- Bülent Eczacıbaşı
Bülent Eczacıbaşı (born 1949) is a Turkish
billionaire businessman inpharmaceutical s.Biography
He was born in 1949 in
Istanbul ,Turkey as the son ofNejat Eczacıbaşı , the founder ofEczacıbaşı Holding. After finishing the high school at Deutsche Schule in Istanbul, he was educated atUniversity of London ,United Kingdom . Later, he earned aMaster’s degree in chemistry engineering fromMIT inCambridge, 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.
References
* Biyografi.info - [http://www.biyografi.info/kisi/bulent-eczacibasi "Biography of Bülent Eczacıbaşı"]
External links
* [http://www.eczacibasi.com.tr/ Eczacıbaşı Holding official website]
* [http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/10/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=10&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=EIHB&datatype=Person Forbes] listing
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