Mr. M. Turgut Yılmaz is the founder and controlling shareholder of GSD Holding, acompany established in 1986 and listed in 1999.  He serves as the Chairman and Managing Director of GSD Holding since its inception. Under his leadership the Group was set up as the first sectoral foreign trade services company in Turkey and rapidly grew to a diversified holding company operating in banking, factoring, leasing, energy and shipping sectors.

Mr. Yılmaz sought to steer the Group into new ventures by successfully divesting its subsidiary, Tekstilbank to the world’s largest banking group, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in 2015.   

Mr. Yılmaz began his business career as a young entrepreneur after completing his education in Istanbul High School in german language and the Faculty of Law in Istanbul University. Since early 70s he was engaged in manufacturing of leather, knitted or woven apparels and soon became one of the first large scale Turkish exporters to Europe. Later on he developed his own transportation and logistics business aiming at vertical integration in his growing export operations. Over the years he made substantial investments in several other sectors including banking, financial services, hotel management, real estateand shipping. Currently, along with his positions in the board of GSD Holding and its subsidiaries, Mr. Yılmaz is also the Chairman of MTY Delta Denizcilik, his family owned company holding various real estate and equity investment assets.  

He also took an active role in social life and politics and served as the Chairman of Apparel Manufacturers Association of Turkey, Chairman of Rize Sports Club, Director of Turkish Football Association and Director of Motherland Party.

He is interested in modern and classical arts and also a registered collectioner of Seldjuki antiquities. He is a dedicated philanthropist who has constructed school buildings countrywide and donated to the Ministry of Education of Turkey. 

Married with 3 children, M. Turgut Yılmaz is also a Member of the Board of Trustees of GSD Education Foundation and a member of Turkish Industry and Business Association.

After completing his primary, secondary, and high school education in Istanbul, Engin Kam graduated from the English Economics department of Istanbul University in 1997.

Upon his graduation, he began his career as an Assistant Inspector at the Inspection Directorate of Yaşarbank A.Ş in 1997.

As of March 2000, he held various managerial positions in the Inspection Directorate and later on in different branches of Tekstilbank A.Ş.

Since June 2015, Engin Kam has been serving as the General Manager and Board Member of GSD Yatırım Bankası A.Ş., and as of January 2, 2024, he has also been fulfilling the role of  Vice Chairman at GSD Denizcilik Gayrimenkul İnşaat San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Mr. Yılmaz  graduated from Sankt George Austria Lycee in 2010, and then he holds a BSc degree in Shipbuilding and Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2015and he began his career in GSD Marin. He also holds a master degree from University of London City from Bayes Business School in Maritime, Trade and Finance in the UK.

Mr. Hakan Yılmaz serves as the Board Member of GSD Marin since 2021 and was also appointed Director in GSD Shipping B.V. in 2018. He is also the Board Member in Dodo Maritime Limited, Cano Maritime Limited, Hako Maritime Limited, Zeyno Maritime Limited, Neco Maritime Limited, Mila Maritime Limited, Lena Maritime Limited, Nehir Maritime Limited and Nejat Maritime Limited. 

He has been also working as the Vice Chairman of the Board at MTY Delta Denizcilik İç ve Dış Ticaret A.Ş. since 2021. He is also a Member of the Board of Trustees of GSD Education Foundation and has been appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of GSD Holding as of May 2022.

He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty ofPolitical Sciences, Department of Finance and Economics in 1969. He started hiscareer as an account specialist at the Ministry of Finance between 1969-1980and later served as Assistant General Manager in Revenue Department of Ministryof Finance between 1980-1985, then served as financial advisor in Coopers&Lybrand in İstanbul in Turkey, and then served as certified public accountantin his own company between 1990-2012 and he joined the GSD Group as IndependentDirector in Tekstil Bank A.Ş. between 2012-2015, and then her served asIndependent Director both in GSD Holding and GSD Marin between 2012 and 2018. Since2018 he serves as a Director in GSD Bank. He served as an Independent BoardMember at GSD Holding A.Ş. in 2022-2023.

He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Finance and Economics in 1983. He started his career as an Assistant Inspector at Pamukbank T.A.Ş. in 1985. Between 1991 and 1995, he worked as Deputy Credit Marketing Manager at Izmir Branch of Tekstil Bank A.Ş. He served as Branch Manager at Izmir Branch of Koçbank A.Ş. in 1996, Regional Manager at EgebankA.Ş. in 1998, Regional Manager at EGS Bank A.Ş. in 2000, and Branch Manager at TEB Izmir Branch in 2001. Later, he served as Izmir Branch Manager at Tekstil Bank A.Ş. between 2005 and 2010, and as Deputy General Manager of Credits within the General Directorate between 2010 and 2015. He served as Deputy General Manager at ICBC Turkey Bank A.Ş. from 2015 to 2020. As of May 2020, he is a partner at the Dorafarma Sağlık Ürünleri Kozmetik Gıda İnşaat Turizm San. veTic Ltd.Şti. As of June 2024, he is an Independent Board Member at GSD Holding A.Ş.

Oğuzcan İren was born in Istanbul in 1991. He graduated from St. Georg Austrian High School in 2010 and Istanbul University Faculty of Law in 2015. He wrote his thesis in the field of International Road Transport (CMR) and completed his Master of Laws program at Mef University in 2020. After graduating from Istanbul University Faculty of Law, he completed his legal internship at Erçin Bilgin Bektaşoğlu Law Firm. Then, he started working as a lawyer in the same office in 2016 and currently continues to work as a senior lawyer at Erçin Bilgin Bektaşoğlu Law Firm. His fields of study are mainly, Maritime Law(Dry/Wet Shipping), Ship Financing, Ship Buying and Selling, P&I (Club) Insurance, Cargo Damages, Road Transportation Law, Transportation Insurance, Reinsurance Insurances, Bank Insurance (BBB), Banking Crimes Insurance, Product Liability and Insurances, Loan Financing, International Sale and Purchase of Goods Agreements and Law of Contracts. His native language is Turkish and he speaks English and German at a professional proficiency level. As of June 2024, he is an Independent Board Member at GSD Holding A.Ş.