Founder of Tosyalı Holding and Chairman of the Board
Fuat Tosyalı, the founder and the chairman of Tosyalı Holding, which is operating in 3 different continents with 40 production facilities and nearly 15.000 employees, was born in 1961.
Starting his business life as an apprentice in his father’s Hacı Şerif Tosyalı pipe store in 1967, he took over the business in the 70s. Fuat Tosyalı founded the companies Tosyalı Metal Trade in 1988, Tosyalı lron and Steel Company in 1993 and Tosyalı International Trade in 1996.
Following domestic and international market growth in varying steel segments, Fuat Tosyalı initiated the institutionalisation of the group by founding Tosyalı Holding in 1998 as a progressive step in the group's history. Since then, Fuat Tosyalı has been serving as the Chairman of Tosyalı Holding Board of Directors.
As chairman, he played a leading role in drawing the path to open the doors to global markets & international cooperations. Tosyalı Algérie (2011) which, is the biggest investment of Türkiye abroad, Tosçelik Niksic Montenegro (2012), Tosyalı Toyo (2012) - partnership with Japanese Toyo Kohan, Tosyalı Harsco (2017) - partnership with US Harsco, Tosyalı Senegal (2019), Tosyalı Angola (2020), Tosyalı STS Spain (2024) and Tosyalı SULB (2024) have been the successful implementations of the global focus strategy of him.
During the 50 - year term of Fuat Tosyalı, Tosyalı group not only widened the gap with its competitors in domestic market but also managed to be listed among the top 100 global steel players.
Fuat Tosyalı has also been the Chairman of BMC, one of Türkiye's most established commercial and military vehicle manufacturers, since 2021.
Fuat Tosyalı is also serving as the Chairman of the Board of the Turkish Steel Producers Association, Chairman of the Board of Mediterranean Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Exporters' Association, Executive Board Membership of Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) – Africa Business Councils Coordinator Presidency, Senegal Business Council Presidency, Türkiye Wealth Fund Board Member, Board Membership of the Turkish Tax Council, Board Membership of Directors of Türkiye's Automobile Enterprise Group (TOGG) as well as being a member of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TiM).
Fuat Tosyalı has been honoured by many respectful organisations and public authorities:
• 1999 Honorary Award by Turkish Republic President
• 2007 Distinguished Service Medal by Grand National Assembly of Türkiye
• 2017 Osmaniye Korkut Ata University Honorary Doctorate
• 2017 People & Environment Award by Istanbul Trade Union
• 2022 Türkiye's Power of Production Award by lndependent lndustrialists' and Businessmen's Association
• 2024: Ambassador Award by Japan Embassy Türkiye