The American Turkish Society Gala Dinner 2009 Honoring Muhtar Kent and Tuncay Özilhan printed on recycled paper May 28, 2009 The American Turkish Society salutes the leadership of The Coca-Cola Company and Anadolu Group in sustainability The Pierre efforts and presents an environmentally responsible celebration. New York DINNER COMMITTEE* The American Turkish Society Gala Dinner 2009 Honoring Muhtar Kent and Tuncay Özilhan Honorary Chair PROGRAM Mrs. Mica Ertegün Film Co-Chairs The Coca-Cola Company and Anadolu Group: A Global Partnership in Coca-Cola İçecek Dr. Madeleine K. Albright Mr. Rahmi M. Koç Welcome Murat Köprülü Chairman, The American Turkish Society Ms. Emily Altman Mrs. Latife Mardin Mr. Koray Arıkan Mr. Murad Megalli Gala Co-Chair’s Greeting Mr. Lyor Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Metin Negrin Rahmi M. Koç Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Corwin Dr. and Mrs. Mehmet Öz Honorary Chairman, Koç Holding A.Ş. Mr. José Luis Cutrale Mr. İzzet Özilhan Ms. Laura Desmond Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Pettit Honoree’s Remarks Mr. Haluk Dinçer and Mrs. Suzan Sabancı Dinçer Mr. James D. Robinson III Tuncay Özilhan Mr. and Mrs. Aydın Doğan Ms. Güler Sabancı Chairman and CEO Mr. Ron Drake Mr. and Mrs. David Schneider Anadolu Group Ms. Nur Emirgil Dr. and Mrs. Tamer Seçkin Mr. Bülent Eczacıbaşı Mr. David J. Stern Gala Co-Chair’s Greeting Dr. and Mrs. Antonio M. Gotto, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ferit F. Şahenk Madeleine K. Albright Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Kaye Mr. A. Ümit Taftalı Former U.S. Secretary of State Mr. Gershon Kekst Mr. A. Barbaros Talı Principal, The Albright Group LLC Dr. Cem Kınay Mr. Robert Trainer and Mrs. Shirin Devrim Trainer Mr. Gürtay Kıpçak Ms. Heidi Ueberroth Honoree’s Remarks Mr. and Mrs. Mustafa V. Koç Ms. Linda Wachner Muhtar Kent Mr. Murat Köprülü and Mrs. Nina Joukowsky Köprülü Mr. Nicholas Walsh Chairman and CEO Mr. and Mrs. John J. Mack Mr. Kamil Yazıcı The Coca-Cola Company Mr. Tarkan Maner 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 SOCIETY BOARD OF Directors WELCOME Chairman On behalf of The American Turkish Society, I would like to welcome you to our Murat Köprülü, Multilateral Funding International fourth annual gala dinner, celebrating partnerships between American and Turkish companies and honoring the extraordinary business leaders who create them. Since Vice Chairmen New York is the headquarters of our Society and the hub for global business, it is Lawrence M. Kaye, Esq., Herrick, Feinstein LLP appropriate for us to shine a light on the decades-long and prosperous business A. Ümit Taftalı, Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation connections between the United States and Turkey. This year, we are commemorating The Coca-Cola Company and Anadolu Group’s Directors booming partnership in Turkey and the region. Coca-Cola İçecek is one of the most Emily Altman, JPMorgan Chase & Co. successful bottlers in the Coca-Cola System worldwide, having first introduced Terry Caloghiris, DuPont Coca-Cola to Turkey in 1964. We are honored to present The American Turkish Edward T. Cloonan Society Corporate Partnership Award to Mr. Muhtar Kent and Mr. Tuncay Özilhan Aydın S. Çağınalp, Esq., Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP for this exemplary U.S.-Turkish cooperation. Tonight’s event is made even more Haluk Dinçer, Sabancı Holding significant for us by the fact that our U.S. honoree is also Turkish born and is a Özgen Doğan, MD, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital member of our Board of Directors at The American Turkish Society. Nur Emirgil, Ramerica International Dr. Ahmet D. Erelçin, HSBC The American Turkish Society’s inaugural gala dinner in 2006 celebrated the joint Professor Talat S. Halman, Bilkent University venture of Ford Motor Company and Koç Holding in Ford Otosan. Our celebrations Brian Henderson, Merrill Lynch & Co. continued in 2007 with Citi and Sabancı Holding’s partnership in Akbank, and in Muhtar Kent, The Coca-Cola Company 2008 with GE and Doğuş Group’s partnerships in financial services, real estate and Elbrun Kimmelman, Foreign Policy Association media. With business relations between our two countries growing ever stronger, Murad Megalli, JPMorgan Chase & Co. we look forward to showcasing many more successes. Metin Negrin, Lexin Capital LLC Tonight’s event is critical to The American Turkish Society’s mission since 1949: Mehmet C. Öz, MD, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital to enhance business, political and cultural ties between Turkey and the United Laurence Pettit, Esq., Baker & McKenzie LLP States, through thought-provoking events, scholarships, fellowships, and arts & Tamer Seçkin, MD, Park East Gynecology & Surgery culture programs. We are honored to celebrate our 60th anniversary this year and Berrin Tekiner Aykal, Bremen House look forward to ever expanding our programs and impact. Shirin Devrim Trainer, Actress, Author Your support tonight provides the critical resources to sustain The American Executive Director Turkish Society’s mission and fuel its growth. We appreciate your participation Selen Uçak 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 GALA CO-CHAIR’S MESSAGE 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 It gives me great pleasure to honour Tuncay Özilhan and Muhtar Kent. I have exceptional achievements of their respective companies, The Coca-Cola Company known Muhtar since he was a child. and Anadolu Group. Their partnership in Coca-Cola İçecek, which is thriving not They are both visionaries. They are both dynamic businessmen and they both only in Turkey but also in the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Middle East, operate in a multinational environment. exemplifies the significance and promise of U.S.-Turkish business ties in our global economy. 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 Portrait by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Timothy Portrait by I am also delighted to celebrate the 60th anniversary of The American Turkish recognition. Society, which has played a critical role in promoting U.S.-Turkish friendship. I congratulate The Society and its devoted members and friends. I wish them continued success. I hope you will join me in recognizing the remarkable work of Muhtar Kent and Sincerely, Tuncay Özilhan, and in wishing them continued success. 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 TUNCAY ÖZİLHAN Muhtar Kent is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of The Coca- Mr. Tuncay Özilhan was born in Kayseri on July 9, 1947. He is the son of Cola Company. 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 Mr. Özilhan studied at the Saint-Joseph high school in İstanbul and then graduated of marketing and operations roles throughout his career. In 1985, he was appointed from the Faculty of Economics at İstanbul University. He received his MBA from general manager of Coca-Cola Turkey and Central Asia. From 1989 to 1995, he Long Island University in the United States. served as president of the Company’s East Central Europe Division and senior Over the course of his career, he assumed such responsibilities as General Director vice president of Coca-Cola International, with responsibility for 23 countries. of Erciyas Biracılık (Brewery), Coordinator of the Beer Group and General Between 1995 and 1998, Mr. Kent served as managing director of Coca-Cola Coordinator of the Anadolu Group. Amatil-Europe, covering bottling operations in 12 countries. Mr. Tuncay Özilhan was appointed CEO of the Anadolu Group in 1984 and he is From 1999 until his return to The Coca-Cola Company in May 2005, he served as Chairman of the Anadolu Group since May 2007. 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 Mr. Özilhan also serves as Chairman of Anadolu Efes Biracılık, Efes Pazarlama, Istanbul Stock Exchanges, Efes is a publicly traded beverage enterprise whose Tarbes, Coca-Cola İçecek (CCİ), Coca-Cola Satış ve Dağıtım, Hamburger Restoran Coca-Cola and beer operations extend from the Adriatic to the Pacific Ocean. İşletmeleri (McDonald’s), ABank, Alternatif Finansal Kiralama, Alternatif Yatırım, Under Mr. Kent’s leadership, Efes experienced extraordinary growth, with triple- Anadolu Elektronik (Samsung), Anadolu Termik Santralleri, Anadolu Taşıt Ticaret digit revenue growth and a 250 percent increase in market capitalization. During and Anadolu Sağlık Merkezi (ASM). that time, in addition to taking Efes Breweries International public on the London Mr. Özilhan is Vice President of the High Advisory Council of the TÜSİAD, Stock Exchange, Mr. Kent also served as a board member of Coca-Cola İçecek. Chairman of DEIK / Turkish – Japanese Business Council, Honorary Consul of Mr. Kent succeeded Neville Isdell as Chief Executive Officer of the Company on the Republic of Estonia and President of the Efes Pilsen Sports Club. He is married July 1, 2008, and as Chairman of the Board of Directors on April 23, 2009. to Emine Özilhan and is the father of three children. 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. The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with Anadolu Group, whose foundations were laid in the early 50’s by partners İzzet Özilhan and Kamil nearly 500 sparkling and still brands.