Two Key Appointments at Eczacıbaşı Yapı Gereçleri

Eczacıbaşı Yapı Gereçleri (EYAP), which manufactures and exports VitrA and Artema brands globally, has announced that it has strengthened its team with the addition of two experienced executives. Özgen Özkan took office as Chief Executive Officer on 1 July, assuming responsibility for all of EYAP's foreign subsidiaries. Yavuz Feyzioğlu has been appointed to the position of Marketing Director at EYAP.

Who is Özgen Özkan?

Born in 1964, Özgen Özkan graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Middle East Technical University in 1986. In 1989, he completed his master's degree in Business Administration at Istanbul University. Özkan began his career in 1989 under the Eczacıbaşı VitrA umbrella, taking on significant roles in various fields ranging from production planning and services to exports and sales, as well as marketing and logistics. Joining the Franke family in 1998, he served successively as General Manager (Turkey), Regional Manager (Turkey, Greece, Romania, Caucasus and Kazakhstan), Regional Director (Southeast Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Caucasus) and Head of Sales (Europe, Middle East and Africa). Özkan is also among the founding members of the Association of Board Members.

Who is Yavuz Feyzioğlu?

Born in 1981, Yavuz Feyzioğlu studied at Galatasaray High School. He completed his undergraduate education in Chemistry at Boğaziçi University in 2005 and his master's degree in Marketing Management at HEC Paris Business School in 2006. Feyzioğlu began his career at Unilever, where he worked in the company's operations in Turkey and Italy from 2007 to 2012. He joined Diageo as a Brand Manager and left as Senior Marketing Manager. He subsequently worked as Marketing Director at Şölen Gıda from 2017 to 2018 and then at Danone Turkey.