Mr Süreyya Yücel Özden has 45 years of experience in Turkey’s industrial and engineering sectors. He currently serves as the Chief Advisor of the Board of Directors of GAMA HOLDİNG, one of Turkey’s largest general contracting companies specialised in power plant and facilities. He has also been the Chairman of the Board of the Turkish National Committee of the WEC since 2005. Mr Özden was the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transportation between 1997- 2000, during which time he was also the Chairman of Türk Telekom. He was Chairman of the Board and General Director of The Turkish State Monopolies (TEKEL) from 1984-1991 after which he served as Deputy Undersecretary in the Ministry of Finance until 1992. Prior to joining Gama Endüstri, he acted as the Chairman of the Board and General Director of the Turkish Nitrogen Industries Corp. (1978 – 1983) (TUGSAŞ). Between 1967-1978 he served as the Director of the State Planning Organisation in the Prime Ministry. Prior to this he served in the military for 2 years. During his early career, Mr Özden worked at the U.S. International Engineering Corporation (IECO) and the U.S. Corps of Engineers (TUSEG). He holds two Masters Degrees in Civil Engineering, one from the Imperial College London, and the other from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey, where he also received his Bachelor of Science degree.

Ömer Ünver is currently the Secretary of the Turkish Member Committee of the World Energy Council. He is a graduate of mining engineering and has more than 35 years of experience in the coal mining industry. Presently he is teaching “Project Management” in Middle East Technical University and Atılım University in Ankara, and acts as a consultant on coal energy issues. He has served as Deputy General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Coal Enterprises, a major coal producer in Turkey.