Ahmet Erdem received a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Istanbul Technical University and Engineering Management at Istanbul University Institute of Business Administration Erdem, who started working at Shell in 1990, served in the top ranks in Turkey, the Middle East and Europe. After serving as the Investment Manager of Greece and Turkey, the Retail Sales Manager in Turkey; in 2006, he performed a major role in establishing the Shell & Turcas joint venture in which he is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors. After his duties as Retail General Manager and Executive Board Member during the integration of the Joint Venture, he served as the Country President of Kenya that is the operational center of Shell in East Africa and a Member of the Board of Directors at Shell. He participated in Royal Dutch Shell’s risk management training in finance and reputation and has experience of 20 years in risk management.