Elchin İbadov
CEO, SOCAR Türkiye
Elchin Ibadov graduated from the University of Illinois-Chicago and in 2002 started to work at the World Trade Center Chicago as Research Specialist. Beginning in 2003, he took on a series of positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). In the period 2014-2019, Elchin Ibadov worked as Finance Director and CFO at STAR Refinery. In November 2019, he was appointed as CFO of Petkim, meantime assumed the role of Head of Finance of SOCAR Türkiye Refinery and Petrochemicals Business Unit, including STAR Refinery, Petkim, SOCAR Storage and SOCAR Petrol Ticaret. Elchin Ibadov completed a professional training and certification programs at Harvard Business School. He has authored and translated various textbooks of economics, accounting, finance, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and financial auditing. Ibadov is also a permanent member of international finance and auditing organizations such as ACCA, ACFE and IIA. Elchin Ibadov has been the CEO of SOCAR Türkiye since February 2023.