THE PATH TO THE SUMMIT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: PROFILE ANALYSIS OF C-SUITE EXECUTIVES IN TURKEY

In this study, a profile analysis was conducted to determine the demographic characteristics of C-suite leaders in Turkey. In this context, the 150 C-suite leaders who were selected as the most successful in their fields in 2024 were evaluated. According to the findings; 75 of the managers are women and 75 are men. 57 managers have a bachelor's degree, 81 managers have a master's degree, and 9 managers have a doctorate. The universities that the managers graduated from are proportionally the Middle East Technical University. METU is followed by Boğaziçi University and Istanbul University. When we look at the undergraduate programs that the managers graduated from, they are proportionally the Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, and Economics departments. The managers who graduated from METU/Business Administration department were the most successful in the ranking. Managers with 0-4 years of experience constitute the majority compared to the others.