Ali Sertakan

Ali SERTAKAN has extensive work experience in the R&D and QA field. Ali started their career at Ülker in 1997 as an R&D and QA Executive at the Biscuit Factory and worked there until 2005. Ali then joined Yıldız Holding as an R&D and QA Manager at the International Operations Division from 2005 to 2006. In 2007, they became the Plant Manager at Ülker. Ali later joined Continental Confectionery Company in 2009, where they served as the QA Manager until 2010 and then as the QA - R&D Director until 2011. From 2011 to 2018, Ali worked at Yıldız Holding, first as the R&D Director for Gum&Candy, then as the R&D Director for Biscuit, Gum&Candy, and finally as the R&D Group Director for Bakery & Confectionery. Since 2018, they have been working as the Vice President of R&D at pladis Global.

Ali Sertakan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Engineering from Trakya University in 1994. Ali later pursued a Master of Science degree in Food Science at the same university, completing it in 2007.