Burak Elmas

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Burak Elmas
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38th President of Galatasaray SK
Assumed office
19 June 2021
Preceded byMustafa Cengiz
Personal details
Born (1974-03-19) 19 March 1974 (age 47)
Şişli, Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Spouse(s)
Yelda Süren
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(m. 2000)​
ChildrenLeyla Nilufer Elmas , Raif Elmas
ResidenceBeykoz, Istanbul, Turkey
Alma materAustrian High School
University of Denver (Finance and Marketing Department)

Burak Elmas (born 19 March 1974) is a Turkish businessman who is currently the president of sports club Galatasaray S.K.

Family[]

He was born on 19 March 1974, in Şişli, Istanbul, as the son of Sezgin and Saniye Elmas. He has two sister named Burçin Elmas and Burçak Elmas Deniz.[1] He is from Giresun on his father's side. He married Yelda Süren,[2] the daughter of businessman Faruk Süren, one of the former Galatasaray presidents.

Business life[]

Having started his business life in one of Turkey's largest independent FMCG distributors, Elmas established a UK-based international logistics company after taking a managerial role in family companies and many international joint ventures. Elmas, who has been working as a senior manager (CEO) at Godiva Investment company since 2008 and reporting to the group's board of directors, also served as a board member at Yıldız Group, one of the largest Turkish enterprises in the production of food products.

Representing the companies he worked for in his working life in senior positions, Elmas worked in various countries such as Japan, England, America and People's Republic of China during this period. Elmas currently serves as an investor partner and independent board member in three international companies in the UK and Turkey.[3]

Galatasaray career[]

Elmas was appointed as Galatasaray U21 team manager in 1997, when he was only 23 years old. Later, he took part in the management of Faruk Süren and Özhan Canaydın.

In the first term of Mustafa Cengiz, he was a member of the Board of Sportif AŞ.

Presidential career[]

On 2 March 2021,[4] he announced that he was running for the presidency of Galatasaray (GS), and in the election held on 19 June 2021, he received 1541 votes and was elected the 38th president of Galatasaray Sports Club.[5][6][7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Burak Elmas'ın babası Sezgin Elmas kimdir? Aslen nereli? Kaç yaşında?". . June 19, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Balayı Leeds'te". milliyet.com.tr. April 17, 2000.
  3. ^ "Burak Elmas kimdir? Nereli, kaç yaşında ve ne iş yapıyor?". ntvspor.net. June 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Galatasaray başkan adayı Burak Elmas listesini açıkladı". fanatik.com.tr. March 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Son dakika! Galatasaray'ın 38. başkanı Burak Elmas! Tarihi seçim sona erdi!". fanatik.com.tr. June 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "Galatasaray'ın 38. Başkanı Burak Elmas". galatasaray.org. June 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "Burak Elmas Galatasaray'ın 38. başkanı oldu". aa.com.tr. June 19, 2021.
Sporting positions
Preceded by President of Galatasaray SK
19 June 2021 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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