Mikhail Lomtadze, a majority shareholder in Kaspi.kz (owning 21.53% of the company’s shares), has been appointed chairman of the board at Hepsiburada, one of Turkey’s largest marketplaces, the company said in a statement.
The decision to nominate Lomtadze was made on Feb. 1, a day after Kaspi.kz acquired a 65.41% stake in Hepsiburada.
As part of the deal with Hanzade Doğan, the marketplace’s founder and former controlling shareholder, Kaspi.kz purchased 40 million Class A shares and 173.2 million Class B shares in D-Market Electronic Services & Trading, the legal entity operating the Hepsiburada brand.
The $ 1.127-billion deal was approved...