Born in 1972, Umut Zorlu graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at METU. Zorlu acted as Logistics Engineer at Enka Construction between 1998 and 1999, Production Engineer at Ford Otosan between 2000 and 2003, Country Process Engineering Manager at Delphi Automotive between 2003 and 2013, Group Operational Excellence Manager at Anadolu Efes between 2013 and 2016. Zorlu commenced his career as the Lean Production Manager at Toros Tarım in September 2016 and has assumed the position of Lean Manufacturing Director as of April 1, 2023.