Born in 1975 in Kocaeli-Gölcük, Mehmet Haluk Yılmaz graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Management in 1997. Mr. Yılmaz began his career as an  Asistant Auditor  at Internal Audit Board of Kuveyt Türk. He joined Çalık Holding in 2003 and worked as a Strategic Planning Manager, Sales and Marketing Group Manager and Brand Director respectively. He started to work as a consultant at Türk Telekom in 2011 and later served as a Strategy Risk Manager. Mehmet Haluk Yılmaz, who has experience in business, especially in auditing, risk management, strategic management, capital markets, branding , sales and marketing, has been appointed as the Director of Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST) on 15 October 2018. Speaking English at advanced level, he is married with two children.