Portrait of Semahat Sevim Arsel

Rank #1564

Semahat Sevim Arsel

Net worth $2.7B

Diversified · Turkey

Born
Sep 08, 1928
Age
97
Source
Diversified
Residence
Istanbul
Citizenship
Turkey
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education

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Biography

  • Semahat Sevim Arsel is an heir to the Koc family fortune. She's the oldest member of the clan and the largest shareholder in its main holding company.
  • Besides energy, automotive, durable consumer goods and finance, Koc is active in technology, food, retail, tourism, agriculture and shipbuilding.
  • Semahat Arsel serves on the board of Koc Holding and is chairman of its tourism company, Setur. Her husband, Dr. Nusret Arsel, died in 2014 at age 92.
  • He left all of his wealth to the Vehbi Koc Foundation, named after his father-in-law. Semahat Arsel is president of the foundation.
  • She also serves as the vice president of the Florence Nightingale Foundation and is the founder of Koc University's School of Nursing.
  • She suffered from an extended childhood illness, which later motivated her to establish the Semahat Arsel Nursing Education and Research Centre (SANERC).
  • Through SANERC, the Vehbi Koc Foundation and the Turkey Education Volunteers Foundation, which she co-founded, she has impacted many civil society initiatives.

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