Güler Sabancı
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Güler Sabancı
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| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Business administration |
| Alma mater | Boğaziçi University |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Organization | Sabancı Holding |
| Parent(s) | İhsan Sabancı, Yüksel (Tarcan) Sabancı |
Güler Sabancı (born 1955) is a third-generation female member of the Sabancı family, and currently the chairperson of the family-controlled Sabancı Holding,[1] the second-biggest industrial and financial conglomerate of Turkey.[2] As of 2014, she is listed as the 60th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.[3]
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Education and early career
Güler was born the daughter and first child of İhsan Sabancı and his wife Yüksel in 1955 in Adana, Turkey. After finishing high school at TED Ankara College in Ankara, she was educated in business administration at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. In 1978. She also completed Harvard University's advanced management program.[4] She started her professional career at LasSA, a family-owned tire production company in Kocaeli Province. She was then appointed general manager of KordSA, a position she held for 14 years. Later, Güler Sabancı became a member of the board of directors at Sabancı Holding, heading the tires and reinforcement materials group, as well as having responsibility for human resources.
Sabancı Holding
Güler Sabancı is the chairman and managing director of Sabancı Holding,[5] one of the leading and most reputable business groups in Turkey. She started her career at the tire manufacturing company of the group and held various roles at the other group companies. Ms. Sabancı is the Founding President of Sabancı University and also acts as chairman of the [6] and chairman of the board of trustees of the Sabancı Foundation, the leading private foundation in Turkey. She is the first and only female member of European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT).[7] In October 2013, she was named 2nd on Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business (outside USA).[8] She has received several awards for philanthropy and leadership including David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award.,[9] Clinton Global Citizen Award,[10] Raymond Georis Innovative Philanthropist Award [11] and European School of Management Responsible Leadership Award [12]
In 2012, Sabancı was appointed a member of the board of United Nations Global Compact, the UN's highest-level advisory body involving business, civil society, labour and employers organizations.[13]
As of 2014, she is listed as the 60th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.[3]
Awards, decorations and honorary degrees
- Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business (outside USA) [8]
- David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award[9]
- Clinton Global Citizen Award [10]
- Raymond Georis Innovative Philanthropist Award [11]
- European School of Management Responsible Leadership Award[12]
Orders and decorations
- 2007 –
Belgium : Order of Leopold II - 2009 –
Spain : Order of Civil Merit - 2010 –
Austria : Silbernes Ehrenkreuz der Republik Österreich - 2010 –
France : National Order of the Legion of Honour
Awards
- 2006 –
United States : Honorary Degree by Drexel University - 2007 – United States : Corporate Partner Award by American - Turkish Society
- 2009 –
European Union : Raymond Georis Prize for Innovative Philanthropy by Council of the European Union - 2011 –
Germany : Schumpeter Prize in memory of the famous Austrian economist Joseph A. Schumpeter - 2011 – Germany : ESMT Responsible Leadership Award by European School of Management and Technology
- 2011 – United States : Clinton Global Citizen Award by Clinton Foundation
References
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- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Clinton Global Citizen Award
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Raymond Georis Innovative Philanthropist Award
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 European School of Management Responsible Leadership Award
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