Güler Sabancı is stepping down from her position after 21 years! The name of her successor has been announced.

25.03.2025 09:43

After the passing of Sakıp Sabancı, Güler Sabancı, who took over as the Chairman of the Board of Sabancı Holding, is stepping down after 21 years. It is planned that Hayri Çulhacı will be proposed as her successor.

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After the passing of Sakıp Sabancı, Güler Sabancı, who took over as the Chairman of the Board of Sabancı Holding, is stepping down after 21 years. Sabancı will meet with shareholders for the last time under the title of Chairman of the Board of Sabancı Holding at the General Assembly on March 27. Sabancı will continue her roles as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sabancı Foundation, the Founding Board of Trustees of Sabancı University, and the Chairman of the Board of the Sakıp Sabancı Museum.

"I AM STEPPING DOWN"

In her message regarding the matter, Güler Sabancı stated: "Today, our Community is ready for a new era with its strong financial structure, culture open to innovation and technology, superior human resources, pioneering management systems in institutionalization, and exemplary work ethics; thus, with its high reputation. I express my gratitude and appreciation to all my elders, both living and deceased, who have left a legacy for my 47 years of working life that began with Mr. Sakıp. As the Chairman of the Board for 21 years, together with our Board Members, our management team, and my colleagues at Sabancı, we have brought our Community to an important level both in our country and abroad; successfully completed many tasks, and I am leaving the position of Chairman of the Board of Sabancı Holding with the inner peace of having represented our Community in the way it deserves."

HAYRI ÇULHACI WILL BE PROPOSED AS HIS REPLACEMENT

The statement made by the company to KAP is as follows: "In 2004, Mr. Güler Sabancı, who was elected as the Chairman of the Board of Sabancı Holding A.Ş. after Sakıp Sabancı, will leave her position and depart from the Board with the Ordinary General Assembly (General Assembly) to be held on March 27, 2025. It is planned that Mr. Hayri Çulhacı, who is currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors, will take over the Chairmanship of the Board of Sabancı Holding following the Board election and distribution of duties to be held at the General Assembly. Mr. Hayri Çulhacı has been with the Sabancı Group for approximately 35 years and has served in various roles including Membership of the Executive Committee at Sabancı Holding, Vice Chairmanship of the Board of Directors at Akbank, and Memberships of the Board of Directors at Sabancı Holding and its subsidiaries. Mr. Güler Sabancı will continue her roles as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sabancı Foundation, the Founding Board of Trustees of Sabancı University, and the Chairman of the Board of the Sakıp Sabancı Museum."