Ülker is an accomplished baker and chocolatier; he began his professional career in 1982 and received further training at the American Institute of Baking (AIB) and Zentralfachschule der Deutschen Süßwarenwirtschaft (ZDS). He also worked as an intern at the Continental Baking Company in the US.

Ülker joined Yıldız Holding as a control coordinator in 1984. Over the following years, he served as assistant general manager for enterprises, and later, as general manager.

In 2000, Ülker became the CEO of Yıldız Holding, and he has served as chairman since 2008.

Under Ülker’s chairmanship, Yıldız Holding made several acquisitions and in 2016 it brought together United Biscuits, Ulker, Godiva Chocolatier and DeMet’s Candy Company to form a new global business, pladis.

According to Euromonitor International, pladis is currently number 3 in biscuits and number 7 in chocolate globally. Ülker is the company’s chairman.

Summary

Turkish businessman Murat Ulker has an estimated net worth of $3.3 billion as of April 2016, according to Forbes.

Murat Ulker is a graduate of Bogaziçi University where he completed his degree in Business Administration. It was in 1982 when Ulker started his professional career. Upon obtaining professional training courses overseas, he started working as an intern at Continental Baking. Since 2000, Murat Ulker has been serving as the Chairman of Executive Board of Ulker Group. He also serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive officer of Yildiz Holding AS which is considered as the largest food manufacturer in Turkey. The company is said to manufacturer various food products which include chocolate, milk, baby food and biscuits. In addition to food, Yildiz Holding AS also has interests in real estate, packaging, finance, personal grooming and wholesale commerce.

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