Agah Uğur

Born in 1957 in İstanbul, Agah Ugur studied Industrial Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK then qualified as a chartered accountant in England in 1985. He worked in Birmingham, London and Jersey offices of Touche Ross & Co (currently Deloitte), Istanbul office of Arthur Andersen and Türkiye Emlak Bankası before joining Borusan Group in 1989 as CFO. In 1995 he was appointed as General Manager in Borusan Holding and served as Group CEO between 2001 and 2018 until he retired. He is currently a board member in Borusan Holding, Dogan Holding, Pegasus Havayolları and Anadolu Efes as well as advisory board member in reputable Turkish corporations. In addition, Agah Ugur is a partner and chairman in venture capital firm, Bogazici Ventures and he also manages his own portfolio of technology startups. Agah held more than 15 board and advisory board positions in various NGO’s during his professional career. Currently he is a member of High Advisory Council of TUSIAD, member of the Board of Trustees of Sabanci University, member of the Advisory Board of DEIK/Turkish American Business Council, member of the Advisory Board of Columbia University Istanbul Global Center and he is mentoring at Endeavour Association, YGA (Young Guru Academy) and Women on Board Association.