Güler Sabancı

Güler Sabancı

Güler Sabancı
Born 1955 (age 60–61)
Nationality Turkish
Education Business administration
Alma mater Boğaziçi University
Occupation CEO
Organization Sabancı Holding
Parent(s) İhsan Sabancı, Yüksel (Tarcan) Sabancı

Güler Sabancı (born 1955) is a third-generation female member of the Sabancı family, and currently the chairperson of the family-controlled Sabancı Holding,[1] the second-biggest industrial and financial conglomerate of Turkey.[2] As of 2014, she is listed as the 60th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.[3]

Education and early career

Güler was born the daughter and first child of İhsan Sabancı and his wife Yüksel in 1955 in Adana, Turkey. After finishing high school at TED Ankara College in Ankara, she was educated in business administration at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. In 1978. She also completed Harvard University's advanced management program.[4] She started her professional career at LasSA, a family-owned tire production company in Kocaeli Province. She was then appointed general manager of KordSA, a position she held for 14 years. Later, Güler Sabancı became a member of the board of directors at Sabancı Holding, heading the tires and reinforcement materials group, as well as having responsibility for human resources.

Sabancı Holding

Güler Sabancı is the chairman and managing director of Sabancı Holding,[5] one of the leading and most reputable business groups in Turkey. She started her career at the tire manufacturing company of the group and held various roles at the other group companies. Ms. Sabancı is the Founding President of Sabancı University and also acts as chairman of the [6] and chairman of the board of trustees of the Sabancı Foundation, the leading private foundation in Turkey. She is the first and only female member of European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT).[7] In October 2013, she was named 2nd on Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business (outside USA).[8] She has received several awards for philanthropy and leadership including David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award.,[9] Clinton Global Citizen Award,[10] Raymond Georis Innovative Philanthropist Award [11] and European School of Management Responsible Leadership Award [12]

In 2012, Sabancı was appointed a member of the board of United Nations Global Compact, the UN's highest-level advisory body involving business, civil society, labour and employers organizations.[13]

As of 2014, she is listed as the 60th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.[3]

Awards, decorations and honorary degrees

Orders and decorations

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "10 Global leaders - 7. Guler Sabanci (7) - FORTUNE". cnn.com. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Guler Sabanci - Forbes". forbes.com. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. 1 2 "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Smith, Helena (17 September 2006). "Interview: Guler Sabanci, Turkey's most famous female entrepreneur | Business | The Observer". The Guardian (London: GMG). ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Chairman and managing director of Sabancı Holding
  6. ↑ Sakıp Sabancı Museum
  7. ↑ European Round Table of Industrialists
  8. 1 2 Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business (outside USA).
  9. 1 2 David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award
  10. 1 2 Clinton Global Citizen Award
  11. 1 2 Raymond Georis Innovative Philanthropist Award
  12. 1 2 European School of Management Responsible Leadership Award
  13. ↑ "Secretary-General Appoints New Global Compact Board Members, Strengthens Focus on Business Engagement". United Nations Global Compact. April 19, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.

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