Board Chairman

Vural AKMAN

Mehmet HORSANALI

Dursun GEDİKOĞLU

Ender F. ARSLAN

Alper AKMAN

Murat SARPEL
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.

Volkan AKBIYIK
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.

Özer FİLİZ
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.

Gürkan ERDİM
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.

Cem ÖZDERE
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 ÇOBAN
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.