We would like to express our gratitude to Ms. Esin Mete

Ms. Esin Mete, Vice Chairwoman of Tekfen Holding and CEO of Tekfen Agri Industry Group, resigned as of 31st of December 2015 and she has been temporarily replaced by Mr. Osman Birgili, CEO of Tekfen Holding.

Born in 1949 in Istanbul, Ms. Esin Mete graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering of Bogazici University in 1973. After starting her career as a Chemical Engineer in Tekfen Construction between 1973 and 1980, Ms. Esin Mete was transferred to Toros Fertilizer in 1980. She was appointed as the General Manager of Toros Agri in 1991. Later, she was appointed as the Vice Chairwoman of Tekfen Holding in charge of Agri Industry Group in 2000. She was then appointed as the Chairwoman of Board of Directors of Toros Agri and the CEO of Agri Industry Group.

Besides her duties at Toros Agri, Ms. Esin Mete also took up important positions at international organizations and agencies that steer the industry’s development. Acting as the President of Turkish Fertilizer Producers Association between 2002 and 2005, Ms. Mete chaired IFA (International Fertilizer Industry Association) between 2013 and 2015.

Among the prizes awarded to Ms. Esin Mete, there are the royal medal “Officier du Wissam Alaoui” granted by the King of Morocco in 2011, “Prize for Serving our Nation and Humanity” granted in 2008 for her contributions to the zinc project, and first prizes in 2000 and 2003 in representation of her industry in the “Successful Businesswomen” organization.

We are extending our thanks to Ms. Esin Mete, who has an important share in the success of our company, for all of her services that she has rendered so far for Toros Agri.