Özgür ARIS is currently the Chief Financial Officer, a member of Executive Board of KOCAER Haddecilik San. Tic. AŞ. a steel and Rolling mill company located in İzmir, ranked 176th in ISO 500 List of Turkey. Özgür joined PwC as an auditor in 1998, where he worked for 5 years. Following that, he gained experience in compaies operating in various sectors like, food and beverage, paint and chemicals, nutrition and retail (food), where his role developed from deparment manager to CFO. Besides production and retail companies, he also gained experience in functioning of private equity firms and holding companies. His experience includes auditing, financial reporting and controlling, financial management, cash management and bank relations, M&A projects, ERP implementations. Özgür was born and raised in Ankara. He is a graduate of Business Administration from Middle East Technical University and he also holds Turkish CPA degree. He is married and has one child. He is fluent in Turkish and English.