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Generali Sigorta becomes the title sponsor of Sakarya Volleyball Team

by Sunay Koray - CFO and Deputy CEO of Generali Sigorta,
Ömer Bektaş - Chairman of Sakarya Volleyball Sports Club,
İdris Demir - team’s coach, and Elvan Alpar - team’s captain.
Sakarya Women’s Volleyball Team, which was promoted to the
women’s first division by completing the 2019-20 season as the
champion of the second division, will wear their new jersey dur-
ing the games of the 2019-20 season according to the agree-
ment.

Sunay Koray CFO and Deputy CEO of Generali Sigorta, re-
sponded to the questions of journalists during the press confer-
ence. “I wish this agreement brings good luck for Turkish sports
and volleyball leagues. Turkish volleyball gains more spectators
Generali Sigorta became the title sponsor of Sakarya Women’s every year. Both league games and national games attract a
Volleyball Team, which was promoted to the women’s premier good deal of attention. As Generali Sigorta, we are happy to be
league by completing the 2019-20 season as the unbeaten cham- making a contribution to the development of Turkish sports and
pion of the secondary league. volleyball through this agreement. We wish a successful season
to Sakarya Women’s Volleyball Team in their journey towards
Generali Sigorta signed a sponsorship agreement with Sakarya achieving their targets,” he said.
Women’s Volleyball Team. According to the agreement, Sakar-
ya Volleyball Team will be named as Generali Sigorta Sakarya “We are really happy to see that a brand, which has committed
Volleyball Team during the 2020-21 season. Sakarya Women’s itself to support sports and athletes in every sports field and has
Volleyball Team, which was promoted to the women’s first divi- accomplished great things in Turkey for longer than 150 years,
sion by completing the 2019-20 season as the unbeaten champi- also embraced Sakarya Volleyball Sports Club. I believe that
on of the second division, will compete with the jersey designed we will achieve our targets with the strength of this cooperation
especially for this sponsorship in the new season. and solidarity. Our target is to get promoted to Sultans League
and European League. I hereby thank everyone who worked to-
Special shirts for the sponsorship wards achieving this cooperation,” said Ömer Bektaş, Chairman
The new shirts designed especially for the new season and this of Sakarya Volleyball Sports Club.
partnership was introduced during the press conference attended

Dilek Çilingir Köstem appointed as the Leader of Talent Management at EY Global
Audit Services

Dilek Çilingir Köstem, Head of EY (Ernst &Young) Turkey As- agers of USA in 2006, and re-
surance Services, was also appointed as the Leader of Talent turned to Turkey at the end of
Management at EY Global Assurance Services as of 1 July 2020. 2007, when she started work-
ing at EY İstanbul office as
Working as the Head of Audit Service at EY Turkey since July the Leader of South East Eu-
2012, Dilek Çilingir Köstem was also appointed as the Leader rope Fraud Investigation and
of Talent Management at EY Global Audit Services. With this Dispute Services. In 2012,
assignment, Köstem has been the first Turkish manager to join she was assigned as the Head
the management team of EY Global Assurance Services and will of Assurance Services at EY
be responsible from taking and implementing strategic decisions Turkey. She holds the titles of
about the talent management of 155 thousand employees work- Independent Accountant and
ing at EY Global Audit Services. Having started her career in Financial Advisor, Certified
the audit department at Arthur Andersen’s İstanbul Office, Dilek Internal Auditor, and Certified
Çilingir Köstem was transferred to Arthur Anderson’s Boston Fraud Auditor. Dilek Çilingir
Office as the manager of Risk Consultancy Department in 2000. Köstem has a BA degree in
She was appointed as a senior manager at the New York office Business Administration from
of Deloitte&Touche LLP in 2002. During 8 years of her career Middle East Technical Univer-
in the USA, she worked for big companies listed in Fortune 500. sity. She is married and mother of a daughter.
She was elected as one of the most talented female senior man-