Tessy Antony de Nassau Floessel's Zoom O'Clock with Ebru Özdemir, Chairwoman of Limak Holdings
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Ebru Özdemir is the Chairwoman of Limak Holdings, including the investment arm Limak
Investments. Since taking up this position in 2007, under her leadership, Limak Investments has
expanded operations in the infrastructure and energy sectors, and it provides services in energy
generation, distribution, sales and trading.
Ebru Özdemir has over 15 years of experience in project financing and development, as well as
public-private partnerships projects. Her expertise led to her election as a member of the
business advisory board of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Public-Private
Partnerships in 2014.
In 2016 Ebru Özdemir founded the Limak Education Culture and Health Foundation. The Limak
Foundation brings all the philanthropic and social projects of Limak Holding under one roof,
ensuring their effective continuity. Ebru Özdemir is especially passionate about the
entrepreneurship and girls’ education work of the Limak Foundation. One of the projects
spearheaded by Ms Özdemir aims to increase women’s participation and access in the field of
engineering and has so far been active in Turkey, Kuwait and Senegal, and has been supported by
the United Nations Development Programme. Ms. Özdemir’s commitment to gender inclusivity
drove her to co-found the 30 Percent Club, a platform aimed to develop a diverse and gender balanced
pool of talent for multi-industry businesses in Turkey.
As part of the Limak Foundation, Ms. Özdemir developed the Limak Philharmonic Orchestra
which interprets and introduces Turkish music to a global audience. Ebru’s passion for art is also
reflected through her involvement with Tate Modern in London where she is part of the Middle
East and North Africa Acquisitions Committee.
Ebru Özdemir holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from Bogazici University in Turkey and an MBA in
International Business and Finance from Fordham University in the US. She holds memberships
at numerous organizations, including but not limited to the Foreign Economic Relations Board of
Turkey (DEİK), the Turkish-American Business Council (TAİK), Atlantic Council’s International
Advisory Board, UNDP Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development and many
others.
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