TUSIAD is pleased to announce the selection of its new chairperson, Mrs. Umit Boyner, currently a vice-chair of TUSIAD's Board of Directors and head of the Country Communication Fund. Mrs. Boyner and the new members of the board were selected at the 40th General Assembly meeting held in Istanbul on January 21, 2010.

 

Born in 1963, Mrs. Boyner received a BA degree in Economics from the University of Rochester in the US. She began her professional career in 1985 at Chemical Mitsui Bank, followed by senior positions at the finance departments of several companies. In 1996 she became the Vice-President in charge of Finance at Boyner Group. In 2002 she became a board member overseeing the finances and investments of the group.

 

Mrs. Boyner has been serving on the Board of TUSIAD since 2005, initially as a board member in charge of the External Communication Commission, later as a vice-chair. Mrs. Boyner also devotes her time to various NGOs such as the Education Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV), Turkish Institute of Nautical Archaeology (TINA), and Tohum Autism Foundation. She was also the President of the Corporate Volunteer Association for two years, and a founding member and vice-president for four years of the Women Enterpreneurs Association (KAGIDER). Since 2008 she has been serving on the Middle East Advisory Board of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

 

Mrs. Boyner is married and has two children.

 

TUSIAD's new Board of Directors consists of the following individuals:

 

Umit Boyner: Chairperson

Haluk Dincer: Vice-Chair

Tayfun Bayazit: Vice-Chair

Cansen Basaran Symes: Member

Lucien Arkas: Member

Mehmet Ali Aydinlar: Member

Erman Ilicak: Member

Ali Kibar: Member

Volkan Vural: Member

Muharrem Yilmaz: Member

Zafer Ali Yavan: Member, Secretary General

 

Please click here for Mrs. Boyner's speech at the General Assembly