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AYHAN ZEYTİNOĞLU

IKV CHAIRMAN

IKV Chairman Ayhan Zeytinoğlu studied Business Administration at the University of Indiana (United States) in 1980 following the completion of his BA studies in London. He graduated from the University of Indiana in 1983 with honours. Afterwards, he completed his Master’s degree in International Finance at Butler University in 1985.

In 1986, Zeytinoğlu started working in his family enterprise. Currently, Zeytinoğlu is still working as General Director of Zeytinoğlu Feed & Pet Food  Inc.  (Yem Tarım ve Endüstriyel Ürünler A.Ş). Ayhan Zeytinoğlu has also been acted as the Vice-Presidency of the Board of Directors of Autoport Terminal Operators (Autoport Liman İşletmesi) which is the partner of Arkas and Zeytinoğlu Group. He is the General Coordinator of Zeytinoglu Maritime.

In 1989, he joined the Chamber of Industry of Kocaeli and he became a founding board member of the Chamber ever since its foundation. In 1995, he was appointed as Vice-Chairman and in January 2009, as the Chairman the Chamber of Industry of Kocaeli. He is currently still acting as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Industry of Kocaeli following his re-election in October 2022.

Furthermore, Ayhan Zeytinoğlu is also acting as the Delegate at the General Assembly of TOBB. Furthermore, he is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry and of the ICC/WCF General Council of the World Chambers Federation. Ayhan Zeytinoğlu was also the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Working Group within the framework of B20 Turkey in 2015.