Lucien Arkas was elected to the Board of Directors at the TUSIAD General Assembly held in Istanbul in January. Mr. Arkas will also serve as the President of the Country Communication Committee at TUSIAD.

The board of directors for the next session was determined at the 40th General Assembly held in January by the Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association (TUSIAD), the most influential business organization in Turkey. Ümit Boyner will chair the 11-member board of directors, which will include Lucien Arkas as well as Mehmet Ali Aydınlar, Cansen Başaran Symes, Tayfun Bayazıt, Haluk Dinçer, Erman Ilıcak, Ali Kibar, Volkan Vural and Muharrem Yılmaz. In addition to being a Member of the Board of Directors, Lucien Arkas will also serve as the President of the Country Communication Committee.

Arkas voiced his reaction after the elections, saying, “I am pleased to be on TUSIAD’s Board of Directors. In addition to that, I am serving as the President of the Country Communication Committee. In that position I will have the important duty of making a contribution to promoting Turkey internationally and coordinating upcoming projects with the relevant institutions.” Previously, Lucien Arkas was serving as the President of the Transportation Working Group at TUSIAD.

Commission works to improve Turkey’s image internationally
Founded in 2005, the Country Communication Committee operates with support from the Country Comminication Department, which is part of the TUSIAD General Secretary’s Office. The commission carries out projects to promote Turkey internationally and performs various domestic and foreign activities in order to facilitate positive relations with the EU and to eliminate prejudices that have formed in the minds of European decision makers and the European public. Since 2007, it has been working with local public relations companies in Germany and France in order to develop a clear strategy for communications and promotion activities that are planned outside of Turkey. The Country Communication Committee chaired by Lucien Arkas administers two working groups in Germany and France.