Osman Okyay

Having driven Kale Group’s strategic expansion into high-technology sectors, Okyay has directed and overseen the Group’s investments in robotics and automation, industrial energy equipment, software and simulation, advanced ceramics, and the defence and aerospace industry. He secured strategic partnerships with companies including General Electric, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce, and played a pivotal role in establishing the Group’s position as a direct subcontractor to leading defence and aerospace manufacturers, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Airbus, and Northrop Grumman.

Beyond his responsibilities at Kale Group, Okyay holds active leadership positions across a range of organisations and NGOs. Elected Chairman of the Turkish Wing of the Türkiye–U.S. Business Council for 2013–2015 — a council established under the leadership of the T.R. Ministry of Economy to foster a model economic partnership between Türkiye and the U.S. — Okyay currently serves within the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) as Chairman of the Türkiye–Brazil Business Council and as a member of the Executive Board of both the Türkiye–United Kingdom Business Council and the Türkiye–America (TAİK) Business Council. In parallel with his roles at DEİK, Okyay contributes to the business and academic communities as Chairman of the Board of the Defence and Aerospace Industry Manufacturers Association (SASAD), Board Member of the International Investors Association (YASED), Chairman of the Assembly of the Çanakkale Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chairman of the Board of the Aerospace Cluster Association, General Assembly Member of OYAK, Board Member of the Boğaziçi University Foundation, and Member of the Board of Trustees of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet University Foundation.