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Vural AKMAN

Chairman of the Board of Directors
He was born in 1954 in Gallipoli. He completed his high school education at Haydarpaşa High School. In 1975, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Electricity, Department of Electronics and Communication. After graduation, he completed his master’s degree at Boğaziçi University. During his master’s degree, his first initiative was to establish an engineering office. Afterwards, he undertook electrical and electronic contracting works for the construction sector. In 1981, he founded EMPA in order to do business in semiconductor technologies.
Mehmet Horsanaı

Mehmet HORSANALI

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors
He was born in 1965 in Kayseri. After graduating from Yıldız University, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, he completed his master’s degree in the same department and worked as a research assistant. He worked as an electronics engineer, technical manager and assistant general manager in various companies in the electronics and computer sectors. In 1998, he joined EMPA as general manager and continues to serve as chief executive officer and member of the board of directors as vice chairman of the board of directors.
Dursun Gedikoğlu

Dursun GEDİKOĞLU

Board Member
He was born in 1962 in Erzincan-Kemaliye. After graduating from Ankara Demetevler High School, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering as a mechanical engineer. In 1987, he completed his military service as a reserve officer. In 1989, he started working as a field sales engineer at EMPA. He worked as sales manager and sales director at EMPA. He continued to work at EMPA as assistant general manager and executive board member. He continues to serve as a member of EMPA board of directors.
Ender F. Arslan

Ender F. ARSLAN

Board Member
Born in 1967 in Ankara, he graduated from METU Mechanical Engineering Department as a high mechanical engineer. He worked as an engineer in the establishment of Ankara Arçelik Dishwasher Factory. Between 1999 and 2002, he worked as Strategic Planning Manager at Arthur Andersen. Between 2002 and 2005, he worked as Corporate Finance Manager at İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., providing services to national and international companies on company sales & acquisitions, public offerings and valuation. Between 2005 and 2024, he worked as the head of strategy and business development at Akkök Holding, Kale Holding and Yıldırım Group companies. In December 2024, he started to serve as a member of the Board of Directors at EMPA.
Alper Akman

Alper AKMAN

Board Member
Born in 1980 in Istanbul, he graduated from I.U. State Conservatory Composition Department in 2007 and completed his master’s degree in film and drama at Kadir Has University in 2010. From 2010 to 2024, he served as a member of the executive board responsible for human resources at EMPA. At the same time, with the film production company he owns, he directed the documentary titled The Great Leap, which is sponsored by TESİD, about the history of the Turkish Electronics Industry, and took part in the events held by Empa on a university basis in this context. As of 2024, he continues to serve as a board member at Empa.
Alper Akman

Murat SARPEL

CEO

He was born in 1968 in İzmir. He received his Bachelor’s degree in 1990 and his Master’s degree in 1993 from the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department at METU. Sarpel began his professional career in 1990 in the R&D department of Vestel Electronics. After serving as General Manager for over 20 years at Vestel USA, Vestel Communication, Vestel R&D, and finally Vestel Electronics, he joined Empa Electronics as the Chairman of the Executive Board as of October 2024.

Alper Akman

Volkan AKBIYIK

COO

He was born in 1978 in Düzce. After graduating from Düzce Anatolian High School, he completed his undergraduate studies in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Eskişehir Osmangazi University in 1999. In 2000, he joined EMPA as a product manager. He earned his Master’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 2003 and completed an MBA at Istanbul Kültür University between 2008 and 2009. At EMPA, he has served as a product manager, marketing director, and general manager. He currently continues his role as the general manager and executive board member at EMPA.

Alper Akman

Özer FİLİZ

Chief Financial and Administrative Affairs Officer

She was born in 1977 in Istanbul and graduated from Trakya University. She joined EMPA in 2002 and obtained his Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license in 2006. In 2020, he completed his Master’s degree in Business Administration at Istanbul Commerce University. At EMPA, he has held positions as a financial affairs specialist, financial and administrative affairs manager, and financial and administrative affairs director. She currently continues his role as the financial and administrative affairs director and executive board member at EMPA.

Alper Akman

Gürkan ERDİM

Sales Director

He was born in 1978 in Niğde. After graduating from Niğde High School, he completed his studies in the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Istanbul University in 2000. After completing his military service in 2005, he joined EMPA in 2006. At EMPA, he has held various positions, including sales engineer, sales manager, and sales director. He currently continues to serve as the sales director and executive board member at EMPA.

Alper Akman

Cem ÖZDERE

Marketing Director

He was born in 1980 in Ankara. After completing his primary, secondary, and high school education at TED Ankara College, he continued his studies in the Department of Electronics Engineering at Hacettepe University. While pursuing his master’s degree in the same department after completing his undergraduate education, he started working at EMPA as an application engineer in 2003. At EMPA, he has held various positions, including application engineer, product manager, business development manager, and marketing manager. He currently continues his work as the marketing director.

Alper Akman

Alper ÇOBAN

R&D Director

He was born in 1976 in Bandırma. He completed his primary education in Bandırma and his secondary and high school education at Edirne Anadolu High School (English). In 1995, he enrolled in Yıldız Technical University’s Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering and graduated with a bachelor’s degree. He started his professional career in R&D in 1999. Within the same company, he also held positions as production planning and purchasing manager. In 2004, he joined EMPA, where he took on various roles, including product manager, application engineer, business development manager, and marketing manager. He currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer and a member of the executive board.

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