Executives

Hakan Doğu
Managing Partner
Born in Bursa, Turkey, Hakan DOGU is bi-national Turkish and French
- Material and Metallurgical Engineering degree from Istanbul Technical University
- Career in Valeo Group, holding various positions in Purchasing,Sales, and Business Development; Transmission BU Managing Director.
- Career in Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance:
- Renault-Nissan Powertrain Purchasing Head,
- Global After Sales MD of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. Global After Sales SVP of Renault Group.
- Renault Grubu Global Satış Sonrası Kıdemli Başkan Yardımcısı,
- Management Committee member of Renault Group
- CEO of Renault in Turkey (Renault’s second-largest market)
- Strong expertise in General Management, MaaS, CaaS, Electric Cars, Supply Chain, Automotive Supplier Industry, After sales, Sales & Marketing.
- Highest-ranking Turkish-born executive in a global car manufacturer
- Lived in France, with long-term stays in Japan, China, and India.
Currently:
- Founding Partner of Alagan.tech Solutions, developing holistic mobility solutions for tomorrow’s challenges,
- Angel Investor in Clean Tech startups,
- Senior Expert at Roland Berger,
- Engaged in various consultancy and board advisory activities,
- Founder and Chairman of the Sustainable Mobility Initiative – smi.social,
- Lives in İstanbul/Paris,
- Social Media Influencer in the Automotive sector (X and LinkedIn).

Nicolas Michelon
Managing Partner
Regularly featured on Arabian Business in the UAE, Ekotürk in Türkiye and a conference speaker and panelist (Horasis, SuperReturn Middle East, Gulfood Manufacturing – Foodtech Summit, TRENDS Research & Advisory, TRT Global Forum…), he is also an Adjunct Professor & Guest Lecturer in geopolitics, geoeconomics and strategic intelligence at ESCP Business School (Paris), Galatasaray University (Istanbul), University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (Rabat), the International University of Monaco, and the Paris School of Economic Warfare, and a member of the International Consortium for the Study of Economic Leverage in Peace and Conflict (ICEL) coordinated by King’s College London.

Zafer Seymen
Chief Technology Officer
Zafer SEYMEN, born in Turkey, in 1975, graduated from Yıldız Technical University in Istanbul with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Plant Manager at one of Valeo’s largest manufacturing sites.
Built two greenfield manufacturing sites for new investments and led them to full operation.
Global Industrial Director overseeing manufacturing operations across 32 sites in 15 countries, based at the Paris headquarters.
With 25 years of experience, he has held key operational and executive roles in leading global automotive company. He specializes in manufacturing, process engineering, SC management, performance management, and operational excellence, with a proven ability to transform manufacturing networks and drive the industry’s transition to electrification.
Recently joined Alagan.Tech, contributing to electrification projects. He lives in Paris.

Gözde Kaya Ünlü
Administrative Officer
Graduated in 2020 with a degree in Comparative Literature from Eskişehir Osmangazi University.
Began her career as a social media specialist and editor, later taking on communications roles within various non-governmental organizations. Gained additional experience in the private sector through back office positions and currently serves as an Administrative Officer at Alagan Partners.