Sedat Birol
Eczacibasi Group is a prominent Turkish industrial group with 40 companies, 9,500 employees and a combined net turnover of $3 billion in 2008.Eczacibasi’s core sectors are building products, healthcare and consumer products. Additionally, the Group is active in finance, information technology, welding technology and land development. In Turkey. Born in 1955, Sedat Birol completed his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering of Aachen University in Germany and his master’s degree in Organic Chemistry at Florida Atlantic University. Before joining the Eczacıbaşı Group in 1990, Birol worked respectively at Bayer Türk, Process Products (USA) and ICC Chemicals (USA). At Eczacıbaşı, Birol has served as General Manager of Eczacıbaşı Fine Chemical Products (1990-1994), General Manager of Eczacıbaşı-Baxter Hospital Supply (1994-2001), and General Manager of Eczacıbaşı Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing (2001-2004). Birol was appointed Executive Vice President in charge of Healthcare in January 2004.>>