Ferit Şahenk

Ferit Faik Şahenk
Born	1964 (age 52–53) Niğde, Turkey
Residence	Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Alma mater	Boston College
Occupation	Chairman of Doğuş Holding
Net worth	US$2.4 billion
Spouse(s)	Diana Şahenk (1989–present)
Children	Defne Şahenk
Parent(s)	Ayhan Şahenk Deniz Şahenk
Relatives	Filiz Şahenk (sister)

Ferit Şahenk (Turkish pronunciation: [feˈɾit ʃaˈhenk], born 1964) is a Chairman of Turkey's Doğuş Holding conglomerate and richest person in Turkey. On the Forbes 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$2.4 billion.

Şahenk graduated from The American School in Switzerland (TASIS) and earned his Bachelors from Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. with a degree in Marketing and Human Resources in 1989. After graduation, Şahenk returned to Istanbul, where his father, Ayhan Şahenk (1929–2001), sent him to apprentice at Doğuş' Garanti Bank. After eight years he moved to the holding company, and beginning in 1998, he has acquired two food retail chains and operated NTV by funding the expansion by selling part of the group's Garanti Bank to the public. Understanding that top talent is essential to running a diverse group, he also created a recruitment division, Humanitas. Revenues for 1999 at privately held Doğuş Group hit $5.7 billion. In May 2000, he instituted centralized back-office operations for Doğuş' multiple banks and is doing the same for its auto dealerships. To its banking business, Şahenk added leasing, insurance and cashback reward schemes like those of Discover Card in the United States – financial services still uncommon in Turkey at the time.

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