Petkim names new assistant general manager for procurement
By Nigar Abbasova
New assistant general manager for procurement has been appointed at Turkey’s Petkim petrochemical complex, said the message from the company.
Bilal Guliyev was appointed to this post in accordance with the decision of the company’s Board of Directors. The previous assistant general manager for procurement at Petkim petrochemical holding Natig Damirov resigned July 29.
Azerbaijan state energy giant SOCAR began its activity in Turkey after privatization of Petkim Holding in 2008 and has been operating under brand name of SOCAR Turkey. The company was acquired by SOCAR as a result of a tender of privatization.
Following the recent developments in Turkey, the government of the country has started inspections in a number of companies operating in the country, including Petkim. Nevertheless, Turkey’s Energy Minister Berat Albayrak recently said that inspections are not related to the activities of SOCAR in the country.
Earlier, Vagif Aliyev, head of the board of directors of Petkim said that 27 people have been dismissed from various departments at Petkim petrochemical holding (SOCAR’s Turkish asset) since July 27.
Moreover, former director general of Petkim petrochemical holding Sadeddin Korkut resigned and was later arrested on charges of being involved in Fethullah Gulen’s movement. Anar Mammadov, who is also head of SOCAR Greece (SOCAR’s Greek subsidiary has been recently appointed a new director general of the complex.
Earlier, some officials of SOCAR Turkey Energy (Turkish subsidiary of SOCAR) resigned.
The shareholders are SOCAR Turkey Petrokimya A.S. - 51 percent, SOCAR Turkey Enerji A.S. - 5.3216 percent, while 43.6784 percent of shares are in free float on the stock exchange. The complex is engaged in the in the production of plastic packages, fabrics, detergents, and is considered to be the sole Turkish manufacturer of such products, a quarter of which is exported.
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Nigar Abbasova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @nigyar_abbasova
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