Erdemir announced that Ali Aydin Pandir, CEO of Erdemir was to resign his position on January 6, 2017. Pandir became CEO in November 2013. He was also Chairman of the board of directors and MD, as a representative of OYTAS Iç ve Dis Ticaret AS. These positions will be taken up by Ömer Muzaffer Baktir from January 16, 2017. Baktir has been Executive VP of Marketing at Ziraat Bank since November 2011.