Hanzade Doğan Boyner
Hanzade Doğan Boyner (born 1972) is a Turkish businesswoman, philanthropist, entrepreneur and e-commerce pioneer. She is the founding chairwoman of Doğan Online Group Companies, the largest online corporation in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and is the founder and chairperson of the e-commerce platform Hepsiburada.com, often called “The Amazon of the East". In July 2019, Forbes called her “one of the most successful women tech entrepreneurs in the world,” and Fortune Turkey has credited her with leading the country’s digital transformation.
Hanzade Doğan Boyner | |
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| Born | Hanzade Doğan 1972 (age 51–52) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Business administration |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics Columbia University |
| Occupation | Business woman |
| Organization(s) | Doğan Holding Doğan Media Group Hepsiburada.com Doğan Online Aydın Doğan Foundation |
| Spouse |
Osman Boyner (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Aydın Doğan Sema Doğan |
Hanzade Doğan Boyner is vice chairwoman of Doğan Holding, one of Turkey’s largest conglomerates operating in the energy, media, industry, trade, insurance, and tourism industries. She previously served as chairperson of the Doğan Media Group, which includes Posta, one of Turkey's highest-selling daily newspapers. She also served as the chairperson of Petrol Ofisi.
A frequent speaker at international fora, Hanzade Doğan Boyner presented at the 2020 World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, and at the 2019 Fortune Global Forum in Paris, France. She is the founding member and vice chairwoman of the Global Relations Forum, and also serves on the Brookings Institution Board of Trustees and the Board of Overseers at Columbia University’s Columbia Business School.