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Europe Faces Rising Demand for Helicopter Pilots in Private Sectors

London, Nov 27 2023 In response to the soaring demand for helicopter pilots across various industries, particularly tourism, emergency services, firefighting, and medical services (EMS), Sertan Ayçiçek, Group President of IKAR Holdings, highlights the pressing need for skilled professionals in the European helicopter industry. “As the helicopter industry in Europe experiences significant growth, the demand… Continue reading Europe Faces Rising Demand for Helicopter Pilots in Private Sectors

Famous Professor Lilac Al-Safadi Joins IKAR Holdings as President of IKONIC Education Global

Nov 22 2023 IKAR Holdings, proudly announced the appointment of Professor Lilac A. Al-Safadi as President of IKONIC Education Global. In her new role, Professor Al-Safadi will play a pivotal role in supporting IKAR Holdings’ activities within the education sector, with a particular emphasis on establishing an innovative online university in Saudi Arabia. Prior to… Continue reading Famous Professor Lilac Al-Safadi Joins IKAR Holdings as President of IKONIC Education Global

World’s First Level-4 AI-Based Driverless Autonomous Bus

London, Nov 20 2023 ADASTEC and IKAR HOLDINGS Unite for Smart City Transport Solutions ADASTEC Corp, a key supplier of SAE Level-4 automated driving software platform of public transportation solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with IKONIC Mobility Group, a globally recognized IKAR Holdings subsidiary. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the evolution of… Continue reading World’s First Level-4 AI-Based Driverless Autonomous Bus

Oğuz Yirmibeş Joins IKAR Holdings as Chief Compliance Officer

London, Nov 2 2023 Oğuz Yirmibeş Joins IKAR Holdings as Chief Compliance Officer IKAR Holdings, a leading renowned investment group, is delighted to announce the appointment of Oğuz Yirmibeş as its new Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). Oğuz Yirmibeş, a highly successful lawyer renowned for his expertise in legal and compliance matters, will be joining the… Continue reading Oğuz Yirmibeş Joins IKAR Holdings as Chief Compliance Officer

IKAR Holdings Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Republic of TURKIYE

London, Oct 26 2023 IKAR Holdings Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Republic of TURKIYE The Republic of Türkiye, founded on October 29, 1923, by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, has since seen remarkable achievements in various fields, including economics, culture, and international diplomacy. As the Republic of Turkey enters its second century, IKAR Holding looks forward… Continue reading IKAR Holdings Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the Republic of TURKIYE

British IKAR Holdings and WCT Group, signed agreement with German AE Solar

London, Oct 25 2023 British IKAR Holdings and WCT Group, signed agreement with German AE Solar IKAR Holdings, a London based multi-tiered entrepreneurial group, and its strategic partner, international investment group WCT, signed an agreement with German AE Solar company covering multiple mutual business activities in the energy sector. AE Solar is a Germany based,… Continue reading British IKAR Holdings and WCT Group, signed agreement with German AE Solar

British IKAR Holdings, WCT India, and PX DEV Nordic have agreed to purchase equity shares in Indian Hospital

London, Oct 23 2023 British IKAR Holdings, WCT India, and PX DEV Nordic have agreed to purchase equity shares in Indian Hospital IKAR Holdings, a London-based multi-tiered entrepreneurial group of companies, along with the Indian WCT Group and PX DEV Nordic, has signed a joint venture agreement with Chazhikattu Hospitals Pvt. Ltd. (CMS) located in… Continue reading British IKAR Holdings, WCT India, and PX DEV Nordic have agreed to purchase equity shares in Indian Hospital

Sertan Ayçiçek nominated double global awards.

London, Oct 17 2023 Sertan Ayçiçek Nominated for Business Diplomacy Awards and Middle East CEO of the Year MEA 2023 Renowned business leader and Group President of IKAR Holdings, Diplomat Sertan Ayçiçek, has been nominated for two prestigious global awards, further solidifying his position as a leading figure in the business world. Sertan Ayçiçek had… Continue reading Sertan Ayçiçek nominated double global awards.

Mario Diel appointed as Honorary Cultural Ambassador to The Girne American University

London, Oct 16 2023 Girne American University (GAU) proudly announced today that Mario Diel, the distinguished Chairman of the Board of British IKAR Holdings, has been honored with the prestigious title of GAU Honorary Cultural Ambassador. The appointment was formally made by GAU’s Founding Chancellor, Serhat Akpınar, in recognition of Mr. Diel’s commitment to fostering… Continue reading Mario Diel appointed as Honorary Cultural Ambassador to The Girne American University

IKAR Holdings is entering the healthcare sector

London, Oct 15 2023 British IKAR Holdings, a multi-tiered entrepreneurial group is entering the healthcare sector. The group, which is is aiming with its entrepreneurial activities to create sustainable impact on the life of people decided recently to expand its activities into the healthcare sector. In addition to investments in hospitals in emerging countries such… Continue reading IKAR Holdings is entering the healthcare sector

MICHAEL GOLOMB

A hands-on senior executive and company builder, Michael's background as an entrepreneurial executive with the culmination of twenty-five years of senior management experience across a
broad spectrum of industries. His expertise has been successfully applied across verticals ranging from startups to large public corporations including telecom, blockchain, digital health & medical
devices, consumer electronics & hardware, manufacturing, software/SaaS, and real estate. Key leader in two IPOs, multiple M&A transactions, and rapid business growth. In addition to Michael's knowledge-based experience across multiple categories in raising equity though variety of public and private equity/debt instruments, as well as experience in handling complex M&A transactions, he also brings exceptional knowhow of global capital markets, compliance,
and fintech to FanVestor a unique ability to be an innovator and leader in the marketplace.
Founder and CEO of FanVestor - SEC/FINRA-regulated platform that enables creators from the Entertainment and Sports world to deliver NFTs and Securities.
As CFO and Sect-16 Officer at DZSI (NASDAQ), led secondary Public Offering of Common Stock, $40M senior secured credit facility, cross-border acquisition in Germany, while eliminating "Going Concern" and material misstatements from DZSI' financials. Key leader in 41% growth from $247M to $350M.
As Bitfury’s CFO, Board Member, and 1st employee, helped build hyper-growth, market-leading Blockchain infrastructure company from zero to $500M+ valuation and from 3 to 120+ employees in 7 countries in < 2 years. Oversaw explosive growth to 50% EBITDA; now generating $650M+ in annual revenue.
As Breathometer’s CFO, took digital health/medical device firm from pre-revenue to shipping in highly regulated FDA space; secured OEM partnership with Philips, ISO13485:2003 Certification, and successful FTC audit.
As Entegrity Solutions’ Corporate Controller, filed Form S1/NASDAQ.
As CFO of Sistema Hals, led highly successful London/LSE IPO with market capitalization of $2.7B.

Mr. Golomb is a graduate of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he received a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Management, with an emphasis on OrganizationBehavior and Entrepreneurship. Michael also received his MBA in Finance at Santa ClaraUniversity’s Leavey School of Business.

KERRY MAYORGA

Kerry Mayorga has a masters degree in Medicinal Organic Chemistry from the University of George Washington. Kerry has been published multiple times for her research on Alzheimers disease and the formation of Beta-amyloid plaques. This research led to NIH funding and the establishment of a laboratory to develop a prodrug for Taxol, an anti-cancer ("antineoplastic" or "cytotoxic") chemotherapy drug. Together with her husband Martin, She began their award-winning organic coffee company, Mayorga Organics over 22 years ago with the purpose of eliminating systemic poverty in Latin America through the responsible trade of artisanal organic foods. Kerry owned and operated 11 coffee shops throughout Maryland, Vigina and Pittsburg while growing and scaling the import and manufacture of organic products. She grew the largest Organic Roastery on the east coast.

Mayorga Organic’s current operation is based in Rockville, MD In a state-of-the-art, SQF-certified, FDA, USDA NOP, and state of Maryland inspected/audited 24,000 square foot facility. This facility operates full traceability, recall, and multi-faceted food safety protocols, making it competitive with large national operations and a desirable provider for some of the country’s largest and most respected retailers, grocers, and foodservice operators. From its Rockville, MD facility Mayorga ships to over 1,500 retail points throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. The Mayorga brand has garnered national recognition for supply chain efficiencies, farmer development, consumer value, and has become exemplary minority-owned and managed business. DIVERSITY Mayorga, which was MDOT and NMSDC minority certified for over 10 years. Mayorga offers 4% matching on 401k, payment of 80% of health and dental insurance, employee loan programs, education reimbursement, professional development programs, employee meals, and omany other benefits. Mayorga’s staff comprises of 51% females with all company VP’s being female and its overall staff comprising of over 75% minorities, including Latinos, African Americans, Asians, and Middle Eastern. IMPACT Mayorga works with over 2,000 small farmers throughout 11 countries in Latin America, with the following annual imports: - 4,000,000 lbs of organic coffee - 4,000,000 lbs of organic chia - 150,000 lbs of organic black beans - 100,000 lbs of organic cacao The company’s purchases create over $1,500,000 in annual price premiums above FairTrade for producers, which have been used to build schools, medical centers, sports fields, and reinvestment in farms. Moreover, Mayorga’s negotiations with financial institutions on behalf of farmers has created over $600,000 in annual savings on previously high interest and sometimes predatory loans. Mayorga also manages operations in multiple countries with full time personnel (including agronomists) to provide better value and service for farmers. This includes paying for over 300 farmers’ organic certifications, teaching farmers how to plant and manage diversified crops, conducting soil samples, transitioning to organic practices, financial education, and even creating the first-ever quality protocols for cacao, in an effort to establish measurable qualities in raw and roasted cacao for the purpose of generating price premiums for producers and offering the highest quality cacao possible to consumers.

WOLFGANG ROLFF

Wolfgang Rolff is a German football manager and former player.

Rolff played in 356 Bundesliga matches for Hamburger SV, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer 05 Uerdingen, Karlsruher SC and 1. FC Köln. He further took part in 126 2. Bundesliga matches for OSC Bremerhaven and SC Fortuna Köln, having a spell in France with RC Strasbourg for whom he scored four goals in 30 games in Ligue 2. In his years with his clubs, he won the Bundesliga title with Hamburg in 1983 and was part of the Hamburg side that clinched the European Cup against Juventus in Athens the same summer, five years later he won the UEFA Cup with Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 1988.

Reputed as a tireless midfielder, Rolff debuted for West Germany in 1983 and was part of the UEFA Euro 1984 and the UEFA Euro 1988 squad of his nation. On both occasions he featured twice each in games of West Germany, also making two appearances for the West Germans in their runner-up campaign at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. In total he played in 37 international matches until 1989.

His former Hamburg teammate Felix Magath appointed Rolff as assistant at Hamburger SV in 1997. In 1998 Rolff took sole charge of SV Meppen for six months until the club's relegation from the 2. Bundesliga. He went on working as assistant to his former Karlsruhe manager Winfried Schäfer at VfB Stuttgart and was, shortly after, named caretaker manager of Die Schwaben. In 2000–01, he worked in the coaching staff of former Germany coach Berti Vogts during Vogts' reign as manager of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, also one of Rolff's ex-clubs. Subsequent to Vogts' departure from Leverkusen in 2001, Rolff worked as assistant to Vogts after Vogts had been hired to guide Kuwait. Rolff did not follow Vogts to Scotland, indeed, and was in July 2004 employed by SV Werder Bremen as assistant manager. After the sacking of Thomas Schaaf, Rolff, along with Matthias Hönerbach, was interim head coach from 15 May 2013 until 27 May 2013, when Robin Dutt became the new head coach.

SEANNE N. MURRAY

Born in Detroit, raised in Westport, Connecticut and educated with academic scholarships at Howard University and Temple University School of Law where she co-founded the Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review, Seanne N. Murray, aspired to change the world from the early age of seven.

She practiced law, was a Director on the institutional side of Wall Street, and was recruited to manage large scale entertainment organizations associated with her family’s Motown legacy where she managed a music copyright asset portfolio valued at $53,000,000. Ms. Murray has authored several works on social and environmental issues including an op-ed in the Miami Herald and published her first book, The Art of Submission, The Woman’s Guide to Fulfillment, a guide to self-actualization establishing of a new genre of content. She is a co-founder and was an editor of the Political and Civil Rights Law Review at Temple University School of Law and produced and chaired a panel on clean drinking water at Harvard Law School in 2018. She is a creative strategy consultant and has collaborated with entertainment icons including Ted Field, Berry Gordy, Larry King, Jerry Levin, and Smokey Robinson and received a Gold Record for her work in that capacity.

Since 2001, following her personal experience on 9/11, she has been devoted to social impact through media and social enterprise including Stop Stuff to mitigate gun violence, 90 Minutes of Solutions for social change, The Ara Initiative for clean water and now, The Elevator for impact enterprise.

Ms. Murray is the CEO of IKAR Hera, London and the Founder of Elevator Holdings. She is also the creator and executive producer of Robert and John, formerly known as Chicago 1919, which she is co-producing with 3-time Emmy award winner, Keith David, and NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony. She is the creator and executive producer of The Elevator with 5x Emmy award winning show runner Bill Pruitt, and IKAR Holdings founder, Mario Diel, Ray Lewis, Master P, etc.

Ms. Murray is on the Management Board of IKAR Industries. She is also on the Board of ETA Creative Arts Foundation and The Humanity Channel, Inc.

JON COSS

Chief Technology Officer

ZIGA VAVPOTIC

XENIA VASSILIADIS

PREM BARTHASARATHY

ARLIN CILINGIROGLU

Managing Director, IKAR Global Institute

DAVID TOPLAS

DUYGU GOZELER PORCHET

MICHAEL GOLOMB

KATRINA M. ADAMS

ROGER FAJNZYLBERG

MARIO OTTIGLIO

DOUGLAS SNEDDON

Vice President, IKAR Holdings

KERRY MAYORGA

ALICIA HANF

CLAUDIA COLAFERRO

HARTMUT RIESTER

ONUR GUZELMERIC

Board Member, IKAR Global Advise

REX WONG

Independent Board Member

DENNIS LEE

Independent Board Member

BORIS VERHEY

THOMAS VON HEESEN

WOLFGANG ROLFF

KIMMY PALUCH

Independent Board Member

DILARA KARAYAZI

AISHA SHUAIBU

DOT WILSON

DON MCPHERSON

ANGELA BUNDRANT

DAVID WOLFE

EVA HABERMANN

ROC CHEN

KEITH CLINKSCALES

WISE INTELLIGENT

MARK ROWEN

ESRA VESU OZCELIK

JIM DELLI SANTI

DR. FRANK A. SHEPARD

FADI SAAB

Chairman of the Board

GERT-JOHANNES HAGEMAN

DR. SUSAN WALSH

EDWARD BRENNAN

JOSEPH A. MOLLOY

EMRE KIZILIRMAK

DR. ULF GARTZKE

DR. REINHARD DETHLOFF

JAY SCHWEID

CEO, IKAR Human

ALEXEY BOTVINOV

CHRISTIAN UNGER

NOAH CROOM

LISA MORRIS

BILL PRUITT

SEANNE N. MURRAY

SANI TIRYAKI

MURAT SEITNEPESOV

STEVE EGGERS

NOOSHIN BEHROYAN

PAVEL BONDAR

ANDREA GRAESER

SINEM ALTINEL

SHAHAL KHAN

OZLEM GOKCE

GURAM TSANAVA

ORLANDO CARLO CALUMENO

JAMES OWEN ROBERTS

ALYSSA CARSON

BERT CARSON

SCOTT KELLY

SUAT SAGIROGLU

DANIEL HOPE

SABRINA BEN SALMI

RORY MOORE

DR. MAGNUS SEDLMAYR