Chairman of the Board of Koray Group
After graduating from Ankara Fen High School in 1986, Mr. Kartal graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at Boğaziçi University in 1991. During his 21 years as a managing partner in construction companies, he has completed numerous construction projects in 7 different countries across 3 continents.
Read MoreBorn in 1969 in Manisa, Orhun Kartal graduated from Ankara Science High School in 1986. He completed his undergraduate studies in Civil Engineering at Boğaziçi University in 1991.
He has over 25 years of executive experience in construction, contracting, real estate, and energy sectors, with a strong background in entrepreneurship. Orhun Kartal has held leadership roles in the development and delivery of numerous contracting and construction projects across more than seven countries on three continents, leading teams of over 6,000 employees. While focusing on the construction, energy, and agriculture sectors, he has led significant projects in the renewable energy field, especially in solar energy. Additionally, he has continued investments in agricultural production and real estate.
From 1991 to 2012, he served as Chairman and Founding Partner at Kayı Construction Inc. In 2013, he founded the Hun Group of Companies with the purpose of developing, operating, and investing in renewable energy projects such as hydroelectric and solar power plants. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board and Founder of the Group. Hun Group continues its operations today, owning and operating solar power plants with a total capacity of 120 MW in Turkey and Eastern Europe. The group also owns a hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 40 MW in Turkey.
In addition, in 2017, he acquired Koray Construction and Real Estate Group, where he currently serves as Chairman of the Board and Majority Shareholder. Koray Construction and Real Estate Group has undertaken and successfully completed numerous construction projects both in Turkey and internationally, including in Russia, the United Kingdom, Jordan, Azerbaijan, and Saudi Arabia. These projects include shopping malls, hotels, towers, educational buildings, school campuses, and residential developments.
He is married and has three children.
CEO of Koray Group
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Middle East Technical University (METU) and a Master’s degree in Banking from Gazi University. He has over 20 years of executive-level experience in risk management, financial affairs, and finance.
Read MoreHe holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Middle East Technical University (METU) and a Master’s degree in Banking from Gazi University. He has over 20 years of executive-level experience in risk management, financial affairs, and finance. Since 2019, he has been serving as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Koray Group of Companies. He is married and has one child. In May 2022, he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hun Renewable Energy Production Inc., where he also serves as a member of the Board of Directors.
CEO of Koray Energy
He was born in Istanbul in 1980. He graduated from Saint Benoît French High School in 1999 and from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Boğaziçi University in 2004.
Read MoreHe was born in Istanbul in 1980. He graduated from Saint Benoît French High School in 1999 and from the Mechanical Engineering Department of Boğaziçi University in 2004. After completing his Master's in Engineering and Technology Management at Boğaziçi University in 2007, he went on to complete an MBA at INSEAD (Paris–Singapore) in 2009.
İlker Hakan Kayhan has approximately 20 years of experience in business development, investment, finance, and M&A (mergers and acquisitions). He began his professional career in 2004 at Unilever Turkey in the Business Development Department. He later served as Business Development Manager at GOSB Technopark and as Investment Manager at Kerten Turkey Private Equity Fund.
In 2014, he joined Hun Holding as the Director of Investment and Business Development. From 2016 onward, he assumed the role of General Manager, overseeing the development, installation, and financing processes of the group's domestic and international renewable energy investments.
Since the beginning of 2021, he has been serving as a member of the Executive Board of Koray Holding, and as of 01.10.2021, he is also a Board Member of Hun Renewable Energy Production Inc.