Bülent Eczacıbaşı
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Bülent Eczacıbaşı (born 1949) is a Turkish billionaire businessman in pharmaceuticals.
[edit] Biography
He was born in 1949 in Istanbul, Turkey as the son of Nejat Eczacıbaşı, the founder of Eczacıbaşı Holding. After finishing the high school at Deutsche Schule in Istanbul, he was educated at University of London, United Kingdom. Later, he earned a Master’s degree in chemistry engineering from MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Having returned home in 1974, he worked at various positions in family owned companies. Currently, he is the chairman of Eczacıbaşı Holding.
Between 1991-1993, he was the chairman of the Association of Turkish Businesspeople (TÜSİAD). In 2003, Bülent Eczacıbaşı was elected honorary chairman of the association.
Bülent Eczacıbaşı is a member of Istanbul Rotary Club.
[edit] References
- Biyografi.info - Biography of Bülent Eczacıbaşı
