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He has graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Business Administration in 1998 and later completed his MBA program at Virginia Tech University in 2002. He then obtained a PhD in Business Administration and Finance at Işık University. Following his graduation, Mr. Kuyan worked as Private Portfolio Manager at Finans Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. He joined Doğan Group in 2005 as Assistant Specialist in Strategical Planning and Business Development. Along with the Group's investments in the energy field, he was appointed as the Energy Director of Doğan Holding in 2012. Kuyan, who was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Director of Galata Wind since 2014, has also served as the General Manager of the Company since 2017.

Still serving as the Executive Board Member and the CEO of Galata Wind as well as Head of all energy investments and operations of the Doğan Group, Kuyan has also been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Energy Trading Association (ETD) since 2019. He is also a Board Member of the Solar Energy Investors Association (GUYAD) and the Electricity Generators Association (EÜD).

Burak Kuyan is married and has one child.

Onur Aytekin has over 20 years of experience working at an international independent audit firm and at local and international companies operating in various sectors. His areas of expertise include finance, treasury management, budgeting & reporting, modeling, tax planning, investor and analyst relations, and cost optimization. After graduating from Bilkent University's Economics department in 2006, he began working as an independent auditor at KPMG. He has conducted independent audits for many sectors, including banks, non-bank financial institutions, automotive, and construction, as a manager and senior manager. Between 2014 and 2018, he served as Finance Director and Deputy General Manager responsible for Finance and Financial Affairs at the Kuehne+Nagel, which operates in the logistics sector, and Turkish subsidiaries of Kuwait Finance House, which operates in the construction sector. Aytekin began working at Doğan Holding in 2018, initially as Deputy General Manager responsible for Finance and Financial Affairs at Doğan Yayınları. In December 2021, he was appointed Deputy General Manager/CFO responsible for Finance and Financial Affairs at Galata Wind. Since 2023, Aytekin has also been responsible for managing the financial affairs and international operations of Galata Wind Global BV, Sunspark GmbH, and Solevento Srl. He serves as a board member at Sunflower Solar Güneş Enerjisi Sistemleri Ticaret A.Ş. and Aslancık Elektrik Üretim AŞ. Onur Aytekin speaks English and is married with two children.  

Ozlen Ertugrul Cendere graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Law in 1997 and graduated from Indiana University School of Law in 2006 in Master of Law (LL.M.) with an Award for Outstanding Academic Performance. She started to work as a lawyer at Doğan Şirketler Grubu Holding A.Ş. in 2008, was appointed as Legal Manager and Senior Legal Manager in the following years, and took part in many projects, especially M&A’s of energy investments. Cendere, who specializes in corporate law, contract law and M&A, was appointed as Chief legal counsel to Galata Wind in September 2019. Cendere speaks English; and she is married with two children, a girl and a boy.

After graduating from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Istanbul Technical University in 2009, Gürpınar received a MSc. degree in 2011 from Nordic Five Joint Programme in Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH- Stockholm) and in Wind Engineering from Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU-Copenhagen). Meanwhile, he worked as a master thesis student at DTU's National Sustainable Energy Laboratory in Risø. Gürpınar started to work as an energy assistant specialist at Galata Wind within the Doğan Holding MT (Management Trainee) Program in October 2012. He undertook different duties within the company in the fields of electricity retail sales, portfolio management, domestic and international electricity trading, power plant operations, new investments and business development. Gürpınar still continues his duties as Assistant General Manager and Executive Board Member of Galata Wind. He speaks English and is a Professional Coach.

Eren Öner graduated from the Department of Capital Markets at Marmara University’s Faculty of Financial Sciences in 2007 and received his Master's degree in Banking from the Banking and Insurance Institute of Marmara University in 2009. He further enhanced his executive leadership capabilities by completing the Business Leadership School Program at Boğaziçi University in 2019.

Mr. Öner began his career in the capital markets industry at TSKB Securities and Ata Invest before joining the Türk Telekom Group in 2010. Over the course of his tenure, he held progressively senior positions, including Investor Relations Specialist, Team Leader, Manager, and Senior Manager, assuming broad responsibilities across investor relations, corporate governance, compliance, and sustainability.

With nearly two decades of professional experience, Mr. Öner has built extensive expertise in investor relations, capital markets, corporate governance, sustainability, and stakeholder engagement. Prior to joining Galata Wind, he served as Group Manager of Corporate Governance, Compliance and Sustainability at Türk Telekom, where he led investor engagement with domestic and international institutional investors, financial communications, ESG reporting, corporate governance practices, and sustainable finance initiatives.

As Director of Investor Relations at Galata Wind Energy, Mr. Öner is responsible for the Company's investor relations strategy and stakeholder communications, supporting transparent engagement with the investment community while contributing to the Company's long-term value creation and sustainability agenda.

Mr. Öner is married and has two children.