NEVGUL BILSEL SAFKAN

Nevgül Bilsel Safkan, who graduated from Austria High School in 1989 and Istanbul University Faculty of Business Administration, English Business Department in 1993, completed her Executive MBA master's degree at Bogazici University in 2003.

In 1993, she started her professional journey as an auditor at Arthur Andersen, where she played various roles in financial management during the rapid growth phases of industry-leading companies. Serving as the CFO at Superonline from 1999 to 2004, Nevgül Bilsel Safkan joined Sabancı Group in 2005, initially serving as CFO at Marsa for 16 years. She assumed the CFO role at Teknosa from 2006 to 2013, managing the company's IPO process and investor relations. In 2013, she was appointed as the General Manager of Kliksa.com, an e-commerce company established within the Teknosa umbrella, and held this position until 2016. Subsequently, she served as the General Manager at Hotelspro and Dyson/Hakman Companies from 2016 to 2018.

Returning to Sabancı Group in September 2018, Nevgül Bilsel Safkan took on the role of General Manager at Sabancı Foundation. Additionally, she has held the position of Vice President of the Third Sector Foundation of Turkey (TÜSEV) since 2019, served on the Board of Directors of the Education Reform Initiative (ERG) since 2020, and has been a member of the Advisory Board of Sabancı University Gender and Women's Studies Excellence Center (SU GENDER) since 2020. Since 2022, she has also been an Independent Board Member of Teknosa.

In the international arena, Nevgül Bilsel Safkan was honored with the title of Zero Project Ambassador for four years by the Austria-based Essl Foundation in 2021 for her valuable contributions to disability rights. In 2023, she was elected as a member of the Advisory Board of the European Philanthropy Association (Philea) for a three-year term.

Nevgül Bilsel Safkan is married and the mother of one child.