Kordsa
Ozkan Demir has a diverse work experience that spans several industries. Ozkan started their career as a Call Center Agent at AVEA in 2004. Ozkan then worked as a Finance Specialist at Yıldız Holding from 2008 to 2010, where they conducted risk-based audits and reviewed internal controls. Ozkan continued their career at Yıldız Holding as an Internal Auditor from 2010 to 2011, focusing on financial, operational, and compliance audits.
In 2011, Ozkan joined Kordsa and initially served as an Internal Audit Specialist until 2013. Ozkan was then promoted to the role of Head of Global Internal Audit/Manager, a position they held from 2014 to 2020. In this role, they were responsible for planning and organizing the annual audit plan, establishing auditing policies and procedures, and reviewing the company's risk management.
From 2020 to 2022, Ozkan took on the role of Head of Global Internal Audit/Group Manager at Kordsa. In this position, they continued their responsibilities in internal audit and led the finance group.
Overall, Ozkan Demir has extensive experience in finance, internal audit, and risk management in both Yıldız Holding and Kordsa.
Ozkan Demir's education history is summarized as follows:
- In 2021, Ozkan attended Sabanci University and obtained a degree in Data Translator with a focus on Advanced Data Analytics.
- From 2018 to 2019, Ozkan enrolled in Sabancı Business School for an Executive MBA program, although the degree name is not provided.
- In 2019, Ozkan attended Bologna Business School and completed a program in Business Model Innovation and Strategy.
- Also in 2019, Ozkan studied at Columbia Business School and obtained a degree in Negotiation and Leadership.
- In 2009, Ozkan pursued a Master of Science degree in Accounting and Finance at Marmara University, completing it in 2010.
- From 2002 to 2007, Ozkan studied Economics at Istanbul University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree.
- Ozkan completed high school education from 1995 to 2002 at Mersin Yusuf Kalkavan Anatolian High School, with a focus on Mathematics and Science.
In addition to these educational experiences, Ozkan has obtained various certifications in fields such as strategic financial leadership, coaching, internal auditing, risk management assurance, control self-assessment, and internal audit specialization. The years of completion for these certifications range from 2011 to 2022.
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Kordsa
Kordsa’s success story begins in 1973 with Sabancı Holding’s plant investment in Izmit to produce tire cord fabric for tire manufacturers. Through the years, Kordsa becoming the market leader in Turkey has also achieved a leading position in global markets by a great know-how on reinforcement materials and processes, its market leadership, strong R&D practices, open innovative approach and strategic perspective in the tire reinforcement industry. Kordsa has been globally recognized as “The Reinforcer” thanks to its technology and market leadership, strong global footprint and 49 years of experience in the reinforcement technologies. Kordsa, reshaping the industry with its “The Reinforcer” position and its strong innovative approach, has entered new business fields and has implemented its tire reinforcement know-how into construction reinforcement and composite reinforcement industries. Kordsa, the leader of the reinforcement technologies, has established the Composite Technologies Center of Excellence in Technopark Istanbul in 2014. The center became active in 2016 in cooperation with Sabancı University. In this center, lecturers of Sabancı University, PhD students and Kordsa employees will be working under the same roof. In this cooperative model, which will be a pioneer in Turkey, Kordsa implements and conducts the “open innovation” concept. Currently, over 5000 global employees of Kordsa work to deliver reinforcement technologies to the world.