OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Levent NART
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Levent NART was born in 1957 in İzmir. He graduated from İzmir Atatürk High School, Ege University in 1978, and the Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Cologne in 1983.
On January 1, 1984, Levent NART began his career at the General Directorate of Nordstern Colonia Konzern Companies in Cologne. He worked in the “Nordstern Service International” department, providing International Risk Management Consultancy for multinational companies, specializing in Business Interruption and Product Liability, as well as Professional Liability.
From 1987, NART was appointed as the Chairman of the Board and General Manager of Nordstern Sigorta A.Ş. in Turkey. In 1994, he was also appointed as the Chairman of the Board of İmtaş Sigorta and İmtaş Hayat, the companies of France’s largest insurance group, UAP. He completed the first major merger in Turkey’s insurance sector, the Nordstern-İmtaş merger, as the Country President.
In 1997, within the AXA Oyak Holding, Levent NART merged Nordstern İmtaş and Oyak Sigorta companies, and took on the role of General Manager of Life Insurance Companies during the establishment of Turkey’s largest insurance holding.
In 1999, Levent NART, along with his partners, founded NART Sigorta ve Reasürans Brokerliği A.Ş., which operates internationally in 130 countries, providing Risk Management Consultancy services to Turkish and multinational companies. NART quickly became the largest independent broker in Turkey.
Levent NART is a founding board member of the Turkish-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, has served as the President of the Association of Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers, and has been a board and audit committee member of TÜSİAD and TUGİAD.
Levent NART is married and has two children. He speaks Turkish, German, English, and French.
Denise NART ÜNAL
GENERAL MANAGER
Born in Istanbul in 1990, Denise NART graduated from the German High School in 2009 and then from Sabancı University – Faculty of Management Sciences.
Denise NART received short-term marketing education at the University of Berkeley. During her university years, she gained her first professional experiences at BASF and L’OREAL industrial companies, and later at Lockton and Arthur J. Gallagher Global Broker Companies, which are among the founders of the insurance brokerage world, in their Liability, Trade Credit, and Political Risk Units.
Starting her career in 2013, Denise NART joined LOCKTON’s Global Department in the “Young Leadership Scholarship Program” at LOCKTON’s European Center in London.
From 2014 to 2016, Denise NART worked as a specialist responsible for global and local businesses in our Corporate Solutions department’s Construction and Energy unit. Between 2016 and 2017, she worked as a Junior Financial Lines Underwriter at Allianz Global Corporate Specialty in Munich.
In 2017-2018, Denise NART served as the Head of Global Affairs, Reinsurance & Business Development Unit, and since 2018, she has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Executive Board.
Additionally, in 2021, Denise NART was appointed as the European Regional Manager of BROKERSLINK, one of the largest broker networks in Europe and the world.
Since 2012, Denise NART has been serving on the Boards of NART Insurance and Reinsurance Brokerage and MLN Real Estate Development A.Ş. She is a founding member of Adalar Rotaract, a member of the Association of Insurance Brokers, Young Brokers Committee, and GYİAD (Young Business People Association).
She is also a board member of GYİAD (Young Business People Association) and KASİDER (Women Insurers Association).
Denise NART speaks English, German, Turkish, and French.
Margot NART
BOARD MEMBER
Born in Cologne, Germany in 1956, Margot NART graduated as a senior civil engineer from the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Cologne.
Having worked in various construction companies, Margot NART became the Chief Engineer of the Construction Department at the Municipality of Cologne in 1983.
Since 1990, Margot NART has been residing in Turkey and has served as a Board Member and General Manager in the activities of MLN Real Estate Development A.Ş. and NART Business Center under the NART Group.
Since 2002, Margot NART has been a member of the board of NART Insurance and Reinsurance Brokerage A.Ş. She speaks English, German, and Turkish.
Sinan DALLI
BOARD MEMBER
Sinan Dallı started his career in the finance sector and continued in the real sector, in private equity funds, and later in personal entrepreneurship, achieving three successful exits.
He held senior executive positions for many years in banking, automotive, petroleum, infrastructure, and mining sectors.
He worked at Turkish Economy Bank, JP Morgan London, Delta Petroleum, Caffe Nero, Standard Profil, and Marmara Capital Asset Management, respectively.
Currently, Sinan Dallı is a Board Member of NART Insurance and serves as the CEO of Türkay Group, which is engaged in commodity trading, shipping, and renewable energy production.
Having established and managed effective teams and profitable operations in strategy, planning/management, manufacturing, investment, financing, trading, and risk management, Dallı is also a board member of the Association of Board Members (YÜD), Istanbul Rotary Club, and Propeller Club Istanbul Port. Additionally, he is a selection committee member of Technolera Venture Building Academy, which provides financing and strategy support to start-up companies.
Levent SÖNMEZ
BOARD MEMBER
Born in Ankara in 1962, Levent Sönmez graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Maritime, Department of Marine Machinery Management Engineering in 1985.
After graduation, he completed postgraduate studies in Contemporary Management Techniques at Marmara University & Maine University and the Marine Insurance program at SITC (Swiss Re). Levent Sönmez, who has participated in many training programs both domestically and internationally, also holds a Dip. CII degree from the Chartered Insurance Institute in London. Following his work in the maritime sector, he began his insurance career in 1991 at Anadolu Sigorta as an Assistant Risk Management Specialist in the Marine Department. After serving in various technical and regional managerial positions at the same company, he was appointed Deputy General Manager in 2008.
From that date until August 2022, he was responsible for managing units such as Non-Auto and Non-Health Individual and Corporate Technical, Corporate Sales, Marketing and Digital Insurance, and Risk Engineering. He retired in August 2022 and continued as a General Manager Advisor at Anadolu Sigorta until June 2023. Continuing his work as a Senior Management Consultant, Sönmez is also a board member of Nart Insurance.
İlhami KOÇ
BOARD MEMBER
Born in Malatya in 1963, İlhami Koç continued his education at the Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University. After graduation, he began his career in 1986 as a trainee assistant inspector at the Inspection Board of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.
In 1994, he was appointed Assistant Manager of the Securities Department at İş Bankası, and in 1997, he became Unit Manager responsible for Capital Markets and Portfolio Management at İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. Rapidly advancing in his career, Koç was appointed Deputy General Manager at İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. in 1999, General Manager at İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. in 2001, and General Manager at İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. in 2002.
In 2013, İlhami Koç was appointed Deputy General Manager of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. and served as General Manager at Anadolu Sigorta from 2016 to 2019. During this period, he also held significant positions, such as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Turkish Capital Markets Association. On October 1, 2019, he joined EY Turkey as a Partner in Strategy and Corporate Finance.
Throughout his career, İlhami Koç has gained significant experience and held key positions in the finance and insurance sectors. He continues his work in strategy and corporate finance at EY Turkey.