Mr.Cem Altan studied Textile Engineering at Nothingham Trent University between 1978-1983.After obtaining his graduate degree he began his professional career in the clothing retail sector and worked at Benetton in the UK and Beymen in Turkey. He then leveraged the experience and ventured into setting up his own export trading outfit in Turkey. Backward integration into apparel manufacturing was a natural progression leading to the establishment of Aycem Tekstiles in Istanbul.
Mr.Cem Altan has been representing Istanbul Apparel Exporters Assosiation
(IHKIB) in IAF as a board member since 2014. He was elected as President of IAF in 2021 in Antwerp.
He also serves as Chair
for IHKIB education trust as well as Vice Chair for Turkish Clothing Manufacturers
Assosiation.On the boards of both assosiations, he is tasked with international affairs
and therefore he has a strong experience in
representing the industry at global forums.
Mr. Cem Altan has been head of Istanbul Fashion Week and Koza Young
Designers Competion being organised for the last 31 years.