Kutlu KARAVELİOĞLU

Kutlu KARAVELİOĞLU

Vice President of TİM

Vice President of Machinery Exporters Association (MAIB)

Born in Ankara, on November 14, 1961; graduated from TED Ankara College and received both his Bc.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Middle East Technical University (METU).

Currently holding the positions of deputy chairman at Samsun Machinery Industries Inc. and executive director of Layne Bowler Pump Industries Inc.

Mr. Karavelioğlu made significant efforts to create a well-structured machinery manufacturing industry since 1996. He has served in the management of the Machinery Manufacturers Association (MİB), the Association of Turkish Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers (TARMAKBIR) and Turkish Foundation of Small and Medium Enterprises (TOSYOV), and was among the founders and directors of the Turkish Pump and Valve Manufacturers' Association (POMSAD), Turkish Mechanical Industry Platform (MSSP), Machinery Exporters' Association (MAIB), and the Turkish Machinery Federation (MAKFED).

Sectoral Duties (since) :

2016 -             President of the Turkish Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing Assembly of 'The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB)'

2018 -               Deputy Chairman of Türkiye Exporters Assembly (TIM)

2018 -               President of Sustainability and Innovation Committee of 'Türkiye Exporters Assembly (TIM)'

2024 -             Vice President of Export Academy of Türkiye

2026 -               Deputy Chairman of Machinery Exporters' Association (MAIB)

2026 -               President of Turkish Machinery Federation (MAKFED)

International Assignments (since) :

2015 -              Representative of Türkiye in European Engineering Industries Association (ORGALIM)

2017 -               The Former President and a Member of Executive Council of the European Association of Pump Manufacturers (EUROPUMP).