Haluk Dinçer
Haluk Dinçer | |
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Haluk Dinçer | |
| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Education | Lycée Saint-Joseph, Istanbul |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BS) Ross School of Business (MBA) |
| Occupations | Board member, Sabancı Holding |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Haluk Dinçer (born 1962, Istanbul) is a Turkish business executive who spent 30 years at Sabancı Holding, serving as an Executive Board Member between 2002 and 2025 and as Financial Services Group President from 2020 to 2025.[1][2] He left his executive positions in March 2025.[3][4] As of 2025, he serves on the boards of Aksigorta, Agesa and Medisa, acts as a strategic advisor to companies across various sectors, and manages his own investment portfolio in public and private assets.[5]
Early life and education
Dinçer attended Saint-Joseph French High School in Istanbul before going to the United States.[6][7] He received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (B.S.E.) in Mechanical Engineering in 1985 and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in 1988, both from the University of Michigan.[8][9]
Career
Haluk Dinçer started work in 1985 as a project engineer at General Motors Global Technical Center in Detroit.[1] He moved to the Sabancı Group in 1995. He was appointed as Food and Retail Group President in 2004 and Retail and Insurance Group President in 2007.[1]
Upon the reorganization of the group in June 2016, Dinçer was named Insurance Group President and later, in April 2020, Financial Services Group President.[10][11]
In this capacity, he served as Chairman of the board of Aksigorta, Agesa and Exsa, and sat on the boards of Brisa — the Group’s joint venture with Bridgestone — as well as Tursa and Ankara Enternasyonel Otelcilik, both operating in partnership with Hilton Hotels & Resorts.[1]
Dinçer spent 30 years at Sabancı Holding, where he served as an Executive Board Member between 2002 and 2025 and as Financial Services Group President from 2020 to 2025.[1]
He left his executive positions in March 2025. Since then, he has continued his professional career as a board member of Aksigorta, Agesa and Medisa, as a strategic advisor to companies in various sectors, and as manager of his own portfolio of public and private investments.[12][13]
Non-business activities
Dinçer served as President of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD) from June 2014 until January 2015, and as Vice-President from January 2010 until June 2014.[14][15]
Dinçer was President of the Turkish-American Business Council (TAİK), operating under the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEİK), from September 2008 until October 2014.[16][17]
In June 2010 and November 2011, he represented Turkey at the G-20 Business Summits held in Toronto and Cannes, respectively.[18][19]
From 2015 until 2018, Dinçer participated in the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Institution.[20]
He served on the board of the Global Relations Forum (GRF), an independent platform dealing with international affairs, from 2018 to 2021.[21]
He was a member of the Geneva Association, the leading insurance think tank, from 2019 to 2025. [22]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Sabancı Holding 2024 Annual Report". Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Haluk Dinçer – Bloomberg Profile".
- ^ "Sabancı'da üst düzey atama". Bloomberg HT.
- ^ "Sabancı'da üst düzey atama". Türkiye Gazetesi.
- ^ "Haluk Dinçer – Bloomberg Profile".
- ^ "Haluk Dinçer kimdir". Ensonhaber.
- ^ "Haluk Dinçer". Biyografiler.
- ^ "Haluk Dinçer kimdir". Cumhuriyet.
- ^ "TÜSİAD'ın yeni başkanı Haluk Dinçer". T24.
- ^ "Sabancı Holding'te atama". İHA.
- ^ "Sabancı Holding General Information Form". KAP.
- ^ "Aksigorta Board of Directors". Aksigorta.
- ^ "Agesa Board of Directors". Agesa.
- ^ "TÜSİAD Yönetim Kurulu Başkanlığı'na Haluk Dinçer seçildi".
- ^ "TÜSİAD Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Haluk Dinçer'in Basın Toplantısı Konuşması".
- ^ "TAİK'in yeni başkanı Haluk Dinçer oldu". Milliyet.
- ^ "Haluk Dinçer üçüncü kez TAİK Başkanı oldu". Sabah.
- ^ "2010 Toronto delegates" (PDF).
- ^ "2011 Report" (PDF).
- ^ "International Advisory Council".
- ^ "Global Relations Forum Board Information".
- ^ "Haluk Dinçer". Global Relations Forum. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
