Mr. Hasan Yalinkaya

Chairman, Executive Board Member

Born in Denizli in 1950, Mr. Hasan Yalinkaya gradutaed from Galatasaray High School and Mechanical Engineering department of Bogazici University. He started his professional carrier in his family enterprises in the construction and textile business in 1976. He established his first enterprise in the jewelry industry with his brother in Britain in 1992. The purpose of the enterprise was to intermediate the jewelry trade with Turkey. Then, in 1993, he established Goldas Jewelry, which is the flagship of the Yalinkaya Group of companies, with his partner Sedat Yalinkaya. He serves as the Chairman of Goldas Jewelry. He is married with 2 children.

Mr. Hasan Yalinkaya, who is a member of DEIK (Foreign Economic Relations Board), TAIK (Turkish – American Business Council), TKYD (Corporate Governance Association of Turkey), Koteder (Association of Executives of Listed Partnerships), TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association), British Chamber of Commerce, Fellowship of Galatasaray High School Graduates, Fellowship of Bogazici University Graduates, Kalder (Quality Association), Denbir (Association of Fellows of Denizli) and Basiad (Balikesir Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association), is married and has 2 children.

Letter from Chairman

Mr. M. Sedat Yalinkaya

Vice Chairman, Executive Board Member

Mr. Sedat Yalinkaya, born in Istanbul, in 1957, graduated from Kultur College and Electronics department of Bogazici University. Starting his carrier in 1976 in his family enterprises in the construction and textile business, he became the partner in the jewelry industry in Britain in 1992. In 1993, he became one of the two partners of Goldas along with his brother Mr. Hasan Yalinkaya. With his management of retailing, sales and production activities, Goldas has become an international group. He serves as the CEO of Goldas Jewelry. He is married with 3 children.

Mr. M. Sedat Yalinkaya, who is an honorary member of TUGIAD (Young Businessmen Association of Turkey) is also a member of TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association), TKYD (Corporate Governance Association of Turkey), British Chamber of Commerce, KOTEDER (Association of Executives of Listed Partnerships), BUMED (Fellowship of Bogazici University Graduates), KUMED (Kultur College Alumni Association), AMPD (Turkish Council of Shopping Centers and Retailers), ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers), KALDER (Quality Association), DENBIR (Association of Fellows of Denizli) and BASIAD (Babadag Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association), FIADER (Florya Businessmen’s Association), Association of Cuisine Fellows and Explorers’ Club.

Letter from Vice Chairman

Mr. Kemal Ulutepe

Executive Board Member

He was born in Samsun in 1964. He graduated from the Department of Business Administration, Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty of Erciyes University.
He worked as an auditor controller in Akbank T.A.S. Auditing Committee and in Iktisat Bank Auditing Committee, as a Branch Manager in Sumerbank A.S., as the Co-Director in Mersan Plastics. He joined Goldas Group starting to work as the General Manager in Novakaya Finance Factoring Inc. in 2000, then after he has been promoted to the Member of the Board of Directors as of March 2005.