Turkish businessman
Yıldırım Ali Koç (born 2 April 1967) is a Turkish businessman. He is a third-generation member of Turkey's wealthiest Koç family and the youngest son of Rahmi Koç . In June 2018, he became the 37th president of Fenerbahçe Sports Club.
Biography
After finishing high school at Harrow School (1980–85), London, he received a BA degree in Managerial Studies from Rice University (1985–89), Houston, Texas , followed by an MBA degree from Harvard Business School (1995–97).[citation needed ]
In 1990-1991, he attended the management trainee program of American Express Bank .[citation needed ]
From 1992 to 1994, he was an analyst at Morgan Stanley .[citation needed ]
In 1997, he joined Koç Holding , and held various senior positions within the company.[citation needed ]
From 2006 to 2010, he was the president of corporate communication and information of the family group.[2] [3]
He was former board member of Süper Lig football club giant Fenerbahçe .[citation needed ] He served his fourth two-year term as vice-president since Aziz Yıldırım came to power.[citation needed ] Koç is a Rotarian and a member of the Istanbul Open Sea Yacht Club and New York Yacht Club [citation needed ] . Ali Koç currently serves on the Board of Directors of Endeavor Turkey, an international non-profit development organization that finds and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets.[citation needed ]
He was elected the 37th Fenerbahçe Sports Club president on the third of June 2018, beating former president and candidate Aziz Yildirim with 77.6% of the votes for a three year long term.[4]
In June 2022, he was awarded as Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), for services to Trade and Investment between United Kingdom and Turkey.[5]
In June 2022, he was elected as the president of the Turkish Union of Clubs .[6]
Personal life
Ali Koç married Nevbahar Demirağ in 2005. They have two children.[7]
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