Özgen Özkan

Özgen Özkan started his professional career at Eczacıbaşı VitrA in 1989, where he took on important responsibilities in every function from production planning to services, exports, sales, marketing, and logistics. In 1998, Özkan joined the Franke Family as General Manager in Turkey, then served respectively as Franke Regional Manager for Turkey, Greece, Romania, the Caucasus and Kazakhstan; Franke Regional Manager for Southeast Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Caucasus; and finally Franke Head of Sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. On July 2020, Özgen Özkan returned to the Eczacıbaşı Group as CEO of Eczacıbaşı Building Products. In this position, Özkan will also be in charge of all international Eczacıbaşı Building Products subsidiaries.

Born in 1964, Özgen Özkan received his undergraduate degree in Industrial Engineering from the Middle East Technical University in 1986 and his MBA from İstanbul University in 1988. Özkan is fluent in English and is a founding member of the Association of Board Directors.