Güler Sabancı will step down from her position as Chair of the Board of Sabancı Holding, a role she has held continuously since 2004, effective March 27, 2025.
After the passing of the late Sakıp Sabancı, Güler Sabancı took over the Chair role and has led the strategic restructuring and global successes of the Holding over the past 21 years. She will meet with shareholders for the last time as Chair at the General Assembly on March 27.
Güler Sabancı will continue her roles as Chair of the Sabancı Foundation Board of Trustees, Founding Chair of the Sabancı University Board of Trustees, and Chair of the Sakıp Sabancı Museum Board of Directors. She will continue to support Turkey's modernization journey and social development through her pioneering work in philanthropy, education, and the arts.
“I AM STEPPING DOWN FROM THE CHAIR ROLE WITH THE INNER PEACE OF HAVING SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MANY TASKS.”
In her message regarding the matter, Güler Sabancı stated: “Today, our Group 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 business ethics; therefore, its high reputation. I remember with gratitude and appreciation all my elders, both living and deceased, who have left a legacy, especially Sakıp Sabancı and the Sabancı Brothers, for my 47-year working life. Together with our Board Members, management team, and Sabancı colleagues, we have brought our Group to a significant level both domestically and internationally over the 21 years as Chair. With the inner peace of having successfully completed many tasks and representing our Group's reputation as it deserves, I am stepping down from the Chair role of Sabancı Holding.”
HAYRİ ÇULHACI TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR THE CHAIR ROLE
The new Board of Directors of Sabancı Holding will be elected at the General Assembly on March 27, 2025. As part of the new Board's distribution of duties, it is planned to recommend Hayri Çulhacı, currently a Board Member, for the Chair role. Hayri Çulhacı has been with the Sabancı Group for 35 years and has held positions such as Member of the Executive Committee at Sabancı Holding, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors at Akbank, and Board Member at Sabancı Holding and its affiliates.