Hakan is a highly experienced Non-Executive Director and Chair with over 30 years’ board and executive leadership experience, including roles as CEO, COO, CFO, and Company Secretary. His background spans community services, aged care, governance, human rights, and arts and culture.
He brings strong expertise in finance, strategy, risk, governance, and organisational transformation, with a deep commitment to human rights, diversity, inclusion, and social cohesion. Hakan has held senior executive roles across the NSW public sector and currently serves on several boards and finance, audit, and risk committees.
Qualifications
- Master of Public Administration – University of Sydney
- Graduate Diploma in Public Administration – University of Sydney
- Company Directors Course – Australian Institute of Company Directors
- CPA Program – CPA Australia and Deakin University
- Bachelor of Commerce – Western Sydney University
- Fellow, CPA Australia
- Fellow, Governance Institute of Australia
- Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Experience
- Non-Executive Director, Accessible Diversity Services Initiative Limited
- Chair, Finance Audit and Risk, Accessible Diversity Services Initiative Limited
- Non-Executive Director, Flourish Australia
- Member, NSW Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing
- Independent Member, Finance Audit and Risk Committee of NAATI Limited
- Chair, Non-Executive Director, Seniors Rights Service NSW Ltd (2021 – 2025)
- Senior Executive (CFO, COO and CEO roles), NSW Public Sector (2002 – 2025)
Committee Membership
- Corporate Governance
- Finance (Chairperson)