President, TÜREB

Biography

Dr. İbrahim Erden has been serving as the Chairman of the Board of the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB) since 2022 and was re-elected for another three-year term at the TÜREB General Assembly held on 16 February 2025. Having held positions in various private sector companies within the energy industry for many years, as of 2025 he serves as a Board Member at Borusan EnBW Energy and also as the General Manager of EESI Energreen Energy. Between 2022 and 2024, Dr. Erden served as CEO of RENECORE Energy Investments Inc., where he managed strategic governance, business development, and investment decision processes related to renewable energy investments. Prior to this role, he worked as Deputy General Manager responsible for Business Development, Investments, Operations, and Electricity Trading at RHG Enertürk Energy, and as Deputy General Manager responsible for Business Development and Investments at Kalyon Energy, where he oversaw large-scale wind and solar YEKA projects. Earlier in his career, between 2006 and 2018, Dr. Erden held various roles within Enerjisa, undertaking responsibilities in strategy, business development, renewable energy investments and investment management, project development and process management, mergers and acquisitions, contract management, and the management of production and distribution privatization processes. Dr. Erden has extensive experience in the energy and industrial sectors in both Türkiye and the United States. In the early years of his career, he held specialist and managerial roles at Arçelik and MR Valuation Consulting. Since 2013, Dr. Erden has also served as a board member representing Enerjisa and Kalyon Energy in several sectoral associations, including TÜREB, GÜYAD, and other industry organizations. In addition to these roles, he has long been a member of DEK-TMK. Dr. Erden holds a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Boğaziçi University, a Master’s degree in the same field from Rutgers University (USA), and an Executive MBA from Sabancı University. He also completed his PhD in Energy Economics and Policy at Ege University’s Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, earning the title of Doctor.