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Governance Transition at Anadolu Group

By: Paul M. Healy and Esel Y. Cekin
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:21
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Abstract

Kamil Yazici and Izzet Ozilhan founded and built Anadolu Group Holding—a family business that grew into a multi-billion-dollar regional powerhouse. For 57 years they were equal partners in running the company. They then handed over a leadership role to a next generation family member, Izzet’s son Tuncay, who became the CEO and later also chairman. Under Tuncay’s leadership, the company was primarily run by professional managers, supplemented by a limited number of second- and third-generation family members in senior executive positions. However, in 2017, when the number of next-generation family members reached 85, Kamil and Tuncay began work on a governance structure they hoped would sustain the company when they left. Under their plan, family members would no longer be allowed to hold general management positions. As a result, Tuncay retired as CEO and other family members with senior executive roles resigned. A holding company was created to bring all the company’s subsidiaries under a common structure. And a process was created to allow some members of the two surviving families to hold board seats. Although the stock market reacted positively to the increased transparency brought about by the changes, it remains to be seen whether the new formula will achieve its goal of successfully transitioning the company from a family-managed business to professionally run company.

Keywords

Family-managed Business; Professionally-run Company; Second-generation; Third-generation; Governance; Governance Changes; Succession Planning; Corporate Culture; Shareholders; Board Of Directors; Long-term Sustainability; Conglomerate; Family Business; Corporate Governance; Change Management; Management Succession; Leadership; Transition; Organizational Structure; Consumer Products Industry; Turkey; Central Asia; Middle East

Citation

Healy, Paul M., and Esel Y. Cekin. "Governance Transition at Anadolu Group." Harvard Business School Case 119-048, November 2018.
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