Passenger Terminal World September 2024
10 October 2024
Selahattin Bilgen, the CEO of iGA Istanbul Airport, lifts the curtain on his executive role in the record-breaking construction of the airport and reveals the substantial investments planned for its future.
Please tell us about your career to date.
I actually started my career as a banker at a local bank in Turkey, which was partly owned by UniCredit. After that I transitioned to UniCredit itself, focusing on corporate investment banking. In that role, I was responsible for infrastructure financing for a long time and eventually became a managing director within the group. My work frequently involved infrastructure financing schemes, often related to airports, which enabled me to gain a detailed understanding of and intested in the airport business.
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