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Suna Kıraç
Koç Holding A.Ş.
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors


Date of Birth 1941, Ankara
Education Graduated from the Arnavutköy American College for Girls (Robert College) in İstanbul and had special courses in Banking and Finance at the Bosphorus University.
Language English, French

 

2002 Koç Holding A.Ş. Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
1998 - 2002 Koç Holding A.Ş. Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board
1994 - 1998 Koç Holding A.Ş. Vice-Chairman
of the Board of Directors and Managing Director
1987 - 1994 Koç Holding A.Ş. Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Managing Director - General Administration
1981 - 1987 Koç Holding A.Ş. Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Member of the Managing Committee
1980 - 1981 Koç Holding A.Ş. Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
1977 - 1980 Koç Holding A.Ş. Member of the Board of
Directors Personnel and Administration
1970 - 1977 Koç Holding A.Ş. Member of the Corporate Planning,
General Secretary, Vice-President of the Personnel and
Administration Department
1965 - 1970 Koç Holding A.Ş. General Secretary
1960 - 1965 Assistant to Mr.Vehbi Koç (Founder of Koç Holding A.Ş.) (training program)
She is also a Board Member of some of the major companies of the Koç Group ranging from the automotive industry to durable goods, including finance, foreign trade, tourism and energy sectors.

Awards

She has been rewarded by the President of Turkey with "Outstanding Service Award" for her works in the field of education.

Suna Kıraç has been rewarded by the London Business School with "Honorary Fellowship" on July 1,1999 for her contribution to Koç Holding, the business world and the education of the Turkish children with her outstanding management and leadership skill.

She has also been rewarded by the Association of Turkish University Women, Antalya Branch with "The Woman of the Year" award for her efforts in the foundation of the Research Institute on Mediterranean Civilazations and construction of the building of Volunteers of Education Foundation.

She was awarded with the honorary degree "Doctor Honoris Causa" by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of Boğaziçi Üniversity in 15 July 2008.


Member of Societies / Social Activities

She is active in philantropic and social matters.


• Member of the Board of Vehbi Koç Foundation and Chairperson of the Executive Committee,
• Vice-Chairman of the Koç University Board of Trustees
• Trustee of the Turkish Educational Foundation,
• RMember of the Board of Trustees of Robert College in İstanbul
• Founder and Vice-Chairman of the Turkish Education Volunteers Foundation
• Member of the Board of Directors of Turkish Family Health and Planning Foundation

This year, the Koç Family received the Hadrian Award granted by the World Monuments Fund to persons or institutions that contribute to the cultural legacy of the world every year

 
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