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58 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Middle East Awards 2018 TURKEY AGAH UGUR CEO of Borusan Holding A.S. FIRM PROFILE Borusan Holding A.Ş. is a Turkish industrial group headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Its activities include steel manufacture, distributorships, energy and logistics. The company was founded by Asım Kocabıyık in 1944 to trade iron and steel. The Borusan Group operates in 11 countries over 3 continents. Borusan began in 1944 as İstikbal Ticaret, trading in iron, steel and agricultural products. The first industrial enterprise was steel pipe manufacturing in 1958, a business which expanded throughout the 1960s and 1970s into manufacturing industrial machinery, valves for internal combustion engines, and logistics. By 1972, after integrating the steel pipe operations, all Borusan companies were brought together under Borusan Holding. In 1977 Borusan Yatırım was founded, combining Borusan companies operating in steel, distributorship and integrated logistics industries. In 1984 Borusan Oto became the Turkish distributor of BMW, later expanding in this area to distribute Caterpillar earth moving equipment, and Landrover vehicles. In 1998 Borusan Yatırım went public. In 1998 Borusan went into partnership with Mannesmann. Its annual steel pipe production capacity rose to 1 million tons, from factories in Gemlik, Istanbul and İzmit. Borusan has a factory in Italy with a production capacity of 32,000 tons per year of cold drawn pipe. In 2012 Borusan Mannesmann decided to establish a pipe manufacturing facility with an annual capacity of 300 thousand tons in United States. The facility was opened in Houston two years later at a cost of 150 million dollars. In 2014 the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra as invited to the BBC Proms classical music festival. The concert was arrended by 6,000 people. ABOUT AGAH UGUR Mr. Agah Ugur serves as the Managing Director of Borusan Yatirim ve Pazarlama A.S. Mr. Ugur serves as the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director and Executive Director at Borusan Holding A.S. at Borcelik Celik Sanayii Ticaret A.S. Mr. Ugur has been the Chairman at Borusan Yatirim ve Pazarlama A.S. since April 17,2015. Mr. Ugur served as the Vice Chairman at Borusan Yatirim ve Pazarlama A.S. until April 17,2015. He served as Vice Chairman of Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi. He serves as a Director of Borusan Mannesmann Boru Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi. www.borusan.com.tr