Yılmaz Argüden
Dr. Yılmaz Argüden (b. 1958, Eskişehir), strategist and governance expert.[1]
He is the founder and chairman of ARGE Consulting.[2][3][4] He served as chairman of Rothschild & Co. Türkiye[5], chairman of Erdemir[6][7], chair of the Trustees of Argüden Governance Academy[8], vice-chair of Turkish Basketball Federation[9] During his career, he has served as an independent board member for more than 70 companies in 4 different jurisdictions.[5] He has taught classes at the Boğaziçi.[10] and Koç[11] Universities. He also taught strategy classes at the Turkish Military Academy[12]. He has published 40+ books and 700+ articles and columns. He is a social entrepreneur, who has founded and/or led numerous NGOs. As the Chairman of the KalDer[13] (Turkish Quality Association), he initiated the National Quality Movement[14] which introduced new standards of quality in private and public sectors as well as NGOs throughout the country. As the elected chairman of Global Compact Local Networks, he served on the board of UN Global Compact[15] He also served as vice chair of Governance Committee of Business at OECD.[16] and as a member of IFC’s Corporate Governance Private Sector Advisory Group[17] He was selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum.[18]
Education[edit]
Graduated from Tarsus American College with the top GPA at senior year where he also played for the TAC Basketball Team that won the National Basketball Championship in 1976.[19]
Received his B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from the Boğaziçi University, where he received both the Top Graduating Engineer Award and the President’s Prize for Student Leadership for initiating the first international SportsFest as the Chair of the University Sports Club (1980). He was also a member of the University basketball team that won National Championships twice in a row (1977 & 1978).[20]
He received his PhD in policy analysis from the Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School with General Distinction.[21][22]
Throughout his education, he received scholarships from Fulbright, TÜBİTAK, and NATO.
Work Experience[edit]
- Started his career in 1977 in Koç Holding R&D Center.
- Worked as a policy analyst for RAND Corporation between 1980-85.
- Represented the World Bank in over 100 loan negotiations with more than 20 countries between 1985-88.
- Upon his government’s invitation, he took a leave of absence from World Bank to head the Turkish Privatization Program between 1988-90.
- Served as the Chief Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister Mesut Yılmaz in 1991.
- Founded ARGE Consulting in 1991 to improve quality of management for Turkish companies.
- Served as the Chair of Erdemir between 1997-99.
- Initially selected as the Senior Advisor of Rothschild & Co investment bank in 2005, later in 2006 he became the Country Representative of Rothschild, and in 2007 he was appointed as the Chairman of the newly established Rothschild – Türkiye.
- Served on the board of numerous companies including Sümerbank, Petkim, Koç Holding, Anadolu Group, Bilim İlaç, Borusan, Inmet Mining, Vestel, DeFacto, Dogus Automotive, AKİŞ GYO.
Selected Publications[edit]
- Keys to Governance[23], Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
- Boardroom Secrets[24], Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
- Measuring the effectiveness of corporate governance[25], Insead Knowledge, 2010
- Attitude is everything: The case for Turkey[26], Insead Knowledge, 2011
- Global Boards Help Make Companies Global[27], Harvard Business Review, 2011
- Why Boards Need More Women[28], Harvard Business Review, 2012
- Right reward for Right Performance: Aligning Executive Compensation with Good Governance[29], International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, May 2013
- Obama and the Power of Inclusion[30], Harvard Business Review, 2009
- A Corporate Governance Model[31], International Finance Corporation Private Sector Opinion 17, 2010
- Diversity at the Head Table[32], International Finance Corporation Private Sector Opinion 19, 2010
- Responsible Boards–Action Plan for a Sustainable Future[33], International Finance Corporation Private Sector Opinion 36, 2015
- Rio+20 Was a Bust[34], The Globalist, 2012
- Consensual Delegation of Sovereignty[35], The Globalist, 2009
- From Global Crises to Global Governance[36], The Globalist, 2009
- There is No Free Lunch: Unintended Effects of the New Military Retirement System[37], Wiley Periodicals, 1988
Awards & Recognition[edit]
- Eisenhower Fellow, Philadelphia, 1993[22]
- Global Leader for Tomorrow, World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, 1999[18]
- Leadership in Quality Award, Association on Employment Practices and Principles, San Francisco, 2001
- Strategic Leadership Award, Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK), Istanbul, 2006
- Distinguished Career Award, Ataşehir Rotary Club, Istanbul, 2006
- Distinguished Citizenship Award, Turkish-American Business Council, Washington DC, 2006[38][39]
References[edit]
- ↑ "How To Make Corporate Boards More Diverse". Center for American Progress. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ↑ "ARGE Consulting Management Team". ARGE Consulting. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Value Reporting Foundation: ARGE Consulting". Value Reporting Foundation. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "A Rip In the Sea: Interview Partners". A Rip In The Sea, Eczacıbaşı. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Business Leaders: Recep Yılmaz Argüden". Market Screener. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ "Form F-80 Inmet Mining Corp /fi". SEC.report. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "Erdemir Avrupa'da Buyuyecek". BigPara, Hürriyet. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "Argüden Governance Academy Advisory Board". Argüden Governance Academy. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Board of Turkish Basketball Federation". Turkish Basketball Federation. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Bogazici University". Relationship Science. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Yılmaz Argüden". The Globalist. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Academic Life: Military Academy". Dr. Arguden. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ "Politicians Don't Like Quality". Milliyet Newspaper. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Huge donation for an idea first time in Turkey". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "GC+15: General Assembly Session – Mr. Yılmaz Argüden, Chair, Global Compact Network Turkey". Youtube. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Governance and Regulatory Policy Policy Group". BIAC. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Private Sector Advisory Group (PSAG)" (PDF). IFC. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "World Economic Forum". Arguden. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Academic Life: Tarsus American College". Arguden. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Academic Life: Bogazici University". Arguden. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "First-Person Perspectives: Alumni". Perdee Rand Graduate School. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Pardee RAND Partners with Eisenhower Fellows Program". Pardee RAND Graduate School. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ↑ Argüden, Y. (July 13, 2011). Keys to Governance: Strategic Leadership for Quality of Life. Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/9780230348714. ISBN 978-1-349-32599-3 – via www.palgrave.com. Search this book on
- ↑ Argüden, Y. (July 13, 2009). Boardroom Secrets: Corporate Governance for Quality of Life. Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/9780230248298. ISBN 978-1-349-31171-2 – via www.palgrave.com. Search this book on
- ↑ "Measuring the effectiveness of corporate governance". INSEAD Knowledge. April 16, 2010.
- ↑ "Attitude is everything: The case for Turkey". INSEAD Knowledge. April 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Global Boards Help Make Companies Global". Harvard Business Review. November 9, 2011 – via hbr.org.
- ↑ "Why Boards Need More Women". Harvard Business Review. June 7, 2012 – via hbr.org.
- ↑ Argüden, Yılmaz (May 2013). "Right reward for Right Performance: Aligning Executive Compensation with Good Governance". International Journal of Disclosure and Governance. 10 (2): 122–134. doi:10.1057/jdg.2013.14. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ "Obama and the Power of Inclusion". Harvard Business Review. April 9, 2009 – via hbr.org.
- ↑ https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/95fc4c12-2fad-4e09-8f76-08922faf3745/GCGF%2BPSO%2Bissue%2B17%2B3-4-10.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=jtCxiEB
- ↑ https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/ae223d5a-569e-46d2-936b-e38b6a7d5409/IFC_PSO_19_WEB_RES.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=jtCxiR6
- ↑ https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/8ae85f5f-ee44-4b73-a9ae-31e3f9441d58/PSO36.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=kL8loH7
- ↑ "Rio+20 Was a Bust". July 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Consensual Delegation of Sovereignty". November 18, 2009.
- ↑ "From Global Crises to Global Governance". March 28, 2009.
- ↑ Argüden, R. Yılmaz (1988). "There is No Free Lunch: Unintended Effects of the New Military Retirement System". Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 7 (3): 529–541. doi:10.2307/3323730. JSTOR 3323730.
- ↑ "Yılmaz Argüden'e Üstün Vatandaşlık Ödülü". Milliyet. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "Argüden'e Üstün Vatandaşlık ödülü". Haber Turk. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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