SEYİT ARDIÇ RE-ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE ANKARA CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MESSAGE OF UNITY AND SOLIDARITY FROM ANKARA INDUSTRIALISTS
SEYİT ARDIÇ: WE WILL CARRY THIS STRONG WILL INTO PRODUCTION, INVESTMENT AND EXPORTS
HALF OF THE ACI ASSEMBLY PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL CONSISTS OF WOMEN MEMBERS
THE NUMBER OF WOMEN MEMBERS IN THE ACI ASSEMBLY INCREASED NEARLY THREEFOLD
In the Ankara Chamber of Industry elections, Seyit Ardıç was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Taking the floor to deliver a thank-you speech after the results were announced, ACI Chairman Ardıç said that the outcome of the ballot box was the most important indicator of the unity and solidarity of Ankara industrialists. Chairman Ardıç said, “The strength of our Chamber comes from this shared effort, the trust we have in one another, and our unity and solidarity. Now, we will carry this strong will into production, investment and exports.”
While former Board Member İhsan Çetinceviz was elected President of the ACI Assembly, two members of the four-member Assembly Presidential Council are women industrialists. In the new term, the number of women members in the ACI Assembly also increased nearly threefold compared to the previous term, rising to 13. Thus, the share of women members in the Assembly exceeded 10 percent.
The 18th Term organ elections of the Ankara Chamber of Industry (ACI) have been completed. In the elections held in the 112-member Chamber Assembly, the Chairman and Members of the Board of Directors, the President of the Chamber Assembly and members of the Presidential Council, members of the Disciplinary Board, members of the Accounts Review Commission, and delegates to the General Assembly of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) were determined.
TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, who was elected to the ACI Assembly from the ACI Structural and Technical Contracting Services Industry Committee, also participated in the organ elections and cast his vote.
As a result of the elections, Seyit Ardıç was re-elected as Chairman of the ACI Board of Directors. Former ACI Board Member İhsan Çetinceviz was elected President of the Assembly.
“THE STRENGTH OF OUR CHAMBER COMES FROM OUR SHARED EFFORT”
Addressing Assembly members after the election, Chairman Ardıç drew attention to the unity and solidarity demonstrated by Ankara industrialists. Recalling that he often addresses members as “my companions on this journey,” Chairman Ardıç said that this expression represents the years of shared effort, mutual trust and friendship among them.
Stating that their lists won in all 41 professional groups in the elections for Professional Committees and Assembly members, Chairman Ardıç described the fact that elections in 40 professional groups were held with a single list as an indicator of the unity and solidarity of Ankara industrialists. Chairman Ardıç said, “The strength of our Chamber comes from this shared effort, the trust we have in one another, and our unity and solidarity. This result is your success.”
Expressing his pride in once again assuming the responsibility of Chairmanship of the Board of Directors, Chairman Ardıç thanked the Assembly members and emphasized that they will work to carry Ankara industry further and increase its strength in international markets.
HALF OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL AND 10 PERCENT OF THE ASSEMBLY CONSIST OF WOMEN INDUSTRIALISTS
Stating that over the past four years they transformed the demands received from industrialists, Professional Committees and the Chamber Assembly into applicable solution proposals, Chairman Ardıç said they conveyed these proposals to the highest levels of the state and made the voice of Ankara industrialists heard more strongly on the national agenda. Thanking those who contributed to the Chamber’s work in the previous term, Chairman Ardıç wished success to those taking office in the new term.
Chairman Ardıç stated that he believes İhsan Çetinceviz, who was elected President of the Assembly, will add strength to the Assembly’s work in the new term. He also congratulated Assembly Vice Presidents Didar Danış Ezer and Oğuz Yılmaz, and Assembly Clerk Member Aysu Yavuz.
Stating that the number of women members in the Assembly increased nearly threefold compared to the previous term, rising to 13, and that women industrialists now make up 10 percent of the Chamber Assembly, Chairman Ardıç said, “Half of our Presidential Council also consists of our women industrialists. I would also like to state that this picture is a great source of pride for our Chamber.”
Emphasizing that women’s greater participation in ACI’s decision-making processes will add strength to Ankara industry, Chairman Ardıç said, “I always say this: women taking a stronger role in business life, decision-making processes and production is one of the fundamental elements of our economic development.” Chairman Ardıç added that the ideas, projects and responsibilities to be undertaken by women and young entrepreneurs will have an important place in the goals of the new term.
“WE THINK BIG FOR ANKARA”
Speaking about the vision for the new term, Chairman Ardıç said, “We think big for Ankara,” and stated that they aim to expand Ankara’s production and investment capacity through the ACI Technology Base, ACI Free Zone and ACI Zero Waste Organized Industrial Zone projects, which he said were presented to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and received his support. Chairman Ardıç said, “With the vision and support of our President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye, Mr. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, we will work to make our Capital one of Eurasia’s important technology and industrial centers.”
Stating that they will bring together the engineering and production know-how in the defense industry and health industry with other sectors, Chairman Ardıç noted that they will support companies in increasing high-technology exports and the added value produced across all sectors. Emphasizing that they will continue listening to the needs of industrialists in the field and transforming jointly developed ideas into projects, Chairman Ardıç said, “The words of our Great Leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, ‘Industrialization is among our greatest national causes,’ once again remind us of the responsibility we carry. We will put forth all our efforts to increase the production and technological power of Ankara industry and to make the highest contribution to our country’s development goals. I sincerely thank all of you for entrusting me once again with this great responsibility. May Almighty Allah make our unity and solidarity lasting. May our new term be auspicious for Ankara industry, our members and our country. May Allah not embarrass us.”
HİSARCIKLIOĞLU: SUCCESS COMES FROM UNITY AND SOLIDARITY
TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu also congratulated Seyit Ardıç on his re-election as Chairman of the ACI Board of Directors, as well as the industrialists who took office in ACI’s other bodies. Stating that he has worked together with Seyit Ardıç on the TOBB Board of Directors for four years, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “I personally benefit from his knowledge and experience. He represents you and the Turkish business world at TOBB in the best possible way.” Thanking the Assembly members who elected Seyit Ardıç as Chairman of the ACI Board of Directors, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “This shows your quality. Success comes from unity and solidarity. There is mercy and abundance in unity, and hardship in separation. May Allah keep your path open. I thank all of you in advance for the contributions you will make to the 2030 vision.”
The Board of Directors and Assembly Presidential Council elected in the 18th Term Organ Elections of the Ankara Chamber of Industry are as follows:
ACI BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman: Seyit ARDIÇ
Board Members:
Mete Çağlayan, Ercan Ata, Mehmet Osmanbeyoğlu, Halit Erol, Burcu Özbozkurt, Ertuğrul Onat, Musa Ertunç, Berat Darçın, Ramazan Yön, Hasan Cem Taşkaldıran
ACI ASSEMBLY PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL
Assembly President: İhsan Çetinceviz
Assembly Vice Presidents: Didar Danış Ezer, Oğuz Yılmaz
Assembly Clerk Member: Aysu Yavuz
ACI DISCIPLINARY BOARD MEMBERS
Bora Aynagöz, Hüseyin Bozkurt, Nihat Özönder, İzzet Emiroğlu, Mehmet Doğanlar, Abidin Altıntaş
ACI ACCOUNTS REVIEW COMMISSION MEMBERS
Murat Yakın, Okay Akartepe, Adem Akın
UNION OF CHAMBERS AND COMMODITY EXCHANGES OF TÜRKİYE DELEGATES
M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Mete Çağlayan, Ahmet Tahsin Ata, Mustafa Bozkurt, Mehmet Hakkı Şanal, Mevlüt Açıkgöz, Esat Hisarcıklılar, Nuray Başar Teke, İsmet Beyazkılıç, Atilla Eren, İbrahim Ethem Özden, Erhan Yalçın, Sabit Tekirdağ, Ergin Şentürk