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Ahmet Kürşad Ertin has more than 25 years of international experience in sales, commercial operations, and general management. Throughout his career at Coca-Cola İçecek (CCI), he has held senior leadership positions across Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, as well as the South Asia and Middle East regions.

Ertin joined CCI in 1998 in customer and commercial operations. During the early years of his career, he held various operational and commercial roles across different regions of Türkiye, gaining extensive experience in field management and sales operations.

In 2009, he was appointed General Manager of CCI Azerbaijan. He returned to Türkiye in 2010 to assume the role of Traditional Channel Sales Director, and in 2014 was appointed Sales Director of CCI Türkiye.

In 2015, Ertin was appointed General Manager of CCI Kazakhstan, followed by his appointment as General Manager of CCI Pakistan in 2019. In 2023, he became Regional Director for South Asia and the Middle East, overseeing the company’s operations across Pakistan, Jordan, Iraq and Bangladesh.

Following his tenure as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Ahmet Kürşad Ertin was appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Coca-Cola İçecek, effective 1 July 2026.

Ahmet Kürşad Ertin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hacettepe University.

Ahmet Öztürk was appointed as Coca-Cola İçecek Internal Audit Director as of 1 January 2018. He joined Anadolu Group in August 1995, having graduated from Bilkent University, with a major in Economics. He started his career as an Assistant Financial Control Specialist and continued to work in different roles and responsibilities in group companies, serving as CFO of Coca-Cola Turkmenistan, Coca-Cola Azerbaijan, Efes Ukraine and Efes Serbia between 1999 and 2007 respectively. Öztürk was appointed as the Internal Auditor of Efes Beer Group International operations in July 2007 and promoted to become the Internal Audit Director of Anadolu Efes in January 2011.

Mr. Burak Gürcan joined Anadolu Group 28 years ago and assumed roles of increasing responsibility, accumulating experience in Information Systems through ERP projects, Marketing Management, and Human Resources Systems at Efes Beverage Group, Anadolu Bilişim Services and Anadolu Medical Center. Mr. Gürcan, who was responsible for Talent Management, Rewards & Benefits Management, and Employee Experience Management at Anadolu Group , holds a MSc degree (2001) and BSc degree (1996) in Industrial Engineering, both from Istanbul Technical University. Mr. Gürcan has taken over the Chief Human Resources Officer role as of September 1, 2024.

Burçak Türkeri is a senior corporate affairs and sustainability executive with over 20 years of experience in strategic communications, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability leadership across multiple industries. Throughout her career, she has held diverse communication roles in different companies.

She spent 11 years at Coca-Cola İçecek (CCI), culminating in her role as Group Corporate Communications Manager, where she successfully led communication strategies across 10 countries and managed complex multi-country stakeholder ecosystems.

Following her tenure at CCI, Burçak joined Ford Otosan, a leading joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Koç Holding, as Sustainability and Corporate Communications Director. In this role, she led the company's sustainability efforts while managing corporate communication activities in Türkiye and Romania.

On April 13, 2026, Burçak was appointed Chief Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Officer at Coca-Cola İçecek, where she is responsible for shaping and leading the company's corporate affairs, sustainability, communications, government relations, and stakeholder engagement agenda across CCI's multinational footprint.

Burçak holds a BA in International Relations from Koç University and an MA in European Studies from Boğaziçi University. She is also a graduate of Harvard Business School's Program for Leadership Development.

With 25 years of experience, including two decades within Anadolu Group, Çiçek Özgüneş has led strategic initiatives in debt and equity capital markets, focusing on public and private offerings, capital structuring, risk and liquidity management, corporate governance, and investor relations.

She started her career in 2000 as a research assistant at Prudential Securities in Boston, USA. In 2005, she joined Anadolu Efes’ Corporate Finance & Investor Relations Department, where she supported various capital-raising projects that played a role in the company’s international growth.

In 2015, she was appointed Corporate Finance & Investor Relations Director at Anadolu Efes, a role she held until 2020 before transitioning to Coca-Cola İçecek as Treasury & Investor Relations Director. Over the next four years, she led initiatives in liquidity and debt management, financial risk planning, and investor relations.

In 2024, she took on the role of Finance Director of CCI Türkiye, focusing on financial strategy, operational finance, and regulatory compliance.

Çiçek has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in German from Marmara University and MBA from Boğaziçi University.

Doğa Erzi is a senior executive with over 20 years of experience in sales. Throughout his career, he has provided leadership in sales, operational strategy, business development and commercial transformation to drive organizational growth and change.

He began his career at Coca-Cola İçecek (CCI) in 2003, progressing from sales development roles to senior leadership positions. Throughout his tenure, he took on significant responsibilities across distributor management, field sales, traditional trade, on-premise consumption and modern retail. He gained extensive expertise in key account management, operational strategy and the development of commercial systems. Between 2021 and 2022, he served as Head of Business Development and Transformation, managing major transformation projects, before being appointed Sales Director of CCI Türkiye, where he successfully managed nationwide sales operations. After completing 20 years at CCI, Erzi joined Danone Türkiye as Commercial Director from 2023 to 2025.

As of January 2, 2026, he has been appointed Commercial Excellence Director at Coca-Cola İçecek, where he leads the company’s commercial strategies, driving sales excellence and sustainable growth objectives.

Doğa Erzi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Galatasaray University and an MBA from Yeditepe University.

With more than 25 years of international leadership experience in enterprise digital transformation and technology strategies, Aktan began her career at IBM, where she held regional and global leadership roles across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. During this period, she led complex business and technology transformation programs.

In 2021, Aktan joined Coca-Cola İçecek and led the Enabling Functions Digital Technology and SAP Center of Excellence, driving digitalization, hyper-automation, and AI-driven innovation across the organization.

Aktan holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Boğaziçi University and a master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Marmara University. She has also completed executive education programs at INSEAD. She has been serving as Chief Information and Digital Technology Officer since March 1, 2026.

Born on July 18, 1970 in Balıkesir, Erdinç Güzel graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration. Starting his career at Nestle in 1999 as Regional Sales Coordinator, Mr. Güzel quickly rose to various positions and demonstrated his leadership skills by assuming responsibilities such as Key Account Operations Manager and Western Turkey Sales Center Manager.

Mr. Güzel joined the CCI family in 2009 as Customer and Commercial Operations Manager at CCI Azerbaijan and was appointed as Customer and Commercial Operations Director at CCI Kyrgyzstan in 2013. In January 2014, he was promoted as the General Manager of CCI Kyrgyzstan. In 2016, Mr. Güzel continued his career as General Manager of CCI Azerbaijan and in 2019, he was appointed General Manager of CCI Kazakhstan. In February 2023, he was appointed Regional Director for Central Asia and Caucasus Countries. In his new role, Mr. Güzel is responsible for managing the company's business in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.

Atty. R. Ertuğrul Onur has been serving as the General Counsel of CCI since 2007. He is also currently the Head of CCI Ethics and Compliance Committee. He established the CCI Compliance & Ethics Program and served as CCI Ethics and Compliance Officer between 2013 and 2016. He graduated from Istanbul University’s Law Faculty in 1988. Following the completion of his traineeship in the Konya Bar Association, he worked as a research assistant in the same Law Faculty. Mr. Onur served as Legal Counsel for Mobil Oil Türk A.Ş. and BP Petrolleri A.Ş. between 1995 and 2000. He also worked as BP Türkiye Employee Representative, BP Oil Europe Works Council Member and BP Oil Europe Works Council Link Committee Member. Prior to joining the Coca-Cola system, he set up the legal department in Pfizer İlaçları and served as Assistant General Manager and Legal Director. Mr. Onur implemented various compliance programs as the Compliance Liaison Officer in Pfizer Türkiye. Mr. Onur has 29 years of work experience and is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association.

Hasan Ellialtı has been appointed as Regional Director as of April 1, 2023. Mr. Ellialtı joined CCI in 1997, served in different positions in Turkey sales function until 2015. He worked as Turkey Sales Director between 2015 and 2019. He held the position of General Manager of Coca-Cola İçecek Azerbaijan from 2019 to 2020. Ellialtı assumed the role of General Manager for CCI Turkey from 2020 to 2023. Since 2023 he continues to lead as Regional Director. Mr. Ellialtı graduated from the Business Administration Department of Anadolu University and completed the Business Administration Certificate Program at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Kerem Kerimoglu, a graduate of Middle East Technical University with a major in Mechanical Engineering, worked for Denizli Cam as R&D engineer before joining CCI. Since joining CCI in 1993, Mr. Kerimoğlu held various positions, including Maintenance Supervisor, Production Manager and Operation Manager roles in Ankara Plant, and served as the Operation Manager both for Ankara and Bursa plants between 2003 and 2006. After serving as Türkiye Supply Chain Director between 2006 and 2015, Mr. Kerimoğlu worked as CCI Turkmenistan General Manager between 2015-2017 and CCI Iraq General Manager between 2017 and 2019. Mr. Kerimoğlu assumed the role of CCI Supply Chain Development Director in 2020 and has been working as Supply Chain Director since September 1st 2020.