01 January 2025
The "Most Influential Supply Chain Professionals in Turkey" awards and the Project of the Year were announced in collaboration with SCP Club, Slimstock, and LODER.
The 10th edition of the "Most Influential Supply Chain Professionals in Turkey" awards ceremony took place on December 4th. Ahmet Özgün Doğan, the Supply Chain Director of Karsan, won the Project of the Year Award.
Before the announcement of the awards, LODER Board Chair Prof. Dr. Gülçin Büyüközkan stated in her opening speech: "We organize this award to share the valuable work of professionals in Turkey. Additionally, we select the best project of the year," she said. Songül Sezer, Country Manager of Slimstock Turkey, also thanked supply chain professionals for their contributions during her speech.
After the opening speeches, project presentations were made. The special guest of the award ceremony was Jonathon Karelse, CEO of NorthFind Management and Author. Karelse highlighted the increasing importance of supply chain management and said, "The impact of effective or ineffective supply chain management became evident during the global pandemic. Supply chain management has become a field that ordinary people, not just supply chain experts, have started to notice."
2024 PROJECTS OF THE YEAR:
• Most Sustainable Project: Ali Ersever - Schneider Electric
• Most Technological Project: Begüm Çağlayan - Sandoz
• Most Innovative Project: Ahmet İlham İster - Coca-Cola
• Most Effective Project: Aziz Ünal - Enerjisa Üretim
MOST INFLUENTIAL SUPPLY CHAIN PROFESSIONALS IN TURKEY:
• Kürşat Apan - Director, Mey Diageo
• Kudret Arman - Supply Chain Director, P&G
• Meriç Atalay - CSCO, Deputy General Manager Responsible for Supply Chain, Tavuk Dünyası
• Dr. Mustafa Barış - Logistics Director, TIP Region, Döhler Group
• Dr. Mehmet Beytur - Deputy General Manager of Support Services and Procurement Management, Türk Telekom
• Begüm Çağlayan - Supply Chain Director, Sandoz
• Ertuğrul Çelebi - Deputy General Manager of Logistics, English Home
• Ahmet Özgür Doğan - Supply Chain Director, Karsan
• Ali Ersever - Supply Chain Director, Schneider Electric
• Nevzat Hacıoğlu - Supply Chain and Logistics Director, Koçtaş
• Ahmet İlham İster - Supply Chain Planning and Optimization Director, Coca-Cola
• Dr. Orhan Orhon - CPO, Head of Procurement Group, Çalık Holding
• Nesime Esra Sancak Basat - Senior Supply Chain Manager, Climate, Samsung
• Ahmet Seyhan - Supply Chain Director, Hasçelik
• Aziz Ünal - Deputy General Manager of Operations and Supply Chain, Enerjisa Üretim
• Arzu Ünay - Operations Director, L'Oréal
• Ahmet Yağcı - Logistics Director, Penti
• Ferda Yapıcı - Supply Chain Director, Netaş
• Cenk Yenginer - Deputy General Manager of Category and Supply Chain, Teknosa
• Adem Yüksel - Supply Chain Director and Information Technology, Schott