Mustafa Soylu

Chief Executive Officer, Defy

Mustafa Soylu is Chief Executive Officer of Defy.

Defy is a South African home-appliance maker, owned by Arçelik (Beko) since 2011, with two plants in the Durban area. Soylu also serves as Arçelik's regional director for sub-Saharan Africa.

In the job

  1. Announced an additional R500 million investment in Defy's South African operations over the next five years. Source

  2. Marked 120 years of Defy in South Africa, with the company citing nearly R2.3 billion invested since joining Arçelik in 2011. Source

Career before

  1. 2018-2022Supply chain director, Arçelik global operations
  2. 2014-2018Group production manager, Arçelik, Türkiye
  3. 2010-2014Production planning manager, Beko LLC, Russia
  4. 1998Production engineer, Arçelik, Ankara

Education

BS (1995) and MS (1997) in industrial engineering, Middle East Technical University

Sources

  1. engineeringnews.co.za
  2. pressportal.co.za
  3. engineeringnews.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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