as as a Senior Auditor at PwC.
In 2001, he
joined Danone Nutricia where he held key financial roles in Infant and
Toddler Nutrition and Advanced Medical Nutrition divisions, first as
Reporting and Control Manager and then as Reporting and Financial
Control Manager. In 2004, he was appointed Finance Director of Danone
Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition, followed by his appointment as
Finance Director of Danone Nutricia Infant and Toddler Nutrition
division in the same year. From 2005 to 2012, he served as a Board
Member of Danone Nutricia (Numil Gıda San. ve Tic. A.Ş.).
Between
2013 and 2016, Erkun held the position of Finance Director for the
Turkey-Iran HUB at Danone Nutricia Infant and Toddler Nutrition. In
2016, he transitioned to Danone’s Water division as Finance Director for
the EME region (Europe and the Middle East), overseeing financial
operations in Iran, Turkey, Poland, Denmark, and Spain. During this
time, he also served as a board member of Sırmagrup İçecek Sanayi ve
Ticaret A.Ş. (Turkey) and Aqua D’or Mineral Water A.Ş. (Denmark).
In
2017, he left these positions and joined Ontex BVBA in Belgium as
Finance Director for the MEAA region (Middle East, Africa, Asia),
working on manufacturing operations in Turkey, Algeria, Pakistan, and
Ethiopia, as well as export operations and mergers and acquisitions
projects across the rest of the region.
At the beginning of 2021,
Erkun took on the role of Finance Director at Savola Gıda Sanayi ve
Ticaret A.Ş.,before being appointed as Director of Financial and
Administrative Affairs at Balsu Gıda in November 2021 In March 2023, he
took on the role of CFO at Koroplast Temizlik ve Ambalaj Ürünleri Sanayi
ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş. Before becoming Arzum’s Chief Finance Officer /
Executive Vice President, he served as Chief Finance Officer at Peyman.
Fluent in English, Erkun also has intermediate proficiency in German,
Italian, and French. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of
Trustees of the Koruncuk Foundation and a member of BÜMED (Boğaziçi
University Alumni Association) and Büyük Kulüp (The Grand Club).
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 | Yıldırım Can ArpaçayIndependent Board Member
Y. Can Arpaçay, a graduate of the Department of Statistics at the Faculty of Science and Letters at Middle East Technical University, Can Arpaçay began his career in 1993 as a Financial Analyst in the Credit Marketing Department at Demirbank. He subsequently worked as a Manager in the Commercial and Corporate Marketing Departments at Bank Kapital, Anadolubank, Denizbank, and Turkland Bank, and continued his career in the financial sector as the Bursa Regional Manager of the Credit Guarantee Fund in July 2012. Following his retirement from this position in January 2018, he leverages his industry experience to provide financial consulting on topics such as cash flow and credit processes. He is also registered with the Ministry of Justice’s Expert Panel, serving as a Conciliation Commissioner and providing expert testimony on banking matters. Additionally, since 2024, he has served as General Manager at Referans Dokuma Boya Tekstil Fabrikaları AŞ. |
 | Murat OnsekizoğluIndependent Board Member
After graduating from the Department of Mathematics at Koç University in 2008, Murat Onsekizoğlu began working as a consultant in the Mergers and Acquisitions division at PricewaterhouseCoopers. In 2011, he joined Mediterra Capital—one of Turkey’s largest private equity funds, where he remains a member—as a partner. During his time at Mediterra Capital, he managed investments in Turkey’s leading mid-market companies. Murat Onsekizoğlu earned a master’s degree in Financial Economics from Bilgi University in 2013 and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Stanford University between 2015 and 2017. Returning to Turkey in 2018, Murat Onsekizoğlu began supporting entrepreneurs by mentoring the companies he invests in. His portfolio includes startups such as Buybuddy, Userguiding, Bobu (www.getbobu.com), Temiz.co, Normod, and Opentrons. Murat Onsekizoğlu also holds active roles in leading Turkish civil society organizations such as TÜGİAD, the Turkish Information Society Foundation, and TKYD, and is a member of the team representing the Stanford University Alumni Association in Turkey. |