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67 www.ceotodaymagazine.com CEO Today Middle East Awards 2018 TURKEY MUSTAFA SANI ŞENER President & CEO of TAV Airports ABOUT MUSTAFA SANI ŞENER Member of the Board of Directors and President & CEO Mustafa Sani Sener was appointed member of the Board of Directors, President and CEO of TAV Airports in 1997. After graduating from the Black Sea Technical University (KTU) Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1977, Mr. Sener earned his Master’s degree (M.Phil) in fluid mechanics in 1979 from University of Sussex in the UK. He has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in engineering from KTU for his invaluable contributions to the development of Turkish engineering at the international level, as well as an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from American New Hampshire University for his accomplishments in Project and Risk Management throughout his tenure at TAV. Prior to his career at TAV Airports Holding, Mr. Sener served in various positions, from project manager to general manager, in many national and international projects. He attended training on the management of complex systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT.) Mustafa Sani Sener is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Airports Council International (ACI) World and was elected the President of Foreign Economic Relations Board’s Turkish- French Business Council in 2012. Mr. Sener was honored with the “Legion d’honneur” of the Chevalier order by France thanks to his contributions to the bilateral relations between Turkey and France. In the voting carried out by Thomson Extel among national and international finance corporations, he was chosen first in the category of “The Best CEO” in Turkey in 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016, and third in the European Transport Sector in 2014. FIRM PROFILE TAV Airports is a success story built on the accumulation of knowledge, experience and creativity gained in airport operations, one of world’s most challenging sectors. TAV’s history started in 1997 with the tender for Istanbul Atatürk Airport International Terminal. TAV Airports Holding was established as a joint venture between the Tepe and Akfen Groups, who won the tender. Having grown to become a great success story within a very short period of time, TAV soon became a global brand in airport operations and construction thanks to its know-how, highly skilled human resources and advanced technology. Having gone through a restructuring process in 2006 in line with its goals, TAV re-organized its operational activities under TAV Airports Holding and and construction activities under TAV Construction. Following this re- structuring process, TAV Airports Holding had its initial public offering in February 2007. In May 2012, 38 percent of TAV Airports’ shares were sold to Aéroports de Paris. www.tavhavalimanlari.com.tr