Current/ previous positions: Deputy Board Chair, Gurok Group

BIOGRAPHY

Since 1998, Esin Güral Argat has been instrumental in determining Gürok Group’s growth and international investment strategies, as well as leading the creation processes of all brands within the group. Since 2009, she has served as Deputy Board Chair. In her career, she has led from concept and strategy development to the establishment of a commercial network, earning numerous prestigious awards globally for her leadership in various ventures, including LAV, the 5th largest glassware producer in the world; GCA, an international player in the glass packaging sector; Ali Bey Hotels & Resorts, bringing innovation to the tourism sector; JOALI Maldives, providing services in the ultra-luxury segment; and JOALI BEING, the first well-being concept hotel in the Maldives. In 2023, she introduced BIJAL, a new perspective in the ultra-luxury segment within the tourism sector. In 2022, she chaired the W20 (Women20) delegation on behalf of TİKAD, one of the outreach groups of the G20. As of 2025, she is once again assuming the presidency of the Women20 Turkey delegation.