Şakir Yaman Tunaoğlu
InvestorVice President of the Executive Board and Investment Committee Member at Teknoloji Yatirim · Investment Committee at TechOne Venture Capital · Executive in Residence at ACT Venture Partners
Greater Ankara
About
Yaman Tunaoğlu co-founded KAREL, a Turkish telecommunications and technology platform company, in 1986, and served for 36 years as Head of R&D and Chief Technology Officer, overseeing the design of the company's telecommunications products. Over his career he developed and managed KAREL's Electronic Manufacturing Services operations (1993–2005), led the international sales team (2005–2009), and established its Defense Industry Solutions division. After Doğan Holding acquired control shares in KAREL in 2022, he was appointed CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board; he also chairs TESİD and holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Boğaziçi University and an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University.
Experience
- Technology Development Foundation of TurkeyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- KarelExecutive Board Membercurrent2024 — presentTürkiye
- KarelChief Executive Officer2022 — 2024Turkey
- KarelChief Technology Officer1986 — 2022
- TÜRK ELEKTRONİK SANAYİCİLERİ DERNEĞİPresidentcurrent2021 — present
Education
- Boğaziçi UniversityBsEE1980 — 1984
- Michigan Technological UniversityMsEE1984 — 1986
- Ankara Fen Lisesi1977 — 1980
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