Ali Zeybek was born in Istanbul in 1950. After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at Middle East Technical University, he worked as a specialist, manager, and sales engineer at the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, in the private sector, and at Eximbank between 1973 and 1982. Moving on in his career with various managerial positions at OYAK and in the private sector, Mr. Zeybek transferred to the State Planning Organization in 1988, where he directed the Research and Investment Incentives Departments. Ali Zeybek, who served in the top management of Toprak Holding between 1991 and 2005, joined Hayat Kimya in 2005. Mr. Zeybek undertook the Overseas Projects Coordinator, Strategic Planning and Business Development Coordinator, and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board positions in the Group, and currently acts as the Senior Vice President of the Executive Board.