SENIOR ADVISORY BOARD

Gültekin Çınar has over 35 years of experience in the development of energy projects in public and private sectors in Turkey and abroad. His experience spans a wide spectrum roles & responsibilities ranging from field engineer to establishing and nurturing ideas into industry leading businesses.

Having started his professional career in 1983 as a field engineer, he worked in various roles over his 15 year career in Turkish State owned TPAO (Turkish Petroleum Corp.), and successfully led the first offshore natural gas production project in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey. Subsequently, Mr. Çınar joined Caspian Energy International to manage the development of Company's oil & gas fields in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. His career continued as a senior advisor in Mc Dermott & Partners, OPET and TUSIAD, until he established Energaz A.S. in 2003 with the backing of STFA. Transforming his initial idea to Turkey's biggest private natural gas distribution & trading company employing more than 1,000 people and serving 11 cities with a total population of 9 million people, Mr. Çınar served as CEO and vice Chairman of Energaz from 2003 to 2011. In addition to his role as Senior Advisor in Polar Finance, Mr. Çınar, currently serves as the CEO of Delta Uluslararasi Petrol A.S. where he leads the development of various conventional and unconventional oil and gas exploration projects throughout Turkey including CBM (Coal Bed Methane Gas) and shale gas projects

Mr. Çınar holds a BS degree in Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering from Middle East Technical University (ODTU), and a M.Sc. in Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (ITU), where he is teaching "Natural Gas Production Technologies" as adjunct professor since 2002. He has numerous articles published in technical magazines.

Supply Chain Director with 20+ years of multicultural and multifunctional experience within a Fortune 500 global FMCG group, from Corporate headquarters in Manhattan, through Sub-Saharan open markets, Central America’s inspirational shop-floor and unique experiences in busy Istanbul, Filippo Mauri is a transformational leader characterized by an eclectic highly skilled international profile.

Filippo fulfilled leadership roles in Europe, US, Central America, Africa and Eurasia and Russia, leading multiple business improvement and M&A programs and promoting several operational turnarounds building on the successful implementation of lean manufacturing principles and achieving operational excellence while maintaining the highest standards of governance and social responsibility.

From a chemical engineering background, Filippo Mauri combines technical expertise in industrialization and manufacturing of FMCG in regulated environments with a business oriented strategic approach to Global Supply Chain design enabling top class service to high volatility, high complexity markets.

Filippo has now started a consulting career with a view to boosting the client business performance leveraging on the transformation of supply chain in a key competitive advantage for the whole organization, where agility, fast responsiveness, cost optimization and new digital technologies become instrumental factors to business success.

Murat Ünay is a seasoned business leader with 25+ years of experience orchestrating growth, driving transformations, streamlining operations, building high-performance teams, and driving market penetration and operational excellence in the FMCG sector mainly with PepsiCo and Pladis Global. He is able to deliver visionary leadership, product innovation, sales management, and marketing expertise within a framework of robust financial and strategic planning.

At Pladis Global, Murat; Led the transformation of Middle East Region & International Sales, delivering global know-how and operating excellence; Drove expansion across Middle Eastern markets (Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Romania, North Iraq and Pakistan) led by RTM reengineering; and Delivered significant Revenue Growth and Operating Profit Margin Improvement. At Pepsico – Asia-Middle East-Africa Sector, Murat, as Strategic Go To Market Leader; Drove the Sales transformation agenda across key markets of China, India, Thailand, GCC, and South Africa; Transformed the Go-To-Market model for the Chinese region, moving to a hybrid distributor model that delivered growth, predominantly due to increased control at point-of-sale. At Pepsico Turkey, Murat, as Head of Field Sales; Delivered substantial revenue growth and operating margin through disengaging from distributors, moving to a new strategy that leveraged logistical strengths and reducing costs; Lowered reliance on distribution through wholesalers, increasing direct sales; Focused on improving service standards & aggressive growth of numeric distribution.

Murat Ünay’s executive career includes senior roles & responsibilities such as; Vice President Middle East Region & International Sales, Pladis Global (owner of Ulker, Godiva, United Biscuits), Dubai; Commercial Senior Director – Southeast Europe Region, PepsiCo Inc., Istanbul; Sales - Go To Market Senior Director, PepsiCo Asia-Middle East-Africa Division, Dubai; Sales Senior Director, PepsiCo Beverages Turkey, Istanbul; Sales Director, Pepsico Saudi Arabia, Riyadh; and early experience provided as Senior Consultant with Accenture, London

Rainer Schorr is founder and Managing Director of GlobalConnectConsulting AG. As part of his work, he advises companies or acts as an interim manager in phases of particular challenge, e.g. major growth, the internationalization or activities or corporate crisis situations with a need to restructure the business. In this context, Mr. Schorr typically assumes an overall leadership role for a defined period of time or serves as a supervisory board member. He also leads and supports foreign companies with new direct investments in Switzerland. Rainer is an experienced change manager who led a number of successful M&A projects and PMI.

As part of his professional career, Rainer Schorr recently led the Swiss Bieri Group as their CEO through a comprehensive restructuring process. Prior to that, he was Managing Director of the German pharmaceutical and chemical group Bayer (Schweiz) AG as well as managing director of Bayer MaterialScience AG for Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. For almost three decades, Rainer Schorr has been active in Italy, Brazil, Central America, the USA and Switzerland. He has extensive language skills (fluent in five languages) and cultural experience on three continents as well as an active international network. Rainer Schorr has been a member of various industry councils and is partner of Ally Management Group, Switzerland.

Prior to his professional career, Rainer Schorr studied business and economics. He received his diploma from the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.

In his spare time, he is a passionate athlete, nature lover and traveler.