Firat Sonmez has a extensive work experience in various roles in the food production industry. FIRAT started their career as a Production Engineer at Besler/Ulker Group in 2003. FIRAT then worked at PepsiCo, where they held roles such as Production Specialist, Shift Supervisor, and Production Manager from 2004 to 2012.
In 2012, they joined Agrana as a Plant Manager and also served as an Interim Plant Manager in 2016. FIRAT worked at Agrana until 2020.
From 2020 to 2022, Firat worked at DöhlerGroup, where they held the positions of Plant Manager, Head of Plants, and eventually Head of Plant.
Currently, as of September 2022, they are working as a Production Director at Sunrise Foods International.
Firat Sonmez obtained a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Middle East Technical University (Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi) between 1997 and 2002.
September, 2022 - present