Gökhan Gürcan
Independent Board Member
Gökhan Gürcan has been leading the Türkiye business line of global companies since 1996. From 1996 to 2008, he held managerial roles in finance, planning, strategy, and mergers and acquisitions at Şark Sigorta, a subsidiary of Koç Holding. In 2008, he joined MunichRE’s insurance subsidiary ERGO, where he pioneered the establishment of ERGO Türkiye Holding. In 2010, he assumed the role of CEO and Board Member at Acıbadem Sigorta.
Following a three-year span, the Company’s shares were acquired by the Malaysian state fund Khazanah. In 2019, the Company’s shares were acquired by the UK-based Bupa Group. Gürcan established the Bupa Türkiye parent company structure and created the senCard brand, under which he founded companies such as senCard Direct Sales and senCard Dental. In 2024, he expanded into the TPA and technology sectors by acquiring the Germany-based company CGM Türkiye. Gökhan Gürcan serves as the Chairman of Bupa Türkiye, Bupa Acıbadem, senCard Direct Sales, senCard Dental, SenCard Dental Clinic, and SenCard Partners.
He has completed the General Management Program (GMP) at Harvard Business School, the Management Development Program (MDP) at Koç University, holds an MBA from Yeditepe University, and degrees in MIS and Business Administration from Marmara University, and has attended Singularity Group training programs in Silicon Valley. Gürcan is a Member of the Board of Trustees of Acıbadem University and previously served at Marmara University. He contributes to institutions and organizations such as TKYD, YKKD, YASED, SAGEL and InnoHealth as a mentor and Advisory Board Member.
