Kosifler Group is a Turkish family-held holding company established in 1945. It is based out of Istanbul and has participations in the automotive, construction, insurance, and publishing sectors. A sole proprietorship from its founding until 1974, it was then incorporated into a non-listed company. It is still mostly owned by the Kosif family.
In 1956 Kosifler partnered in the manufacturing of Turkey's first diesel engine factory, Pancar Motor. Kosifler Auto started a partnership with BMW in 1984, and has since become Turkeys second largest dealership. In 1998, Kosifler Auto purchased the Istanbul and Ankara dealerships of Land Rover and Mini.
Kosifler Group entered the construction industry in 1970, completing the construction of 4 Hilton Hotels in Kutahya, Sanlıurfa, Mardin, and Konya.
In 1956 Kosifler partnered in the manufacturing of Turkey's first diesel engine factory, Pancar Motor. Kosifler Auto started a partnership with BMW in 1984, and has since become Turkeys second largest dealership. In 1998, Kosifler Auto purchased the Istanbul and Ankara dealerships of Land Rover and Mini.
Kosifler Group entered the construction industry in 1970, completing the construction of 4 Hilton Hotels in Kutahya, Sanlıurfa, Mardin, and Konya.
Ian Prescott (born 1951) is the retired principal of East Durham College formally East Durham and Houghall Community College.
Early life
Born and raised in Greater Manchester, Prescott is the youngest of seven children. At an early age, his father died, and his mother suffered a nervous breakdown. He left school with few qualifications and little direction in life. To support himself, Ian turned to his natural talent in football, eventually turning into a pro and signed for Rochdale Football Club.
After meeting his future wife at a posh club, Prescott decided to pursue educational goals and enrolled into evening classes in Stockport, gaining engineering qualifications. His first job unrelated to football came as a college technician where he laid out the tools for the engineering students. While he was there, the lecturer told Ian he could become a lecturer too with sufficient effort and offered to mentor him.
He continued studying in the evenings and gained a certificate in education, and eventually a master's degree in Education also he got MBA, MA and an advanced EGO. This led to a job working for the local education authority. He earned a living and wrote a thesis on the need for re-training steel workers following mass redundancies. From there Prescott gained a vice-principal role at a textile college and in 1995, he took over the then-bankrupt East Durham College.
Principalship
After his installment as Principal in 1995, Prescott has facilitated a general turnover of the College taking it from a weakening institution of less than 500 students to an established education centre in East Durham with an annual budget of about £4million, serving 1,200 full-time and 11 part-time students.
During his tenure at the College, Prescott has focused on community outreach and fostering the growing business training programme. He strongly asserted the value of the sports academies and diverse programmes of the College. He oversaw the completion and relocation of the Peterlee campus to a brand new £47m campus which seen the merge of the previous two campuses which were located in Peterlee.
During 2003, Prescott responded to criticisms after an Ofsted report raised concerns of unsatisfactory teaching and curriculum management. The subsequent 2004 Ofsted report indicated less unsatisfactory teaching than sector average and highlighted satisfactory management and leadership.
Prescott retired from his role as Principal of East Durham College in April 2010. His successor was Stuart Wesselby, who at that time was employed as a deputy principal at Tresham College of Further and Higher Education.
Other
Ian Prescott also sits on many advisory boards including:
East Durham Business Service,
East Durham Local Strategic Partnership,
Director of Hartlepool FC
AND Durham Association of Secondary Heads
Early life
Born and raised in Greater Manchester, Prescott is the youngest of seven children. At an early age, his father died, and his mother suffered a nervous breakdown. He left school with few qualifications and little direction in life. To support himself, Ian turned to his natural talent in football, eventually turning into a pro and signed for Rochdale Football Club.
After meeting his future wife at a posh club, Prescott decided to pursue educational goals and enrolled into evening classes in Stockport, gaining engineering qualifications. His first job unrelated to football came as a college technician where he laid out the tools for the engineering students. While he was there, the lecturer told Ian he could become a lecturer too with sufficient effort and offered to mentor him.
He continued studying in the evenings and gained a certificate in education, and eventually a master's degree in Education also he got MBA, MA and an advanced EGO. This led to a job working for the local education authority. He earned a living and wrote a thesis on the need for re-training steel workers following mass redundancies. From there Prescott gained a vice-principal role at a textile college and in 1995, he took over the then-bankrupt East Durham College.
Principalship
After his installment as Principal in 1995, Prescott has facilitated a general turnover of the College taking it from a weakening institution of less than 500 students to an established education centre in East Durham with an annual budget of about £4million, serving 1,200 full-time and 11 part-time students.
During his tenure at the College, Prescott has focused on community outreach and fostering the growing business training programme. He strongly asserted the value of the sports academies and diverse programmes of the College. He oversaw the completion and relocation of the Peterlee campus to a brand new £47m campus which seen the merge of the previous two campuses which were located in Peterlee.
During 2003, Prescott responded to criticisms after an Ofsted report raised concerns of unsatisfactory teaching and curriculum management. The subsequent 2004 Ofsted report indicated less unsatisfactory teaching than sector average and highlighted satisfactory management and leadership.
Prescott retired from his role as Principal of East Durham College in April 2010. His successor was Stuart Wesselby, who at that time was employed as a deputy principal at Tresham College of Further and Higher Education.
Other
Ian Prescott also sits on many advisory boards including:
East Durham Business Service,
East Durham Local Strategic Partnership,
Director of Hartlepool FC
AND Durham Association of Secondary Heads
Tim McEneny was Chairman and CEO of PurchasingNet, Inc. in Red Bank, New Jersey until 2010. He is considered a pioneer and innovator of automated procurement and accounts payable systems. He co-founded American Tech, in 1983 (renamed PurchasingNet, Inc. in 1998), and created the first PC-based automated purchasing system named P.O. Writer Plus. He later went on to develop the first Web-based software and later a complete Procure to Pay solution named PNet.
In 2011, he authored "Unlocking Your Entrepreneurial Potential: Marketing, Money, and Management Strategies for the Self-Funded Entrepreneur". The book has already won the iUniverse Editor's Choice Award and Rising Star Award based on pre-publication reviews. The book became available in September, 2011 and can be purchased at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iUniverse . He also writes a weekly blog analyzing the entrepreneurs appearing on the Shark Tank TV show.
Early years
McEneny was born in New York City, New York August 23, 1948 and was raised in Pelham, New York.
Education
McEneny attended Pelham Memorial High School where he was captain of the basketball and soccer teams.
McEneny graduated from Lehigh University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. He was inducted into Alpha Phi Mu, the industrial Engineering Honor Society. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity.
Early career highlights
Prior to founding PurchasingNet, Inc., McEneny worked as a Manager and Supply Chain practitioner at IBM, Singer Corporation, and Sara Lee between 1970 and 1981.
Publications & awards
McEneny also authored “Up the Manufacturing Organization: The Modern Materials Manager’s Guide to Survival" in 1981. He authored a chapter in the “eBusiness Handbook” in 2000 and was featured in Chuck Martin's bestselling book, .
McEneny has been named a Pro-to-Know by magazine in 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
Family
McEneny is married to Laurene Fielder, has two children, Timothy Jr., 46, and Erika, 28, and lives in the West Palm Beach, Florida area. His brother, Tom McEneny, was a three-time Emmy winner and editor of the CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes.
In 2011, he authored "Unlocking Your Entrepreneurial Potential: Marketing, Money, and Management Strategies for the Self-Funded Entrepreneur". The book has already won the iUniverse Editor's Choice Award and Rising Star Award based on pre-publication reviews. The book became available in September, 2011 and can be purchased at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and iUniverse . He also writes a weekly blog analyzing the entrepreneurs appearing on the Shark Tank TV show.
Early years
McEneny was born in New York City, New York August 23, 1948 and was raised in Pelham, New York.
Education
McEneny attended Pelham Memorial High School where he was captain of the basketball and soccer teams.
McEneny graduated from Lehigh University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. He was inducted into Alpha Phi Mu, the industrial Engineering Honor Society. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity.
Early career highlights
Prior to founding PurchasingNet, Inc., McEneny worked as a Manager and Supply Chain practitioner at IBM, Singer Corporation, and Sara Lee between 1970 and 1981.
Publications & awards
McEneny also authored “Up the Manufacturing Organization: The Modern Materials Manager’s Guide to Survival" in 1981. He authored a chapter in the “eBusiness Handbook” in 2000 and was featured in Chuck Martin's bestselling book, .
McEneny has been named a Pro-to-Know by magazine in 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009.
Family
McEneny is married to Laurene Fielder, has two children, Timothy Jr., 46, and Erika, 28, and lives in the West Palm Beach, Florida area. His brother, Tom McEneny, was a three-time Emmy winner and editor of the CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes.
The Oklahoma Atheists (AOK) is an American organization founded by Kim Shultz in 1999 to establish a community of atheists, freethinkers, and other non-religious people living in Oklahoma City and throughout the greater Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The organization is a local affiliate of the democratic society Atheist Alliance International (AAI) and therefore has ratified formal by-laws and holds elections for officers annually.
While the group engages primarily in social activities, such as meet-ups, it also organizes and hosts the occasional public lecture, debate, or protest. For example, in 2009, AOK coordinated with Trinity Baptist Church of Norman, Oklahoma, to co-host a streaming webcast of a theological debate between Christopher Hitchens and William Lane Craig at Biola University.
National Day of Prayer
In 2003 the group created a standalone committee called "Stop Theocracy in Oklahoma Policy" (STOP) in order to protest the National Day of Prayer by celebrating a National Day of Reason in its stead. This effort evolved over time into an inclusive and ecumenical celebration of religious liberty on the South Steps of the Oklahoma Capitol, known as the Interfaith Day of Prayer and Reflection, which was held for years on the Capitol Steps. In 2010, the National Day of Prayer was moved to the south steps and the AOK once again organized a protest of the prayer event, focusing on issues relating to the integration of church and state and the endorsement of religion by government officials.
While the group engages primarily in social activities, such as meet-ups, it also organizes and hosts the occasional public lecture, debate, or protest. For example, in 2009, AOK coordinated with Trinity Baptist Church of Norman, Oklahoma, to co-host a streaming webcast of a theological debate between Christopher Hitchens and William Lane Craig at Biola University.
National Day of Prayer
In 2003 the group created a standalone committee called "Stop Theocracy in Oklahoma Policy" (STOP) in order to protest the National Day of Prayer by celebrating a National Day of Reason in its stead. This effort evolved over time into an inclusive and ecumenical celebration of religious liberty on the South Steps of the Oklahoma Capitol, known as the Interfaith Day of Prayer and Reflection, which was held for years on the Capitol Steps. In 2010, the National Day of Prayer was moved to the south steps and the AOK once again organized a protest of the prayer event, focusing on issues relating to the integration of church and state and the endorsement of religion by government officials.