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Nurullah Genç was born on September 9, 1960 in the Horasan province of Erzurum. He attended school in Horasan and university in Erzurum. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Atatürk University and in 1984 joined the same university as a researcher. He began his academic career teaching money and banking. Focusing on Management and Organization, he earned his Ph.D in 1990, became an associate professor in 1995, and a professor in 2001. In 2003 he moved to Kocaeli University, where he worked for seven years.

Between 1994 and 2013 he provided advisory services on management issues to public and private sector bodies, re-organizing many business and preparing strategic plans. He also served family businesses in awareness of partnership structures and prepared family constitutions. He has also held seminars and conferences on personal development and worked on strategic planning for Kocaeli University. He served on the Bologna Coordination Commission.

He retired in 2010 and moved to Istanbul Commerce University, where he worked as a department chair and dean. He chaired the board that drew up the University's 2012-2017 Strategic Plan.

Professor Genç has taught graduate and post-graduate courses on many subjects, most prominently Leadership Analysis, the Art of Management, Strategic Management, Business Management, Human Resources and Operational Behavior. He has also delivered declarations and papers to national and international congresses.

Professor Genç has served as a Member of the Board of the CBRT since May 1, 2015.

Önder Havuzlu, born on October 14, 1972, completed his high school education at Istanbul Atatürk Science High School and graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Boğaziçi University. In 1995, he entered the communications and telecommunications sector and co-founded Profen with his university classmates.

Placing great importance on academic career, Havuzlu continued his graduate studies in the fields of Control Systems Engineering at Boğaziçi University and Fluid Dynamics at Marmara University.

Currently serving as the CEO of Profen Teknoloji Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., Önder Havuzlu also contributes to the sector as a member of the Professional Committee of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry.