Smartwings appoints former Pegasus executives as CEO and CFO
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- Emre Pekesen became CEO of Smartwings and Nur Karabacak became CFO of Smartwings on 1 October 2026, both moving from Pegasus where they had been employed since 2010 and 2018 respectively.
- At Pegasus, Pekesen had served as Sales and Network Planning Group Director since 2022, while Karabacak had been Group Head of Budget, Reporting and Cost Control since 2019.
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