Dr. Cem Kozlu received his bachelor’s degree from Denison University, MBA from Stanford University and PhD from Boğaziçi University. Dr. Kozlu held executive positions at NCR in the US, Procter&Gamble in Switzerland and was the General Manager in Komili for 12 years. He was appointed as the General Manager and the Chair of the Board of Directors of Turkish Airlines in 1988 and held these positions until 1991. He also served as the Chair of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) in 1990. Cem Kozlu remained in public service as a member of the Turkish Parliament from 1991 to 1995 and as the Chair of the THY Board of Directors from 1997 to 2003. Dr. Kozlu has held different positions in The Coca Cola Company since 1996. Before retiring in 2006, he was the Group President responsible for 51 countries in the Vienna-based Central Europe, Eurasia and Middle East Group and served as a consultant in The Coca-Cola Company Eurasia & Africa Group between 2007 and 2015.

Currently, Cem Kozlu serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Pegasus Airlines, and Vienna-based Do & Co AG. He is also member of the Board of Trustees of Muhtar-Defne Kent Foundation, Boğaziçi University Foundation and İstanbul Modern Sanatlar Vakfı (İstanbul Modern Arts Foundation).

Dr. Kozlu, who served as a lecturer at Boğaziçi and Denison universities at different times, has published 11 books, numerous articles and produced a TV series on leadership. He has been a Member of Koç Holding Board of Directors since 2019.