The American Turkish Society Gala Dinner 2009
Honoring Muhtar Kent and Tuncay Özilhan
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May 28, 2009
The Pierre
New York
DINNE R C OM M IT T E E *
The American Turkish Society Gala Dinner 2009
Honoring Muhtar Kent and Tuncay Özilhan
Honorary Chair
Mrs. Mica Ertegün
PROGRAM
Co-Chairs
Dr. Madeleine K. Albright
Mr. Rahmi M. Koç
Ms. Emily Altman
Mr. Koray Arıkan
Mr. Lyor Cohen
Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Corwin
Mr. José Luis Cutrale
Ms. Laura Desmond
Mr. Haluk Dinçer and Mrs. Suzan Sabancı Dinçer
Mr. and Mrs. Aydın Doğan
Mr. Ron Drake
Ms. Nur Emirgil
Mr. Bülent Eczacıbaşı
Dr. and Mrs. Antonio M. Gotto, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Kaye
Mr. Gershon Kekst
Dr. Cem Kınay
Mr. Gürtay Kıpçak
Mr. and Mrs. Mustafa V. Koç
Mr. Murat Köprülü and Mrs. Nina Joukowsky Köprülü
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Mack
Mr. Tarkan Maner
Mrs. Latife Mardin
Mr. Murad Megalli
Mr. and Mrs. Metin Negrin
Dr. and Mrs. Mehmet Öz
Mr. İzzet Özilhan
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Pettit
Mr. James D. Robinson III
Ms. Güler Sabancı
Mr. and Mrs. David Schneider
Dr. and Mrs. Tamer Seçkin
Mr. David J. Stern
Mr. and Mrs. Ferit F. Şahenk
Mr. A. Ümit Taftalı
Mr. A. Barbaros Talı
Mr. Robert Trainer and Mrs. Shirin Devrim Trainer
Ms. Heidi Ueberroth
Ms. Linda Wachner
Mr. Nicholas Walsh
Mr. Kamil Yazıcı
Film
The Coca-Cola Company and Anadolu Group: A Global Partnership in Coca-Cola İçecek
Welcome
Murat Köprülü
Chairman, The American Turkish Society
Gala Co-Chair’s Greeting
Rahmi M. Koç
Honorary Chairman, Koç Holding A.Ş.
Honoree’s Remarks
Tuncay Özilhan
Chairman and CEO
Anadolu Group
Gala Co-Chair’s Greeting
Madeleine K. Albright
Former U.S. Secretary of State
Principal, The Albright Group LLC
Honoree’s Remarks
Muhtar Kent
Chairman and CEO
The Coca-Cola Company
Presentation
The American Turkish Society Corporate Partnership Award
Special Performance
The Nicole Henry Band
*as of May 18, 2009
The American Turkish Society 60th Anniversary Tribute
The American Turkish S ociety B oard of Directors
Chairman
Murat Köprülü, Multilateral Funding International
Vice Chairmen
Lawrence M. Kaye, Esq., Herrick, Feinstein LLP
A. Ümit Taftalı, Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation
Directors
Emily Altman, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Terry Caloghiris, DuPont
Edward T. Cloonan
Aydın S. Çağınalp, Esq., Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Haluk Dinçer, Sabancı Holding
Özgen Doğan, MD, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Nur Emirgil, Ramerica International
Dr. Ahmet D. Erelçin, HSBC
Professor Talat S. Halman, Bilkent University
Brian Henderson, Merrill Lynch & Co.
Muhtar Kent, The Coca-Cola Company
Elbrun Kimmelman, Foreign Policy Association
Murad Megalli, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Metin Negrin, Lexin Capital LLC
Mehmet C. Öz, MD, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Laurence Pettit, Esq., Baker & McKenzie LLP
Tamer Seçkin, MD, Park East Gynecology & Surgery
Berrin Tekiner Aykal, Bremen House
Shirin Devrim Trainer, Actress, Author
Executive Director
Selen Uçak
WELCOME
On behalf of The American Turkish Society, I would like to welcome you to our
fourth annual gala dinner, celebrating partnerships between American and Turkish
companies and honoring the extraordinary business leaders who create them. Since
New York is the headquarters of our Society and the hub for global business, it is
appropriate for us to shine a light on the decades-long and prosperous business
connections between the United States and Turkey.
This year, we are commemorating The Coca-Cola Company and Anadolu Group’s
booming partnership in Turkey and the region. Coca-Cola İçecek is one of the most
successful bottlers in the Coca-Cola System worldwide, having first introduced
Coca-Cola to Turkey in 1964. We are honored to present The American Turkish
Society Corporate Partnership Award to Mr. Muhtar Kent and Mr. Tuncay Özilhan
for this exemplary U.S.-Turkish cooperation. Tonight’s event is made even more
significant for us by the fact that our U.S. honoree is also Turkish born and is a
member of our Board of Directors at The American Turkish Society.
The American Turkish Society’s inaugural gala dinner in 2006 celebrated the joint
venture of Ford Motor Company and Koç Holding in Ford Otosan. Our celebrations
continued in 2007 with Citi and Sabancı Holding’s partnership in Akbank, and in
2008 with GE and Doğuş Group’s partnerships in financial services, real estate and
media. With business relations between our two countries growing ever stronger,
we look forward to showcasing many more successes.
Tonight’s event is critical to The American Turkish Society’s mission since 1949:
to enhance business, political and cultural ties between Turkey and the United
States, through thought-provoking events, scholarships, fellowships, and arts &
culture programs. We are honored to celebrate our 60th anniversary this year and
look forward to ever expanding our programs and impact.
Your support tonight provides the critical resources to sustain The American
Turkish Society’s mission and fuel its growth. We appreciate your participation
in this celebration and, given our shared interest in Turkey, look forward to your
continuing involvement in all of The Society’s programs.
Murat Köprülü
Chairman
The American Turkish Society
Portrait by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
GALA C O-C HAIR ’S M E S S AGE
GALA CO-CHAIR’S MESSAGE
Distinguished Guests of The American Turkish Society,
Dear Friends of the American Turkish Society,
It is my pleasure to join you in honoring Muhtar Kent and Tuncay Özilhan for the
exceptional achievements of their respective companies, The Coca-Cola Company
and Anadolu Group. Their partnership in Coca-Cola İçecek, which is thriving not
only in Turkey but also in the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Middle East,
exemplifies the significance and promise of U.S.-Turkish business ties in our
global economy.
It gives me great pleasure to honour Tuncay Özilhan and Muhtar Kent. I have
known Muhtar since he was a child.
I am also delighted to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The American Turkish
Society, which has played a critical role in promoting U.S.-Turkish friendship.
I congratulate The Society and its devoted members and friends.
I hope you will join me in recognizing the remarkable work of Muhtar Kent and
Tuncay Özilhan, and in wishing them continued success.
They are both visionaries. They are both dynamic businessmen and they both
operate in a multinational environment.
They are successful industrialists of our country. Their activities, both at home
and abroad, have brought great prestige to Turkey, and they more than deserve this
recognition.
I wish them continued success.
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
Rahmi M. Koç
Honorary Chairman, Koç Holding A.Ş.
Dr. Madeleine K. Albright
Former U.S. Secretary of State
Principal, The Albright Group LLC
Muhtar Kent
T U N C AY Ö Z İ L H A N
Muhtar Kent is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of The CocaCola Company.
Mr. Tuncay Özilhan was born in Kayseri on July 9, 1947. He is the son of
Mr. İzzet Özilhan who is one of the founders of the Anadolu Group.
Mr. Kent joined The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 1978 and has held a variety
of marketing and operations roles throughout his career. In 1985, he was appointed
general manager of Coca-Cola Turkey and Central Asia. From 1989 to 1995, he
served as president of the Company’s East Central Europe Division and senior
vice president of Coca-Cola International, with responsibility for 23 countries.
Between 1995 and 1998, Mr. Kent served as managing director of Coca-Cola
Amatil-Europe, covering bottling operations in 12 countries.
Mr. Özilhan studied at the Saint-Joseph high school in İstanbul and then graduated
from the Faculty of Economics at İstanbul University. He received his MBA from
Long Island University in the United States.
From 1999 until his return to The Coca-Cola Company in May 2005, he served as
president and CEO of the Efes Beverage Group, the majority shareholder of Turkish
bottler Coca-Cola İçecek. Headquartered in Istanbul and listed on the London and
Istanbul Stock Exchanges, Efes is a publicly traded beverage enterprise whose
Coca-Cola and beer operations extend from the Adriatic to the Pacific Ocean.
Under Mr. Kent’s leadership, Efes experienced extraordinary growth, with tripledigit revenue growth and a 250 percent increase in market capitalization. During
that time, in addition to taking Efes Breweries International public on the London
Stock Exchange, Mr. Kent also served as a board member of Coca-Cola İçecek.
Mr. Kent succeeded Neville Isdell as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on
July 1, 2008, and as Chairman of the Board of Directors on April 23, 2009.
Mr. Kent holds a bachelor of science degree in economics from Hull University,
England, and a master of science degree in administrative sciences from London
City University.
Over the course of his career, he assumed such responsibilities as General Director
of Erciyas Biracılık (Brewery), Coordinator of the Beer Group and General
Coordinator of the Anadolu Group.
Mr. Tuncay Özilhan was appointed CEO of the Anadolu Group in 1984 and he is
Chairman of the Anadolu Group since May 2007.
Mr. Özilhan also serves as Chairman of Anadolu Efes Biracılık, Efes Pazarlama,
Tarbes, Coca-Cola İçecek (CCİ), Coca-Cola Satış ve Dağıtım, Hamburger Restoran
İşletmeleri (McDonald’s), ABank, Alternatif Finansal Kiralama, Alternatif Yatırım,
Anadolu Elektronik (Samsung), Anadolu Termik Santralleri, Anadolu Taşıt Ticaret
and Anadolu Sağlık Merkezi (ASM).
Mr. Özilhan is Vice President of the High Advisory Council of the TÜSİAD,
Chairman of DEIK / Turkish – Japanese Business Council, Honorary Consul of
the Republic of Estonia and President of the Efes Pilsen Sports Club. He is married
to Emine Özilhan and is the father of three children.
The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with
nearly 500 sparkling and still brands. We offer more than 3,000 products to consumers together
with our bottling partners. Our mission is to refresh the world, to inspire moments of optimism, to
create value and make a difference.
The product that has given the world its best-known taste was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 8,
1886. Dr. John Stith Pemberton, a local pharmacist, produced the syrup for Coca-Cola®, and carried
a jug of the new product down the street to Jacobs’ Pharmacy, where it was sampled, pronounced
“excellent” and placed on sale for five cents a glass as a soda fountain drink. 123 years later,
through the world’s largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries
enjoy The Coca-Cola Company’s beverages at a rate of nearly 1.6 billion servings a day.
Globally, we are the No. 1 provider of sparkling beverages, juices and juice drinks and ready-todrink teas and coffees. Along with Coca-Cola®, recognized as the world’s most valuable brand, the
Company’s portfolio includes 12 other billion dollar brands, including Diet Coke®, Fanta®, Sprite®,
Coca-Cola Zero™, vitaminwater®, POWERADE®, Minute Maid® and Georgia™ Coffee.
The Coca-Cola Company is a truly international company; more than 75% of our products are sold
outside of North America. Employees from more than 50 different countries work at The Coca-Cola
Company Headquarters in Atlanta. Worldwide, The Coca-Cola Company employs a total of 92,400
associates, a number that increases to nearly 1 million when all employees in the system are counted.
The Coca-Cola Company believes in supporting the sustainability of the communities where it
operates. In 2007, The Coca-Cola Company and The Coca-Cola Foundation made charitable
contributions of $99 million to community initiatives worldwide.
Anadolu Group, whose foundations were laid in the early 50’s by partners İzzet Özilhan and Kamil
Yazıcı, has over 20 thousand employees working in its 65 companies and 38 plants in 13 countries,
from the Adriatic Sea to the Pacific Ocean including Turkey. The Group mainly operates in the
beverage, automotive, finance, and pencil/stationary sectors. The Group has also entered into IT,
electronics, energy, food, and, most recently, healthcare through Anatolia Health Center (ASM).
Anadolu Group, which produces and markets famous brands in Turkey, has also been successfully
expanding abroad, making collaborations and forming joint partnerships with multi-national
companies. As a part of a partnership agreement with The Coca-Cola Company, Anadolu Group is
the 10th biggest Coca-Cola bottling company in the world, operating 13 plants, managing production,
marketing and sales operations in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan,
Jordan, Iraq and Pakistan.
Anadolu Group is the creator of the Turkish brand Efes Pilsen, one of the most popular beer brands
in Europe. In addition to Efes Pilsen, Anadolu Group presently operates 10 beer factories and 4 malt
production plants in Russia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Serbia, and recently signed an agreement
with Heineken and bought Georgia’s leading beer company Lomisi.
Other Anadolu Group relationships include: a business partnership with Isuzu in commercial vehicle
manufacturing; licensed production agreements with Miller, Beck’s, and Foster’s beer brands; a
partnership agreement with Faber-Castell for pencil and stationary products; partnerships with Kia,
Lada, Honda and Lombardini in automotive and engines; partnership with Samsung in electronics;
agreements to sell LS Tractors from South Korea and Greely cars from China, as well as Cooper
Tires in Turkey; and a licensing agreement with McDonald’s.
As part of its social responsibility policy, Anadolu Group provides significant support to education,
health, the arts and sports. Its leading basketball team, Efes Pilsen Sports Club, recently celebrated
its 30th anniversary and 12th championship in the Turkish Basketball League. Anadolu Education
and Social Aid Foundation grants scholarships and builds institutions in education, health and
social areas. Most recently, determined to provide modern healthcare service for Turkish people,
the Anadolu Foundation created Anadolu Health Center (ASM) through a strategic alliance with
Johns Hopkins Medicine.
Coca-Cola İçecek (CCOLA.IS) (“CCI”) as a listed company on the Istanbul Stock
Exchange, is one of the strongest and most respected bottlers in the Coca-Cola
System worldwide.
The addition of Pakistan to CCI’s territory in the last quarter of 2008 has effectively
doubled the size of its consumer base, bringing its reach to a population of 335
million.
CCI is a local company with the majority (50%) of its shares owned by Anadolu
Group. While 20% is owned by The Coca-Cola Company and 5% by Özgörkey
Holding, the remaining 25% of CCI’s shares are publicly traded.
Effectiveness and cost-consciousness make up the core of CCI’s business methods
and supply chain management strategies. In addition to its sales and distribution
productivity, CCI’s cost-cutting and environmental projects in the areas of energy
and water consumption make it a company that has exported its best practices to
the worldwide Coca-Cola System.
CCI’s business is to produce, sell and distribute sparkling and still beverages,
primarily brands of The Coca-Cola Company (“TCCC”), in its territories.
A collaboration with Anadolu Group which started in the 1990s in Central Asia
and South Russia has now become a growing family across Turkey, Pakistan,
Central Asia and the Middle East with more than 11,000 employees in 10 countries
covering a geography close to 6 million km2, including 20 production plants with
almost 5 billion liters of production capacity.
CCI offers its consumers a wide range of beverages, including sparkling beverages
as well as an expanding portfolio of still beverages (a category that includes juices,
water, sports drinks, energy drinks and iced tea). The core brands in all markets are
Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola light, Fanta and Sprite.
CCI continues to grow steadily in all the categories and in all the markets in which
it operates thanks to its extensive product portfolio, logistical competencies, and
focus on effectiveness.
Turkey, accounting to 79% of CCI’s operations, is the flagship of CCI.
Over the last ten years, CCI has undertaken investments worth of $600 million in
Turkey, including its newly completed 7th plant in Southern provinces of Turkey.
Aside from consistently growing the business in Turkey, CCI continues to attain
stronger positions in all its markets with growing economies, populations and
young demographics.
With a well-timed entry into the Middle East market, CCI has demonstrated its
competency and capability when exporting the knowledge and experience that
it has built up over the years in its Turkish home market to new countries and
adapting the same to local conditions wherever it goes.
Similarly, CCI has completed the strong corporate framework that will be needed
to translate the huge potential that exists in Central Asia into performance.
In keeping with its principle of “Less water, more drink”, CCI strives constantly to
reduce the amount of water needed to produce a single case of beverage. Over the
most recent two years, CCI reduced the average consumption of water per liter of
beverage produced from 1.76 liters in 2007 to 1.6 liters in 2008.
CCI is working constantly to make efficient use of energy in all our production
processes as set out in our energy productivity targets. As a result of ongoing
research and improvements being made on this front, the amount of energy required
to produce a liter of product has been reduced by a total of 16% since 2002.
CCI is a corporate citizen which is aware of its responsibilities towards its
stakeholders and which acts accordingly. In 2008, CCI was audited according
to Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) criteria for compliance with the four
principal components of corporate social responsibility, Workplace, Marketplace,
Environment and Community. The findings of this audit and the progress made by
the company in this area were publicly announced, making CCI the first company
in Turkey to publish a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report complying
with GRI standards.
CCI is one of the most highly regarded employers in its area of business and the
one that most people prefer to work for. It continues to build on that reputation
without exception. CCI’s human resources practices rank it among the leading
companies in every country in which it operates.
It is essential for CCI to constantly strengthen and build upon its continued ability to
generate value for its stakeholders. CCI is correctly structured, is dynamic, and has
successfully incorporated the realities of the different markets in which it is active
into its business model. Most important of all, CCI continuously demonstrates its
superior and sustainable competency to manage differences.
H IG H LI G H TS FROM THE HISTORY OF T HE AM E R IC AN T UR KIS H S OC IE T Y,
U . S . -T URKI SH RELATIONS AND TUR KISH M IL E S TONE S
Sponsored traveling
art exhibition with
The Metropolitan
Museum of Art
Launched Center of
Turkish Studies at
Columbia University
Founded on
June 29 in
New York
Held annual
American-Turkish
business conferences
First permanent
office and staff of
The Society
Held Benefit for
1966 Earthquake
Relief Fund
Conducted blood drive for
troops in South Korea
1949
NATO created
1950’s
1952
Turkey joined NATO
1954
İncirlik Air Base
opened
Atlantic Records,
founded by
Ahmet Ertegün,
had its first hit
1960’s
1963
Association
agreement with
European Economic
Community
Hosted Prime Minister
Turgut Özal
Dr. Nejat Eczacıbaşı
and Vehbi Koç addressed
Annual Luncheon
Launched aid fund to
benefit Neve Shalom
Synagogue in Istanbul
1970’s
1970
The Nuclear
Non-Proliferation
Treaty went
into effect
1980’s
1984
Bronze-age
shipwreck
excavation at
Uluburun began
1973
Global oil crisis
President Celal Bayar
visited the U.S.
1959
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
visited Turkey
Funded graduate
business scholarships
with Turkish Education
Foundation
1969
Turkish - American
Defense Cooperation
Agreement signed
Raised over $4M
in support of schools
after 1999 earthquake
1987
The Age of Sultan
Süleyman the
Magnificent at
National Gallery
of Art
2000
Started collaboration
with the Moon and
Stars Project
2001/2002
Hosted
Dr. Kemal Derviş
to discuss Turkey’s
financial crisis
2006
Gala Dinner
honoring Ford-Koç
2007
Gala Dinner honoring
Citi-Sabancı
Hosted Foreign Minister
Abdullah Gül
Co-hosted first
investment conference
with TAİK
Supported School
of Visual Arts
Summer Residency
Launched Meet the
Ambassadors series
1990’s
1995
Turkey joined EU
Customs Union
1996
Ambassador Madeleine
Albright visited Turkey
2008
Gala Dinner honoring
GE-Doğuş
Launched
Ahmet Ertegün
Scholarship
Launched Arif Mardin
Fellowship at Berklee
College of Music
2009
Gala Dinner
honoring
The Coca Cola
Company-Anadolu
Group
Celebrating 60th
Anniversary
2000’s
1994
U.S. Commerce
Department cited
Turkey among ten big
emerging markets
First THY
Istanbul-NYC
direct flight
Boğaziçi Bridge
over the Bosphorus
completed
1964
Coca-Cola first
introduced in Turkey
Hosted Prime Ministers
Tansu Çiller,
Mesut Yılmaz,
Süleyman Demirel
and Bülent Ecevit
2003
Launched
teachers exchange
with American
Field Service
2003
First Turkish
win at Eurovision
Song Contest
2000
Hidayet Türkoğlu
drafted from
Efes Pilsen as first
Turkish NBA player
2002
Turkish National
Soccer Team 3rd
in World Cup
2006
Orhan Pamuk
awarded Nobel Prize
in Literature
2005
EU membership
negotiations
officially launched
2004
NATO Summit held
in Istanbul
Turkey dropped
6 zeros from
currency
$1 = 1.33YTL
2007
Mehmet Okur first
Turkish player
in NBA All-Star
2008
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
won Best Director
at Cannes
25 Turkish
billionaires listed
in Forbes
Dr. Mehmet Oz
among 100 Most
Influential by TIME
2009
Turkey
non-permanent
member of U.N.
Security Council
President
Barack Obama
visits Turkey
The American Turkish S ociety 2 0 0 9 Gala Acknowledgements
T he A merican T urkish S ociety 2 0 0 9 G ala A cknowledgements
Special Thanks to Our 60th Anniversary Benefactors
The Coca-Cola Company and Anadolu Group
Platinum Supporters
Platinum Benefactors
Doğan Group
Doğuş Group / Garanti Bank
Mrs. Ahmet Ertegün
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Kıraça
Koç Holding A.Ş.
Mandarin Oriental Dellis Cay
The National Basketball Association
Sabancı Holding
TAİK (Turkish-American Business Council) of DEİK
Gold Benefactors
Herrick, Feinstein LLP / Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Kaye
Joukowsky Family Foundation / Nina Joukowsky Köprülü and Murat Köprülü
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center
Starcom MediaVest Group
Sucocitrico Cutrale Ltda
Silver Benefactors
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Bedminster Capital Management LLC
Mr. Metin Negrin, Lexin Capital LLC
Dr. and Mrs. Mehmet Öz
Ramerica Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Tamer Seçkin
Turkish Airlines
Wyse Technology, Inc.
Yıldız Holding
Pera Mediterranean Brasserie
Pfizer Inc.
Mr. Martin Pompadur
Mr. James D. Robinson III
Socotab Frana SA
Mrs. Shirin Devrim Trainer and
Mr. Robert Trainer
Mr. and Mrs. Kaya and Mary Tuncer
AIU Holdings, Inc.
Ali Baba Restaurant
BankPozitif
Bloomberg LP
Eczacıbaşı Holding
ING Bank Turkey
Kekst and Company
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Mack
Gold Supporters
Emel Dilek and Ron Pecunies, Mercedes-Benz of Greenwich
Sotheby’s
Silver Supporters
Mr. and Mrs. Mustafa and Işık Aşur
Brain-Twist, Inc.
Beverage Digest
Mr. Ivan Chermayeff
Credit Suisse Group
DuPont
EFG Istanbul Securities
Ms. Nur Ercan
Ms. Geraldine Dietz Fox
Ms. Tulû Gümüştekin
Mr. and Mrs. Barbaros Karaahmetoğlu
Ms. Aslı Karahan-Ay, UBS
Mineks International
NAI Global
Sadi Özelge, Ph.D.
Mr. Rasih Öztürkmen
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pildes
Relight USA
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Uğur Terzioğlu
Mr. Halstead Wells
Yaşar Holding
We would like to thank and remember all the supporters, members, leaders, staff and volunteers of
The American Turkish Society over the past 60 years, especially:
Past Leaders
Aydın S. Çağınalp
Tarhan A. Danışman
Orhan Eralp
Ahmet M. Ertegün
Parker T. Hart
Günal Kansu
Arif Mardin
Üstün Sanver
Selim Sarper
Jeffrey Steiner
Hüseyin Ünver
60th Anniversary Life-time Members
as of May 18, 2009
Adnan Akant
Serkan Elden
Tolga İşmen
Hüseyin Ünver
Good evening!
Since 1996, The Coca-Cola Company and Anadolu Group have forged a strong and enduring
partnership through Coca-Cola İçecek. Today, Coca-Cola İçecek is widely recognized as one of
the most-innovative and respected businesses in Turkey, Central Asia and the Middle East.
Over the past decade, Coca-Cola İçecek has invested more than $600 million in Turkey, a
reflection of our deep commitment to bringing economic opportunity to this great nation
and millions of moments of happiness and refreshment to Turkish consumers every day.
In addition to our economic imprint, we also remain committed to strengthening Turkey’s
communities and helping preserve and protect her natural resources.
As we approach the second decade of the new millennium, we do so with great optimism
for the continued growth and prosperity of Turkey and the United States and for TurkishAmerican relations. On behalf of The Coca-Cola Company’s 92,000 employees around
the world, I want to express our sincere gratitude to our wonderful partners from Anadolu
Group and The American Turkish Society for tonight’s honor and best wishes for even
greater days ahead.
Muhtar Kent
As a leading Industrial Holding Company in Turkey, we were proud to partner with
The Coca-Cola Company back in 1994 in establishing our first venture in Kazakhstan.
Today our joint business spans some 10 countries and we see potential for further expansion
in the future.
It is a great pleasure to celebrate our partnership with The Coca-Cola Company, which has
strenghtened over the years to become one of the fastest growing bottlers worldwide.
Our Coca Cola business extends from 5 countries in Central Asia, Turkey, 3 countries in
Middle East to Pakistan in the East operating 20 plants, serving over 350 million consumers
with 11,000 employees.
I am convinced that our joint vision and cooperation will deepen to create new opportunities
both in Turkey and internationally in the years ahead building on the solid foundations
already established.
I express my gratitude to my friend Muhtar Kent and the many fine leaders of The Coca-Cola
Company who had the confidence in Anadolu Group being the ideal partner in the region.
I am grateful to The American Turkish Society for honoring the Anadolu Group and The
Coca-Cola Company partnership and arranging this wonderful evening.
Tuncay Özilhan
Wishing tonight’s honorees and
The American Turkish Society
continued success.
Congratulations
Mrs. Ahmet Ertegün
Congratulates
The Coca-Cola Company
&
Anadolu Group
for their global partnership
and wishes continued success
to The American Turkish
Society in its 60th year.
CONGRATULATIONS
to
Tuncay Özilhan
Chairman and CEO, Anadolu Group
and
Muhtar Kent
Chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company
for their successful partnership
and to
The American Turkish Society
for promoting and recognizing
American-Turkish cooperation and collaboration.
We are very pleased to honor
Muhtar Kent and Tuncay Özilhan
for their strength of vision
and staunch commitment
to American-Turkish partnership.
Congratulations,
The Coca-Cola Company
and Anadolu Group. Joukowsky Family Foundation
Multilateral Funding International (MFI)
Nina and Murat Köprülü
HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO
TUNCAY ÖZİLHAN AND MUHTAR KENT
FOR THEIR MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SUCCESSES
WITH OUR RESPECT AND FRIENDSHIP.
RON DRAKE
BEDMINSTER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Dr. and Mrs. Mehmet Oz
with our friends at
and
congratulate
Muhtar Kent and Tuncay Özilhan
and salute The American Turkish Society
on its 60th Anniversary
Salutes tonight’s honorees
for their leadership and vision.
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more,
do more, and become more, you are a leader.”
–John Quincy Adams
Congratulations
to
The Coca-Cola Company and Anadolu Group
for their successful partnership and to
The American Turkish Society
for fostering
US -Turkish collaboration.
Pfizer is proud to have a presence in Turkey since 1957. Employing over 1,400 individuals, Pfizer
Turkey manufactures 83% of its products on the Turkish market locally and provides treatments for
Turkish patients and the medical community for numerous diseases.
CONGRATULATIONS
THE AMERICAN TURKISH SOCIETY
Endometriosis Foundation of America
and
Dr. Tamer and Elif Seçkin
congratulate
The Coca-Cola Company and Anadolu Group
for their exciting partnership in Turkey
ON YOUR
60TH ANNIVERSARY
www.spacecampturkey.com
www.gftse.org
Congratulations
to tonight’s honorees
Where Midtown meets the Mediterranean
SPECIAL THANKS
We would like to thank The Coca-Cola Company and Anadolu Group for
The American Turkish Society
Wishes to Thank
This Evening’s Gift
A Contour Bottle with the “Evil Eye,” a traditional talisman that protects against
misfortune and bad faith when embarking on new adventure
Our Honorees
Muhtar Kent and Tuncay Özilhan
Special Performance
The Nicole Henry Band
With power, grace, and an impressive list of international performances, Nicole Henry performs to inspire and touch hearts.
She has three Top-10 selling CDs. Her latest CD, The Very Thought of You, reached #7 on the U.S. Billboard Jazz Charts.
With uplifting “joie de vivre” Nicole brings new life and meaning to lyrics.
Our Dinner Committee Co-Chairs
Madeleine K. Albright and Rahmi M. Koç
~
Gala Planning and Execution
and
We would like to acknowledge the following individuals and their teams for their crucial assistance
Our Honorary Chair
Mica Ertegün
Benefit Committee
Ms. Joan Krehnbrink Kaye, Chair
Ms. Berrin Avcılar
Ms. Aslı Karahan-Ay
Ms. Scarlett Pildes
Ms. Selen Uçak, Executive Director
and
Gala Coordinator
Kristin Holcomb Special Events
All Our Supporters Who Made This Evening Possible
Staff and Volunteers
Melis Okan, Administrative Assistant
Aylin Akkaya
Melek Akkaya
Tanja Boehm
Onur Çelik
Aysu Damar
Çağdaş Gürpınar
Hayal Koç
Aude Temel
Printed Materials
CZ Design, Inc.
Şükrü Terzi
Watkins Printing Service Inc.
Décor
Fleurisa
Audio Visual
King Cole Audio Visual
Services, Inc.
Photography
Meredith Davenport
M E NU
Pistachio Crusted Goat Cheese
Red & Golden Beet Carpaccio
Candied Walnuts
Micro Basil
Raspberry Vinaigrette
Aromatic Herb Crusted Filet Mignon with Cabernet Reduction
Potato Leek Gratin
Asparagus tied with a Leek Ribbon
Orange Pekoe Tea Brulée
Quenelle of Chocolate Marbled Cream
Petits Fours
Coffee & Tea Service
Castello di Borghese, Sauvignon Blanc, New York
Kavaklıdere Yakut Red, Turkey
Compliments of Efes Brewery
Special thanks to The House of Burgundy, Inc.
T he A merican T urkish S ociety
The American Turkish Society’s mission is to enhance business, economic,
political and cultural ties between Turkey and the United States. The Society fosters
understanding and cooperation between the two countries through education,
cultural exchange, and networking; informs the American public about Turkey’s
current affairs, economy, history and society; supports programs highlighting
Turkish arts and culture; and develops philanthropic initiatives, especially in the form
of disaster relief in Turkey.
Founded in 1949 by a group of visionaries, The American Turkish Society is
celebrating its 60th anniversary this year as the oldest institution dedicated to
building bridges between Turkey and the U.S. in order to achieve common goals
of peace and prosperity.
The American Turkish Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
The American Turkish Society
3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: 212.583.7614
Fax: 212.583.7615
www.americanturkishsociety.org