MANAGEMENT

She graduated from the University of Southampton’s Electronic Engineering Department, and she received her master’s degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Karlsruhe. She joined Ford of Europe in 1996 and, through 2013, held many manufacturing responsibilities in Liverpool, Cologne and Dunton. She served as Global Powertrain Assembly Manager in Ford North of America between 2013 and 2017. She returned to Ford of Europe as Production Area Manager (Dagenham) in 2017. Payne, who was appointed as Craiova Engine Plant Manager in 2018, held the positions of Assistant Plant Manager - Craiova Vehicle Operations and Ford Romania President & Craiova Site Director in Ford Romania between 2018-2022. As of May 1, 2023;  she is the Deputy General Manager of Ford Otosan.

He continued his career at Ford Otosan, after Otosan Pazarlama A.Ş. merged into Ford Otosan. He was appointed as Chief Legal Advisor in 2008 and Legal and Compliance Leader as of December 1, 2021.

In the same year, she joined Ford Otosan as a Quality Engineer. She earned a master’s degree in Financial Economics from Bahcesehir University in 2012. After taking on various positions in the Quality Assurance, she worked as a Quality and Vehicle Evaluation Manager at Yeniköy Plant between 2013-2015. She was appointed as the Quality Manager in 2016 and between 2018-2019 she served as Human Resources and Industrial Relations Manager of Kocaeli Plants. She served as Total Quality Director between 2020 and 2021 and she has been appointed as Assistant General Manager - Human Resources and Transformation in 2022. Having held this role for over two years, Başak has been appointed as the Supply Chain Leader starting June 1, 2024.

The Supply Chain Leader leads managing responbile supply chain and logistics transition.

With nearly 20 years of professional experience, she has held various communication roles in different sectors. Most recently, she served as the Corporate Communication Group Manager responsible for 10 countries for a global brand. Following her role as Corporate Communication Leader at Ford Otosan starting in 2020, she has been appointed as the Corporate Communication and Sustainability Leader at Ford Otosan as of April 2024, responsible for managing the company's sustainability priorities and enhancing its sustainability performance. Additionally, she leads Ford Otosan's corporate communication strategy, internal and external communications, media relations, social media management processes, as well as corporate social responsibility projects.

He joined Ford Otosan in 1993 as an engineer in Quality department. He worked on launching the Press Area between 1998-2008 and served as Press and Tool & Die Group Manager between 2008-2012. He became Gölcük Assistant Plant Manager in 2012 and Gölcük Plant Manager in 2013. Mr. Temel was Assistant General Manager – Kocaeli Plants and New Projects from 2016 to 2019 and he served as Assistant General Manager – New Projects between 2019 and 2022. He has been assigned as  Industrial Operations and Investments Leader  as of April 1, 2022. 

The Operations and Investments Leader leads the actions taken to mitigate and prevent climate change impacts in production.

After completing his master's degree in the same department in 2001, he graduated the Koç University Executive MBA Program in 2004 and Harvard Universtiy Advanced Management Program in 2023.
After joining Ford Otosan in 1997, he took on various positions in units such as service engineering, export and business development manager, truck operations manager and then managed various directorship positions between 2014-2023. He was appointed as Ford Trucks Business Area Leader as of March 2023, following his latest position as Ford Trucks International Markets Director.

He has been actively involved in the industry since 2004, gaining extensive experience in various leadership roles in the telecommunications sector, as well as in FMCG, white goods, and automotive sectors. He has served in performance and quality management, IT operations, transformation programs, and coaching in various companies. Most recently, Erhan Köseoğlu managed transformation programs at Ford Otosan, achieving significant success in IT transformation, solution and application leadership, CRM, and digital transformation throughout his career. Additionally, he has specialized in individual coaching, design thinking coaching, and corporate transformation coaching.

In the same year, she started working in Ford Otosan MP&L Production Planning Department. She earned her MBA degree from Bosphorous University in 2000, Executive MBA degree from Koç University in 2006 and PLDA degree from Harvard Business School in 2019. In her Ford Otosan career, she worked in several different functions in the positions of MP&L Team Leader (CMMS3 Launch and R/C Coordination), Technical Assistant to General Manager, PD Finance Manager and Senior Manager, Ford Asia Pacific Finance Controller for CD Car & Lincoln (Shanghai) and Business Strategies Finance Manager. She served as Innovation and New Ventures Director between 2019 and2011. She has been appointed as Assistant General Manager - Finance and Accounting (CFO) of Ford Otosan as of April 1, 2022. 

Ian is a chartered engineer in three disciplines in two continents. During his career, he received 2 recognition awards for his contribution to the business He is an experienced Senior Executive and subject-matter-expert in off-road, pick-up & SUV new product development and has gained a wide range of experience during his career working in product creation as well as manufacturing, quality, purchasing, Finance and Sales & Marketing. He was appointed as Engineering and Technology Development Lead as of 1st July, 2023 in Ford Otosan.

Engineering and Technology Development Leader is responsible for the sustainability of Ford Otosan products throughout their life cycle.

He then moved into Human Resources at Arçelik A.Ş/Beko LLC, excelling as an HR Manager. At Türk Traktör ve Ziraat Makineleri A.Ş., he served seven years as HR Director, driving key HR process improvements. In 2023, he was appointed Senior HR Director (Europe) at Arçelik A.Ş., and in June 2024, he took on the role of HR and Transformation Leader at Ford Otosan. Özdemir is recognized for his extensive HR expertise and success in transformation projects.

The Human Resources and Transformation Leader is responsible for reviewing the Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, Occupational Health and Safety programs and targets carried out at Ford Otosan for monitoring and taking action.

He joined Ford Otosan Marketing Department in 1995 as a Product Specialist. After holding various positions in Marketing & Sales departments as Marketing Strategy Manager, Passenger Car Brand Manager and Sales Support Manager, he served as the Technical Assistant to the General Manager. He was appointed as Marketing Manager in 2002. He worked as the European Sales Operations Coordinator at Ford of Europe in 2006. He returned to Ford Otosan in 2007 as Marketing Director and became the Sales and After Sales Field Operations Director in 2009. He has been serving as the Assistant General Manager of Marketing, Sales and Aftersales since October 1, 2014.

In 2010, she began her career as a Design Quality Engineer at Ford Otosan. Following her successful contributions in Engineering & Technology Development, Ford Otosan Leadership, and Next-Generation Manufacturing Leadership, she was appointed as the Quality Platform Area Leader as of October 2023.