Hüseyin Gürer

Born in 1961, Hüseyin Gürer holds a BA degree from Ege University, İzmir and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Middle East Technical University, Ankara.

Gürer started his career at Deloitte Turkey in 1986 and worked as an auditor in Deloitte London office in 1989-1990. He rose through the Turkish firm holding various roles, including partner in charge of the audit division, until in 2007 he was appointed CEO. He led Deloitte Turkey as CEO for nine years until 2016, when he retired from the firm and began providing consulting services to Turkish corporates.

During his career with Deloitte, he was prominent in initiatives to bring International Financial Reporting Standards to Turkey, working with groups led by the Ministry of Finance and the professional organisations. Later he worked similarly to promote the development and understanding of auditing and corporate governance standards. He was a member of the Audit Committee of the Foreign Investors’ Association YASED.

Gürer joined the Board of Directors of the Eczacıbaşı Group in May 2018. He heads the Audit and Risk Committee.