Yeni Birlik / 32 OUT OF TURKEY'S 'TOP 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL CHROs' ARE WOMEN

09 October 2024

The results of the 'Top 50 Most Influential CHROs' study, conducted by DataExpert in collaboration with BMI Business School and ongoing since 2016, have been announced. The list was prepared by evaluating the impact and competencies of HR leaders in over a thousand companies, covering executives responsible for companies that represent 65% of Turkey's economy, with employee counts ranging from 1,000 to 70,000. Women leaders, who made up 60% of the most influential HR leaders last year, increased to 64% this year, with 32 women included in the list. The awards for the 'Top 50 Most Influential CHROs,' determined for the 7th time this year, will be presented at CHRO Summit 2024, which will be held on October 16 under the theme of Re-Skilling in The Age of AI. The 2024 results of the 'Top 50 Most Influential CHROs' study, conducted for the 7th time by DataExpert and BMI Business School, have been revealed. The top 50 were selected based on the performance and competencies of the candidates in the CHRO success criteria, as reviewed by an Advisory Board.

The companies whose HR leaders made it to the list include national and international companies such as Turkish Airlines, Mercedes-Benz Turkey, Petrol Ofisi Group, OYAK, QNB Finansbank, TEB, Siemens Healthineers, Kibar Holding, Turkcell, Eczacıbaşı Group, Şişecam, Hepsiburada, TAV Airports Holding, Vodafone Turkey, Tüpraş, Yapı Kredi, Akbank, L'Oreal Turkey, IC Holding, Beko, Borusan Automotive, IGA Istanbul Airport, Boyner Group, Koç Holding, and Ford Otosan. Awards for Turkey's Top 50 Most Influential Human Resources Leaders, whose performances were evaluated by the Advisory Board of industry experts and academics, will be presented at CHRO Summit 2024, held at Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus on October 16. CHRO Summit 2024, which will host key decision-makers and thought leaders in the field of human resources in Turkey, will feature more than 23 top-level speakers. Some of the names attending the summit, held under the theme Re-Skilling in The Age of AI, are as follows:

Ali Matar, LinkedIn EMEA Leader of Emerging Markets; Can Örüng, OYAK Chief Human Resources and Sustainability Officer; Dinçer Güleyin, Mercer CEO of the Eastern Mediterranean Region; Dr. Doğan Başar, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources, Strategy and Support Services at Türkiye Sigorta; Elif Nur Çakır Vurgun, Partner at Esin Attorney Partnership; Prof. Dr. Erhan Aslanoğlu, Economist and Faculty Member; Erkan Durdu, Turkcell Deputy General Manager of Human and Business Support; Erkin Uzun, Deputy General Manager of Digital Card Solutions at Token Financial Technologies; Fatih Mustafa Çelebi, Co-founder and CEO of Meditopia; Güntulu Peker, Deputy General Manager of People and Sustainability at sahibinden.com; Hale Ökmen Ataklı, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources at ING Turkey; İlksen Keleş, Leader of Human Capital Services at Deloitte Turkey; Levent Sevinç, Founder and CEO of Assessment Systems Turkey; Nazire Ulusoy, Head of People & Culture at IC Holding; Nazlı Tlabar Güler, Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Vodafone Turkey; Necmi Bahar, Workforce Management Coordinator at Securitas; Önder Erdem, Chairman of the Board at Hedef Filo; Seda Kaplan Erdoğan, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources at IGA Istanbul Airport; Şengül Arslan, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources at Şişecam; Umut Günal, Human Resources Director at Koç Holding; Yasin Altunkaya, Managing Partner at DataExpert; Yeliz Çetinkaya, CHRO at TEI; Yeşim Çokeker, Deputy General Manager of Human Resources at DeFacto and Board Member at TEGEP; and Yeşim Özlale Önen, Group President of Human Resources and Sustainability at Sabancı Holding.

For more detailed information about CHRO Summit 2024, visit https://chrosummit.com.tr/.

METHODOLOGY AND SCOPE OF THE RESEARCH

Initially, over 1,500 organizations were identified based on the announced 500 lists in Turkey, publicly traded companies, conglomerates, and applications submitted to the research. Over a thousand organizations with significant revenue, assets, employee counts, and sectoral reputation were included in the study. Senior HR leaders from these organizations were reached, and their performance, work experience, and adaptation to the evolving HR function were assessed through a series of questions. After a comprehensive analysis by the Advisory Board, the top 50 most influential CHROs in Turkey were determined based on their standout performances, and the final list was established following voting and evaluations.