Selim Şiper was appointed as the CEO and a Member of the Executive Board of Petrol Ofisi A.Ş. Following the acquisition of Petrol Ofisi by Vitol Group, Şiper was appointed to manage the restructuring of Petrol Ofisi’s business strategy and to strengthen the company’s market leader position. Şiper took over the position from Gülsüm Azeri, and started active duty on October 16, 2017. Gülsüm Azeri will take office at the Supervisory Board of VIP Turkey Holding B.V, parent company of Petrol Ofisi, and become a Vitol director.
Selim Şiper will leave his duty as Turkey CEO and Member of the Executive Board at SHV Energy company. Şiper pioneered the successful strategy change and diversification of activities at Turkey, and also managed the activities of many companies under SHV Energy in Eastern European and Asian companies.
Before he worked as Unisel General Director and Unilever Turkey Executive Board Member, Şiper gained extensive experience in the retail field at Unilever and was transferred to SHV Energy in 1999.