Edward Arkwright was born on April 26, 1974, is a graduate of the IEP in Paris and studied at the ESSEC Business School. Arkwright also holds a Master’s of Advanced Studies in Modern History. In 1997, he became a civil servant appointed to the Senate, in the legislation department (1997-1999) and in the Finance Committee (1999-2002). From 2002 to 2007, Mr. Arkwright held several positions as Advisor to the Minister of Budget and the Minister of Finance in charge of the implementation of budgetary reform, State Reform and Public Finance. In 2007, he served as principal private Secretary to the General Director of the Caisse des Dépôts Group and Member of the Executive Committee. In 2010, Mr. Arkwright became Strategy Director for the Caisse des Dépôts Group. From 2007 to 2012, he was Member of the Board of companies of the Caisse des Dépôts Group, in real estate (as "Icade," a listed company), tourism and services for local government (chairman of SCET, a company dedicated to advisory for local government). When he joined Aéroports de Paris in December 2012, his first appointment was as Special Advisor to the Chairman&CEO of Aéroports de Paris, and Member of Executive Committee. On September 1, 2013, Edward Arkwright was appointed Chief Financial Officer, in charge of Finance, Strategy, Legal Department, Accountability and Purchasing. Arkwright has also been working as Deputy CEO. He is also Chairman of Hub One, the an IT company of ADP Group; Chair of the Board of Directors of TAV Airports; Chair of the Board of Directors of ADP International. Mr. Arkwright also serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of ESSEC Business School as well as the President of the Board of Directors of Cercle de l’Harmonie Orchestra.  

Mustafa Sani Sener served as Member of Board of Directors and CEO of TAV Airports, of which he is founding partner, during 1997-2022. As of May 1, 2022 he assumed the position of Deputy Chair.
 
After graduating from Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1977, Sener earned his Master's degree (M. Phil) in fluid mechanics in 1979 from University of Sussex in the UK. He has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in engineering from KTU for "his invaluable contributions to the development of Turkish engineering at the international level," as well as an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from the New Hampshire University "for his accomplishments in project and risk management throughout his tenure at TAV."
 
Prior to his career at TAV Airports Holding, Sener served in various positions, from Project Manager to General Manager, in national and international projects. He attended the executive education program on the management of complex systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Sani Sener was a Member of the Board of Directors of the Airports Council International (ACI World) and the President of Foreign Economic Relations Board's Turkish-French and Türkiye-Croatia Business Councils. He is continuing to chair the Foreign Economic Relations Board's Türkiye-Kazakhstan Business Council since January 2022. In 2016, Sener was awarded the "Legion d'honneur (Order of Chivalry)" by the President of the Republic of France Francois Hollande, due to his contributions to the relations between Türkiye and France. During the same year, he was also given the High Honor of Service by the Georgian state while in 2019, he was honored with Medal of Merit by the Government of the Republic of Macedonia. The "business model" created at TAV Airports became a "case study" three times and Sani Sener gave a lecture in Harvard Business School (HBS) MBA Program on the Case Study of TAV Airports' "business model."
 
In the voting carried out by Thomson Extel among national and international finance corporations, he was chosen first in the category of "The Best CEO" in Türkiye in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016, and third in the European Transport Sector in 2014.
   

Ali Haydar Kurtdarcan graduated from Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Civil Engineering in 1973. After performing freelance engineering activities until 1987, he has served in different managerial positions for Bilkent Holding companies. He was the Chairman of IDO Board of Directors between 2011 and 2013. Kurtdarcan has been serving as the CEO of Bilkent Holding since 2016.  

Franck Mereyde was born on April 6, 1972. He is a Civil Engineer and the holder of a postgraduate degree in Geophysics and Space Techniques. Commenced his professional career in Air Conditioning and Data Analysis with Environment Canada and then Météo France, Mr. Mereyde joined the Office of the Minister for Infrastructure in 2002 as Technical Advisor in the Research and Intermodal Transportation Department, then as Advisor for the Budget, Financial Affairs and Civil Aviation departments. Mereyde joined ADP in 2005 as Director of Operations at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and later became Director of Operations. At the same time, he also served as the Head of ADP's Cargo Division. In 2007, Mr. Mereyde was appointed as the Director of Terminals 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and, in January 2010, Director of Terminals 2E, 2F and 2G, as well as of the TGV/RER connection at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport with high-speed rail. On March 1, 2011, he was appointed Director of Paris-Orly Airport. Mereyde also served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Aéroports de Paris Management and at Hub Safe.
 
Mr. Mereyde is Chair of the French-Turkish Chamber of Commerce, Türkiye Chair of French Commerce Advisors, Chair of the Board of the Institut du Bosphore and DEIK French Network.

Mr. Jerome Calvet received his law degree in 1978 and graduated from Institut d’Etudes Politiques in 1979 and from Ecole Nationale d’Administration in 1983. Jerome Calvet received his law degree from Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris in 1983. He worked in the Finance Ministry of France between 1983 and 1997 and as Financial Secretary of the France Mission of EU between 1988 and 1990, while also serving on the Boards of Directors of many companies. From 1998 until 2004 he led the Corporate Finance (France) Department of Société Générale and later on became the Head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Department of the same bank. Between 2004 and 2008 he directed the Investment Banking Department (France) of Lehman Brothers. He has also been the CEO of Nomura (France) since 2009. Mr. Calvet served as an Independent Board Member between 2012-2017 in TAV Airports Holding.  

Xavier Hürstel, born in 1969, is a graduate of SciencesPo Paris and the University of Paris-Dauphine, and a former student of the ENA (National School of Administration). He spent fifteen years of his career serving the French Government (Ministry of Finance, French Representation to the European Union in Brussels, advisor to several Ministers of Economy, Finance and Budget, advisor to the Prime Minister).
 
In 2008, he joined the PMU as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and, in 2014, became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He implemented a profound digital transformation of the company in the context of the opening of the online gaming market and supported the company's strong internationalization. In 2017, he joined the Sopra Steria consulting and technology group as Executive Director, where he led the Public Sector business for Europe and the transformation of the Marketing, Communication and CSR divisions. In January 2020, he joined Groupe ADP as Deputy CEO in charge of coordinating development operations across all the group's activities and entities. He sits on the Executive Committee. He belongs to the board of Directors of TAV Airports, listed at the Istanbul Stock Exchange.  

Antoine Crombez is a senior executive professional and French high civil servant. After 5 years in the civil service for the French Parliament (French Senate, Committee on Finance), he joined Groupe ADP (Paris airports company) as international project manager in 2017 and then Chief of Staff to the Chairman and CEO from 2018 to 2020. As such, he led the largest investment of the Group outside France, in the form of the acquisition of 49% of GMR Airports, which operates notably the airports of Delhi and Hyderabad, and then joined GMR in 2020 as Deputy CEO and Executive Director. Since February 2024, he is Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Head of Strategy of Groupe ADP.
 

Elsa Pekmez graduated from Bogazici University Department of Business Administration in 1999, and received her MBA degree from Harvard Business School in 2004.
She is a former McKinsey Consultant with strong know-how of leading digital channels, transformation and customer experience in banking. Successfully developed, launched, managed and grew the first “branchless digital-only bank” in Turkey, “Enpara.com”, as part of Finansbank. Also, set up and ran a Customer Experience Office for the entire bank with the target to improve overall NPS and to strengthen capabilities to provide exceptional customer experience. Currently based in the UK, leading digital strategy for Santander UK’s retail and small business customers; managing and evolving the digital onboarding journeys and digital servicing channels to improve digital adoption, conversion and NPS. She is also transforming and digitizing key retail customer journeys end-to-end.    

Philippe Bonnave, Ecole Centrale Lille'den inşaat mühendisi olarak mezun oldu. İnşaat alanında 40 yıldan fazla deneyime sahiptir. 1988'den 2010'a kadar Bouygues İnşaat ve Bouygues Entreprises'in Fransa'daki ve yurt dışındaki çeşitli yan kuruluşlarında CEO olarak görev yaptı. 2010'dan 2015'e kadar dünya çapında Bouygues İnşaat'ın CEO yardımcısı olarak görev yaptı. 2021 yılına kadar Philippe, Bouygues İnşaat'ın başkanı ve CEO'su ve Bouygues SA'nın yönetim kurulu üyesi olarak görev yaptı. 2022 yılından bu yana PBVC danışmanlık ofisinin kurucusu ve başkanı, “La financiere de Courcelles” ve BPI Fransa'nın kıdemli danışmanıdır.
 

Nazan Somer Ozelgin was born in Istanbul in 1963. She completed her high school education in Istanbul American Robert College. Somer Ozelgin has an undergraduate university degree from the Business Administration Faculty of Bosphorus University of Istanbul. She joined Arthur Andersen Istanbul office as an Independent Auditor in 1988 and obtained her Certified Public Accountant Certificate in 1993. During her career with Arthur Andersen, Somer Ozelgin assumed auditing and financial consultancy responsibilities for companies in banking and finance, manufacturing, commerce, construction and tourism. Furthermore, she ran many internal control and workflow reviews, restructuring and due diligence projects as well as company valuations especially in the financial sector. She was the partner in charge of financial sector in the last two years of her career with Arthur Andersen Turkey. During this period, she also held responsibilities for financial sector clients in Bucharest and Sofia. Somer Ozelgin joined Yapi Kredi Bank in Turkey in 2000 as Executive Vice President in charge of Individual Banking. Between 2003 and 2009, she served as Executive Vice President in charge of credit cards and consumer lending. Somer Ozelgin was the Executive Vice President in charge of Retail Banking and a member of the Executive Committee of Yapi Kredi from 2009 to 2018. She was also the acting CFO for Yapi Kredi between December 2004 and October 2005 in addition to her responsibilities as Executive Vice President in charge of credit cards and consumer lending. Currently, Somer Ozelgin is the Chairperson of Mapfre Insurance, Turkey (subsidiary of Mapfre S.A. Spain) since May 2020 (Board member between December 2018 and May 2020). In addition to this responsibility, she is an Independent Supervisory Board Member of Unicredit Romania (since December 2017), an Independent Supervisory Board Member of Zagrebacka Banka (Unicredit Croatia) (since July 2018), an independent Supervisory Board member of Unicredit Slovenija (since May 2023) and an Independent Board Member of Worldline (HQ France) (since October 2020). She also holds Deputy Chair responsibility in Zagrebacka Banka in addition to being the Chairperson of the Risk Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. In Unicredit Romania, in addition to being a Supervisory Board Member she is the Audit Committee Chair and Risk Committee and Nomination Committee member. In Unicredit Slovenija, she is the Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board, Audit Committee Chair, Risk Committee and Remuneration Committee member.      

Nurgün Eyüboğlu graduated from Bogazici University with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics in 1991.
She has an extensive banking experience in corporate and commercial banking, project finance, leasing, and factoring. Joined Yapı Kredi before UniCredit acquisition, reaching the position of EVP responsible for Corporate Banking. She assumed leadership roles in credit and risk management across various countries, including Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Netherlands. Has substantial prior board experience within the UniCredit Group. Currently, she holds board member roles at Söktaş, a company specializing in fabric production, and Kentbank Croatia. During her prior tenure as a board member in UniCredit subsidiaries, she was actively engaged in committees such as the Audit Committee, Risk Committee, and Sustainability Committee. She is in discussion with IFC for a board/advisor role. Fluent in French, graduate of a French high school.  

Serkan Kaptan received his BA degree from Istanbul University, Department of Business Administration and his MBA from Marmara University in 2002. He joined TAV Airports in 1998 with the build-operate-transfer project of the Istanbul Ataturk Airport. Until 2001, he served as a consultant at Airport Consulting Vienna, a company owned by VIE which was a partner of TAV Airports. From 2002 on, he was responsible for business development, airline marketing, R&D and investments. Having 25 years of experience in airport and airline operations and public-private partnership infrastructure projects, Kaptan was appointed as Deputy CEO of TAV Airports in 2016 and served as a Board Member for all TAV Airports’ subsidiaries. In May 2022, he was appointed as the CEO of TAV Airports. Kaptan is also a Member of ADP Executive Board in charge of Central Asia, Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and CIS. Serkan Kaptan, serves as a Board Member of the Service Exporters’ Association (HIB) and the Chairman of DEIK Turkey-Latvia Business Council. In 2021, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the European Region of the Airports Council International (ACI Europe). Kaptan is married with two daughters.
   

Franck Mereyde was born on April 6, 1972. He is a Civil Engineer and the holder of a postgraduate degree in Geophysics and Space Techniques. Mr. Mereyde commenced his professional career with Environment Canada and then Météo France. In 2002, he joined the Office of the Minister for Infrastructure as Technical Advisor in the Research and Intermodal Transportation Department, then as Advisor for the Budget, Financial Affairs and Civil Aviation departments. In 2005, Mr. Mereyde started work at ADP as Deputy Director of Operations at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and was subsequently promoted to Director of Operations. He also served as the head of ADP’s cargo division. In 2007, Mr. Mereyde was appointed Director of Terminals 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and, in January 2010, Director of Terminals 2E, 2F and 2G, as well as of the TGV/RER connection at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport with high-speed rail. On March 1, 2011, he was appointed Director of Paris-Orly Airport. Mereyde also served as a member of the Board of Directors at Aéroports de Paris Management and at Hub Safe. Mr. Mereyde is Chair of the French-Turkish Chamber of Commerce, Türkiye Chair of French Commerce Advisors, Chair of the Board of the Institut du Bosphore and DEIK French Network.  

Burcu Geris graduated from Bogazici University, Department of Business Administration in 1999 and subsequently received her MBA degree from London Business School and Columbia Business School. She began her professional career at Garanti Bank where she worked in Treasury and Project Finance departments from 1999 until 2005. Joining TAV Airports in 2005, Geris led the Project & Structured Finance Department of the Company. Burcu Geris was appointed CFO in 2012 and Vice President in 2014. She was named a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum in 2015 as well as a "Rising Talent" by the Women's Forum in 2013. She was named one of Türkiye's 50 Most Influential CFOs by the Fortune magazine for three straight years in 2016, 2017 and 2018. In addition to serving as a member of the Boards of Directors of TAV Group Companies, Geris is also a member of Women Corporate Directors (WCD), Professional Women's Network (PWN), Global Board Ready Women (GBRW), Global Relations Forum Young Professionals Program, and BUMED, CBS and LBS Alumni Associations. She is married with two children.

He graduated from Hacettepe University Department of Sociology in 1986. He started his professional career in 1988 as a Personnel Specialist at Beksa, Bekaert- Sabanci Celik Kord Steel Cord Plc. After assuming various responsibilities in Beksa between 1988 and 1998, he continued his career as Human Resources Director at Kordsa Türkiye, Quality and Information Systems Joint Services Director and then Projects Director within the Tire, Tire Reinforcement Materials and Automotive Group of Sabanci Holding. In January 2007, he was appointed as Global Director of Human Resources at Kordsa Global. In January 2009, he was promoted to Vice President of Human Resources and Information Systems in the same company. Oker assumed the position of Vice President of Human Resources in January 2016 at TAV Airports Holding. Since January 2020 he is in charge of Human Resources, Corporate Communications, Sustainability, and Business Excellence as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). In addition to his roles as Chair and Member of Board of Directors in TAV Group companies, Oker is a founding member of the Women in Technology Association and continues his duty as Chair of Ethics Committee.
   

Kursad Kocak graduated from Ankara University in 1990 and began his career in the aviation sector in 1996. After joining Havas in 1997, he worked in executive positions at Istanbul, Dalaman, Trabzon and Antalya airports. Besides serving as General Manager of Cyprus Airport Services (CAS), Mr. Kocak was appointed Deputy General Manager of Havas in 2009. Kocak was appointed as the General Manager of Havas in 2015. He has been serving as Chief Operating Officer, Airports (COO) of TAV Airports Holding since July 1, 2020. In addition, Mr. Kocak plays an active role at Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye's (TOBB) Turkish Civil Aviation Assembly and Member of the Board of the Foreign Economic Relations Board's (DEIK) Türkiye-Georgia Business Council.
 

Mr. Ozturk has completed his Information Systems education at Marmara University and studied International Business Administration at the Vienna University; since 1996 he has worked at multinational firms like Mercedes Benz, KPMG, ALLIANZ Group, Vodafone, TÜVTURK, and TÜV-SÜD, as Consultant, Project Manager, IT Policies Responsible, and CIO.
 
Before joining TAV Technologies, he was working as CTO at Mars Cinema Group and senior roles in strategy, governance, IT policies, IT processes and procedures, digital transformation, business intelligence, web and mobile application development. Mr. Ozturk has experience in technology, IT security and digital transformation, and speaks English and German