Ford Otosan appoints Firat Elhüseyni as new president and director of Craiova plant

Ford Otosan announced that, as of June 1st, Firat Elhüseyni will be appointed as President and Director of Ford Otosan Craiova. He will replace Müjdat Tiryaki, who will take on new responsibilities at the company’s headquarters in Turkey.

Elhüseyni started his career at Ford Otosan as a process engineer in the Body Section of the Ford Otosan Gölcük plant in April 2002. During his 22-year career, he spent 6 years in China, Vietnam and Russia and worked also at plants in Kocaeli and Eskişehir in Turkey.

From October 2018 to April 2022, he served as the Operations Leader of the Engine Production Section at the Eskişehir plant. In April 2022, he became the director of the Eskişehir factory, overseeing the production of trucks and engines.

Firat Elhüseyni will be responsible for overseeing all vehicle operations and engine production at the Craiova plant, which plays a key role in Ford Otosan’s electrification plans with future electric vehicle launches, the E-Transit Courier, E-Tourneo Courier and the Puma Gen-E model.

“I am very happy and proud to take on this new role and lead a state-of-the-art plant like the Ford Otosan plant in Craiova. Not only do we have one of the most modern production units in the automotive industry, but we also have an extraordinary team of skilled and talented people in Romania and I am very proud to lead them all on our new journey in the age of electrification”, said Firat Elhüseyni.