Saffet Karpat  is currently  a business  consultant based In Turkey and investor in Agriculture in Canakkale Turkey. He is also member of Board of Eczacibasi. Previously he worked for Procter & Gamble for 30 years in various financial and senior management roles across a number of emerging markets; prior to retiring from P&G in 2013 he was Vice President and General Manager of the Central and Eastern Europe and Middle East and Africa Division, responsible for Turkey, Central Asia, Israel and the Caucasian region. From 2013 to 2016 he was a member of the Board and the Executive Committee of Sutas Dairy Company. He studied Business Administration at Istanbul University and received an MBA from Lausanne University.