Murat Kolbaşı, who was born in 1966, began his professional career in 1988 at Arzum where he was positioned as the Sales and Business Development Manager after graduating from Marmara University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1987. Following this managerial position, he became Vice President of Arzum in 1996, within which he developed sales and marketing strategies to increase Arzum brand equity.Murat Kolbaşı was elected as Chairman of Arzum in 2008.
He takes role as a board member at Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) and he is also Coordinator Chairman of Asia Pacific Business Councils and he takes role as a Chairman of Turkish Glassware Council at The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB). Along with his board member role at Turkish Coffee Culture and Research Association, he is also founder member of Family Business Association Turkey (TAIDER).