Aykut Koray Özçelik started his education at Gazi Anatolian High School in 1996 and successfully graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2000. He continued his education and received his master's degree from UCLA in 2001 and from Istanbul Technical University, Executive MBA Department in 2003. He started his professional career as a field engineer at Yüksel İnşaat between 2001 and 2002. Afterwards, he worked as an investment and business development manager at Assan Aluminium between 2002 and 2008. During this period, he played an important role in determining and implementing the company's growth strategies. Between 2008 and 2014, he worked at Akbank TAŞ in the Project Finance Loans department. Here, he gained experience in the financial field and developed his skills in managing the financing of projects. Between 2014-2017, he worked as Strategy and Business Development Manager at Kibar Holding. During this period, he guided the expansion and diversification strategies of the Holding and took initiatives in new business areas. Between 2017 and 2023, he returned to Assan Alüminyum, first as investment director, then as investment and operational excellence director and finally as Assistant General Manager responsible for investment, operational excellence and technical services. During this period, he provided leadership in determining the company's capacity expansion strategies and implementing investment decisions. During this time, he managed intensive investment programmes, particularly for the expansion of foil production capacity. He also played an important role in the execution of the company's digital transformation, manufacturing excellence and culture transformation projects. Since October 2023, he has been serving as Executive Vice President responsible for Operations, Supply Chain, Investment and Information Technologies at Smart Solar Technologies. In this role, he reports directly to the Chairman of the Board of Directors and contributes to the strategic direction of the company.