Socar Türkiye Ceo'su Kenan Yavuz Görevinden Ayrıldı

Socar'ın Türkiye CEO'su ve Petkim Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi Kenan Yavuz CEO'luk görevini bıraktı. Zaur Gahramanov, Socar Türkiye'nin yeni genel müdürü oldu.

SOCAR Yatırımlar Genel Müdür Yardımcısı olarak Bakü'de görev yapmakta olan Zaur Gahramanov, SOCAR Türkiye Genel Müdürlüğüne getirildi. Petkim ve SOCAR Türkiye'de 2008 yılından bu yana üstlendiği görevlerle SOCAR Türkiye grup şirketlerine büyük katkı sağlayan Kenan Yavuz CEO'luk görevinden ayrılırken, yeni dönemde grup şirketlerindeki yönetim kurulu üyeliklerini devam ettirecek.

25 Nisan 2016 tarihli Yönetim Kurulu kararıyla aynı tarihten geçerli olmak üzere daha önce SOCAR Yatırımlar Genel Müdür Yardımcısı olarak görev yapmakta olan Zaur Gahramanov, SOCAR Türkiye Genel Müdürü olarak atandı.

SOCAR Türkiye Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Vagif Aliyev, bayrak değişimine ilişkin yaptığı açıklamada Kenan Yavuz'a, SOCAR Türkiye'ye sağladığı tüm özverili katkıları için teşekkür ederken; Zaur Gahramanov'a yeni görevinde başarılar diledi.

Kenan Yavuz'un görev süresi boyunca SOCAR Türkiye'ye bağlılıkla hizmet ettiğini vurgulayan Vagif Aliyev şöyle konuştu: "SOCAR Türkiye, Kenan Yavuz önderliğinde önemli başarılara imza attı. Sayın Yavuz'un Petkim ile Türkiye'nin sanayileşmesine yaptığı katkılar açıktır. Sayın Kenan Yavuz, Grup Şirketlerimizdeki Yönetim Kurulu üyeliklerini devam ettirecektir. CEO'luğu boyunca hem şirketlerimizin yatırımlarının ilerlemesine hem de Türkiye'nin enerji sektöründe rekabetçi bir konuma erişmesi adına önemli katkılarda bulunmuştur."

Vagif Aliyev, yeni dönemde Socar Türkiye'nin Genel Müdürlüğünü yürütecek olan Zaur Gahramanov'un sekiz yılı aşkın süredir SOCAR bünyesinde çok önemli görevler üstlendiğine dikkat çekerek, sözlerine şöyle devam etti: "Zaur Gahramonov, SOCAR'daki görevleri süresince uluslararası alanda rekabet gücümüzü artıran çalışmalara imza attı.

Küresel vizyonumuzun daha da genişlemesine, derinleşmesine ciddi katkılar yaparken SOCAR bünyesinde farklı görevleri büyük başarıyla yürüttü. Kendisine Genel Müdürlük görevinde başarılar diliyorum. Eminim ki Zaur Gahramanov, SOCAR Türkiye'nin başarı çıtasını ve iki kardeş ülkenin enerji sektöründeki konumunu daha da yukarılara taşıyacaktır."

Zaur Gahramanov

Deputy General Manager, SOCAR Investments

Deputy General Manager, Investments Department at State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR)

January 2013 – Present (3 years 4 months)

In charge of Foreign Investments of the Group

Member of the Supervisory Board at Neftchi PFK

April 2015 – Present (1 year 1 month)

Professional football club since 1937. 8 times Azerbaijan Premier League, 6 times Azerbaijan Cup and 2 times Azerbaijan Supercup titles winner.

Member of the Board of Directors, Acting Chairman of the Board at Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG

June 2013 – Present (2 years 11 months)

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will transport Caspian natural gas to Europe.

Connecting with the Trans Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) at the Greek-Turkish border, TAP will cross Northern Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea before coming ashore in Southern Italy to connect to the Italian natural gas network.

The project is currently in its implementation phase and is preparing for construction of the pipeline, which is planned to begin in 2016.

Once built, TAP will offer a direct and cost-effective transportation route opening up the vital Southern Gas Corridor, a 3500-kilometre long gas value chain stretching from the Caspian Sea to Europe.

Member of the Board of Directors at SOCAR Trading S.A.

January 2013 – Present (3 years 4 months)

Member of the Board of Directors at SOCAR Energy Switzerland

November 2011 – Present (4 years 6 months)

SOCAR is present in Switzerland with filling stations, fuel tankers and product tanks as well as in the oil, gas and aviation business. At its headquarters in Zurich and through wholly-owned subsidiaries, SOCAR employs approximately 800 people.

SOCAR is a responsible employer that takes its social obligations seriously and provides a motivating working environment for its employees in all fields of activity. As a Swiss company, SOCAR Energy Switzerland has created new jobs by taking the support functions, which under Esso were based abroad, and rebuilding them in Switzerland.

Group CFO at SOCAR Trading S.A.

April 2008 – December 2012 (4 years 9 months)

Headquartered in Geneva, SOCAR Trading was incorporated in December 2007 as the marketing arm of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) with a mandate to market Azeri barrels produced from the Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli field and other surrounding fields in Azerbaijan. While the company continues to market the bulk of SOCAR crude oil export volumes from Ceyhan port in Turkey, it has also been able to develop significant third party volumes through both leveraging its system barrels, as well as its experienced traders developing new business. In 2013, third party trading made close to 50% of SOCAR Trading's volumes.

SOCAR Trading employed close to 190 employees and has offices in Geneva, Baku, Singapore, Vietnam, Dubai and Lagos and Istanbul.

Performance and Financial Analyst, International E&P at Statoil

April 2007 – April 2008 (1 year 1 month)

Monthly and quarterly performance reporting to board of directors and external markets, preparation of business plan for international activities, coordination of management information systems. Participated and contributed to Statoil Hydro merger process. Contributed to group annual reporting process.

Legal&Tax Advisor at Statoil

August 2004 – March 2007 (2 years 8 months)

Preparation of quarterly and annual Profit Tax Returns and financial reports, expatriates tax calculations. Represented Statoil at partner meetings. Deferred tax calculations, cash flow analysis, legal advise under PSA and local legislation. Responsible for relations with state authorities on financial aspects. I was one of the authors of EITI memorandum in Azerbaijan. Performed the duties of interim Finance and Control Manager.

Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young

January 2002 – August 2004 (2 years 8 months)

Assurance services. Audit of the Profit Tax Returns and financial statements prepared in accordance with the provisions of local legislation, IFRS, UK, US and Norwegian GAAP. Personal Income Tax, Withholding

Tax, and Value Added Tax calculations. Tax structuring and tax accounting. Monthly/quarterly/annual tax, social protection and statistics reporting. Accounting restoration.

Tax Specialist at KPMG

November 1999 – November 2001 (2 years 1 month)

Payroll calculations.Tax advice under provisions of the Production Sharing Agreements and statutory legislation.

Languages

English (Full professional proficiency)

Azerbaijani (Native or bilingual proficiency)

Russian (Native or bilingual proficiency)

Education

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), MBA, 2014 – 2016

Azerbaijan State Economics University

Master, International Economic Relations, 1998 – 2004 Grade: Graduated with Honour

Activities and Societies: Head of Students Union