Our Story & Our People
At BPREG, we create composite material solutions that empower companies in achieving sustainable manufacturing without sacrificing competitiveness.
Curious about our story?
Burcu Karaca Uğural Ph.D.
Co-Founder, CTO
Burcu has 10+ years of expertise in natural fiber composites and textile structures. Her Ph.D. studies on the aligned flax fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite material are the point of origin for BPREG. She is a member of the Royal Academy of Engineering Frontiers - The Circular Economy Group. Burcu is also co-founder of an R & D Cooperative named Dongu which focuses on the cultivation of flax & hemp in Turkey.
Erhan Sessizoglu
Co-Founder, CEO
Erhan has 15+ years of expertise in the automotive industry. He worked for FCA Turkey under different managerial positions, was World Class Manufacturing Executive between 2009 – 2016. Erhan has lots of experience in manufacturing and operations management. He is currently managing the production of BPREG in our factory in Bursa, Turkey. Erhan holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
Semih Erden
Partner, Business Development
Semih has over 10 years of experience in business development and technology commercialization. After a passionate career in supporting early-stage material startups in his previous position at Ege Technopark, he joined the BPREG to boost the sustainability impact of the company. Semih is also a certified Registered Technology Transfer Professional since 2018.
Kutluhan Çiftçi, MBA
CPO
Kutluhan has 15+ years of expertise in Automotive industry. He has considerable experience in innovative and eco-friendly interiors and seat components development. Kutluhan managed international projects, large scale composite product design and engineering functions in Multinational corporations. Since 2019 he focuses on identifying finding and delivering best-in-class production technologies for BPREG. He is coaching and mentoring BPREG team to boost competitivity and innovativeness while executing industry regulations.
Zeynep Derece
Board Advisor
Zeynep is co-founder of Dongu Cooperative, an R&D cooperative BPREG has started which focuses on agricultural production of bast fibers (flax and hemp) in Turkey. Zeynep is building the value chain of BPREG from field to composite; securing the raw material quality of our composites. She has a permaculture farm where she gained vast expertise in cultivation and sustainable agriculture. Zeynep holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering.
Henri Perrin Ph.D.
Board Advisor
Henri Perrin holds a Ph.D. in process engineering from the Arts et Metiers Paris-Tech. Henri has vast experience in composite manufacturing technologies, especially thermoplastics. Since 2017, he develops at The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST); he is currently the Composite Platform leader.
Join Our Team?
Are you looking for a challenge in a fast-moving and dynamic clean-tech company? We are looking for long-term interns ready to learn business and product development in a fast-paced environment.
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bpreg@bpreg.com
BPREG Partners
We work collaboratively with sustainability-focused companies and research institutions from all over the world.
Join us in winding your business into a sustainable future; drop us a line if you are interested in testing our natural-fiber material solutions.
