İbrahim PEKTAŞ

İbrahim PEKTAŞ

Board Member of TİM

Board Member of Turkish Steel Exporters' Association

Born in Malatya, Türkiye, in 1953, İbrahim Pektaş graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Çukurova University in 1976. He subsequently completed a Master's Program in Macroeconomics at Western Illinois University, USA.

Mr. Pektaş began his professional career in 1977 as an Assistant Labour Inspector at the Ministry of Labour. In 1980, he was appointed Head of the Export Incentives Group at the State Planning Organization. He continued his career in 1988 as an Advisor to the Minister of State. In 1989, he joined Turkish Airlines, where he served as a Member of the Board of Auditors, Member of the Board of Directors, and Deputy General Manager.

Since 1992, Mr. Pektaş has held senior executive and board positions within Diler Holding A.Ş. and its affiliated companies. He has served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Diler Demir Çelik Endüstri ve Ticaret A.Ş., Diler Dış Ticaret A.Ş., and Yazıcı Demir Çelik Sanayi ve Turizm Ticaret A.Ş. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Diler Investment Bank A.Ş. and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Asil Çelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

In 1994, Mr. Pektaş was elected Chairman of the Steel Exporters' Association. Between 1995 and 2005, he served as Vice Chairman of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM). Since 2010, he has continued to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Steel Exporters' Association and currently remains a Member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Exporters Assembly.

Mr. Pektaş is married and has three children.