Board Members

Çiçek Collins

Chair of the Board of Directors

Cicek Collins is the Managing Partner and Chair of the Board at Trasta ESG, based in London. She is a global sustainability and strategic transformation leader with over two decades of international experience across the UK, Türkiye, and UAE. Prior to joining Trasta ESG, Cicek held senior leadership roles at S&P Global, where she led global sustainability operations, complex integration programs, and digital transformation initiatives spanning multiple business lines. Her earlier career includes key governance and product roles at Thomson Reuters, where she managed global data integration following major acquisitions and helped embed Six Sigma excellence across teams.

Cicek’s expertise covers a broad range of domains—including sustainability, regulatory risk, compliance, product innovation, and corporate governance—built on a strong foundation of cross-cultural leadership and program execution. In her current role at Trasta, she also plays a strategic role in the holding’s M&A activities, bringing her extensive experience in integration and due diligence to support the group’s global growth and investment objectives. Known for her strategic insight and operational rigor, she is committed to advancing impactful ESG solutions and sustainable value creation on a global scale.

Kaan Sevim

Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors

Kaan Sevim graduated from Istanbul University, Department of Economics in English and started his career at Pamukbank Inspection Board in 1999. Değişmemiş: Kaan Sevim graduated from Istanbul University, Department of Economics in English and started his career at Pamukbank Inspection Board in 1999.

He completed the last 7 years of his 15-year banking career as a branch manager. In addition to Pamukbank, the banks he has worked for include Yapı Kredi Bank and Akbank. In the last 6 years of his banking career, he worked as an internal trainer at the Bank, providing training on financial mathematics and pricing and profitability. After banking, he gave “Sales” and “Foreign Trade” trainings to banks. Afterwards, he worked as a finance manager in companies in the top 500 in the real sector. Değişmemiş: He completed the last 7 years of his 15-year banking career as a branch manager. In addition to Pamukbank, the banks he has worked for include Yapı Kredi Bank and Akbank. In the last 6 years of his banking career, he worked as an internal trainer at the Bank, providing training on financial mathematics and pricing and profitability. After banking, he gave “Sales” and “Foreign Trade” trainings to banks. Afterwards, he worked as a finance manager in companies in the top 500 in the real sector.

Since 2017, Kaan Sevim has been a consultant at Trasta Consulting and is a board member at Trasta ESG.

Özgün Çınar

Board Member

Özgün Çınar graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Business Administration. Mr. Çınar received his master’s degree in International Banking and Finance from the University of Southampton. He served as Unit Manager at Türkiye İş Bankası AŞ, Budget and Financial Control Manager at Petrol Ofisi AŞ and Head of Risk Management and Internal Audit at Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları AŞ. He also served as a board member at İş Finansal Kiralama AŞ, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları İş Türk AŞ, Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi and Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları AŞ. During half of his career, he has focused on the establishment and activation of risk management, internal audit and compliance functions in industrial organizations and enhancing their competencies. Mr. Çınar has been the Managing Partner responsible for Risk Management and Internal Audit at Trasta Danışmanlık AŞ since April 2023 and General Manager and Board Member at Trasta ESG Danışmanlık AŞ since May 2024.