Murat KIRAN is the New President of GISBIR

 

Extraordinary General Meeting held on 03.10.2011 at the center of Shipbuilders’ Association in Tuzla. Murat KIRAN was elected as President, as the Deputy President Salih Zeki CAKIR and as Vice President Mehmet Birol UNER and D. Orkun KALKAVAN. President Kiran said in speech with recent accessions the number of members has risen from 42 to 46.

At the Shipbuilders’ Association (GISBIR) Extraordinary General Meeting of the Board held following the death of former President Murat Bayrak, names elected for the Executive Board. By the election Murat Kiran became President of the Executive Board, the other names of the Executive Board as follows: Salih Zeki Cakir (Deputy President), Mehmet Birol Uner, D. Orkun Kalkavan (Vice President), Orkun Ozek (Board Treasurer), Huseyin Mengi, Orhan Torlak (Member).

Mustafa Ocal, Ahmet Otkur and H. Erkan Selah are generated the High Advisory Board. Ismet Uner shall serve as President of the Colsultative Board and Ahmet Otkur (Deputy President), Mustafa Ocal, Ismail Oyar and Ufuk Guclu (Member).

In his opening speech General Assembly Murat Kiran spoke of the main goals. Kiran said, “We would like to make union’s organization and membership structure much more efficient and participatory in the medium and long term. Therefore, our goal is to allow the collection of all the constituent elements under our roof: Especially shipyards, boat manufactures and boatyard, marine industry employers, including material suppliers and sub-sector.” Kiran pointed out that “There are existing 71 active 125 shipyards, 420 boat manufacturing plants and 38 mega-yacht manufacturers in our country. As you can see the number of our members are far below than it is required.”

After election at General Assembly Murat Kiran offered his thanks. “Dear elders and friends,” he began to his speech and shared the following views: “ I would like to thank all sector members who contributed at taking hold especially during the transition period after the death of our President. From now on, the sample will be the achievementsof the past, will learn from our mistakes, but by turning our face to common future, we will seek ways to meet our members in common. Around the World every ship bıildt in Turkey is our justifiable pride of the country. Together we have tried and succeeded. We are stronger together.”