Board Members

Born in 1977 in Istanbul, Ufuk Süleyman Kumrulu completed his secondary education at Ahmet Şimşek High School and graduated from Doğuş University, Department of International Trade in 2001.

He began his professional career at Polifarma İlaç during his university years, starting in 1995 as a Sales Secretary. Between 1998 and 2004, he served as Sales Coordinator, and between 2006 and 2009, as Deputy Sales and Marketing Manager. Since 2009, he has been serving as the Chairman of the Board of Polifarma İlaç Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

A visionary business leader who has pioneered localization, R&D, and API production investments in the Turkish pharmaceutical industry, Kumrulu is married and a father of two.
Vildan Kumrulu was born in Malatya. She completed her secondary education at Davutpaşa High School in 1981, and graduated from Yıldız Technical University, Department of Chemical Engineering, in 1985.

After completing her Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering at the same university in 1987, she began her professional career in 1988 as a Production Supervisor at Aroma İlaç Sanayi Ltd. Şti. In 1997, Vildan Kumrulu joined Polifarma İlaç Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., where she played an active role in the company’s growth and institutionalization process.

Since 2009, she has been serving as the Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Polifarma İlaç Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

In 2023, she was listed among “Türkiye’s 50 Most Powerful Women Leaders” by Fortune Türkiye, recognized as one of the most influential and inspiring women executives in the country. She places great emphasis on promoting women’s employment, and under her leadership, Polifarma has taken significant steps toward increasing the ratio of female employees within the company.

Thanks to these efforts, Polifarma was honored in 2024 with the “Company Providing the Highest Female Employment” award at the OSBÜK “Organized Industrial Zone Stars Awards.”

In 2025, she was also featured in Business Life magazine’s “Türkiye’s 50 Most Influential Social Responsibility Leaders” list, in recognition of her pioneering initiatives in education and women’s rights.

Renowned for her achievements in the business world, Vildan Kumrulu received the “Female Business Leader of the Year” award at the Türkiye Innovation and Success Awards.

Beyond her professional accomplishments, she actively works in the fields of gender equality, sustainability, and social responsibility, and is a proud member of KAGİDER (Women Entrepreneurs Association of Türkiye).

As a visionary leader shaping the Turkish pharmaceutical industry and a mother of two, Vildan Kumrulu continues to play a pioneering role in quality-oriented production, innovation, and empowering women in business life.
He was born in Tokat in 1972. He completed his high school education at Tokat High School. He has been working within the Company for over 30 years. He served as an accounting specialist for three years, an accounting supervisor for two years, a finance manager for nineteen years, and a director of financial affairs for two years. Since 2020, he has been working as the Deputy General Manager responsible for Financial Affairs, Supply Chain, and Human Resources. Additionally, he has been serving as a board member and an executive committee member within the Company since 1999.
She completed her high school education at Lycée Saint-Joseph in 2017. In 2020, she earned her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from King’s College London, followed by a master’s degree from the same university in 2021. After completing her studies, she began her professional career in the Business Development Department at Polifarma İlaç. She currently serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Polifarma İlaç Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. She is fluent in English and French.
Umur Cengiz Kumrulu completed his secondary education at Kadıköy Anadolu Lisesi in 2016. He then graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in 2023. Fluent in English, Mr. Kumrulu has successfully passed the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and earned the certification of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), qualifying him to pursue medical specialization in the United States. Since 2016, he has been serving as a Board Member at Polifarma Pharmaceutical Industry and Trade Inc.




Duties of the Board of Directors

  • Ensure and inspect that the basic principles of corporate management i.e. efficiency, consistency, transparency, objectivity, accountability, participation and responsibility are adopted and implemented at all management levels.
  • Ensure efficiency in Board of Directors meetings in terms of informing, guiding, decision-making and distribution of duties.
  • Act as a guide in establishing the policies, visions, missions, basic values and strategies of the organization and ensure that employees adopt these principles.
  • Monitor the performance of the Company and take decisions that increase the success of the Company.
  • Take investment decisions to achieve main goals of the Company.
  • Establish the way of growth and the risks to be taken by the Company.
  • Monitor and take measures for political, economic and management risks.
  • Ensure and check the efficiency of executive boards and committees.
  • Manage the relationships of the Company with its shareholders.
  • Ensure communication between shareholders and management.
  • Inspect the activities of the Executive Board.
  • Represent the Company towards official authorities, private organizations and other third parties.
  • Organize a Board of Directors meeting once per month and report meeting decisions along with the Assistant to the Board of Directors.
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