Erol Ozensoy (born 1953), a self-made

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entrepreneur,

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and businessmen, who founded

Kimetsan Kimetsan is one of the largest chemical companies in Turkey today. In terms of product number, the company is the biggest manufacturer of laboratory chemicals in Turkey. The company has also one of the most advanced technologys in waterborne coatin ...

, one of the largest chemical companies in Turkey today.

Biography

Ozensoy was born 1953 in

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, Turkey. He was educated in chemical engineering and

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, at the

Ankara University Ankara University ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi) is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the republic in 1923. The university has 40 vocat ...

. After having his master of science degree in Turkey, he won the scholarship of Turkish Government and studied metallurgical engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. After completing his second master's degree, he got his Ph.D. at the Imperial College London in hydrometallurgy. He then returned home to teach at

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and after 1986, he founded

company. Currently, Ozensoy is the chairman of Kimetsan. He is married to Hatice, and he has 2 children Elvin Merve Ozensoy and Erdem Duhan Özensoy.

References

* http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?id=7073751&tarih=2007-08-13 *

External links

The Kimetsan Company official website
1953 births Living people People from İskenderun Turkish chemical engineers Turkish businesspeople {{turkey-engineer-stub