Türkiye: Çimsa Çimento has appointed Baran Çelik as its General Manager.

Çelik worked for OYAK Group in various roles from 2017 to 2025. During this period he was the chief financial officer (CFO) of OYAK Cement, Concrete and Paper Group, CFO of OYAK Group and a member of the executive committee of OYAK Group. From mid-2025 he was a member of the board of directors of OYAK Turkoman Investment. He previously held financial roles with Çimsa Çimento from 2011 to 2017, eventually becoming its CFO. He started his career at Ernst & Young and also worked for PepsiCo Southeast Europe. Çelik holds an undergraduate degree in international trade from Boğaziçi University.