Attila Doğudan (born 1959) is a Turkish and Austrian businessman, CEO of the Vienna-based Do & Co catering company.[1]

Attila Doğudan
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish and Austrian
Occupation(s)CEO and 40% owner, Do & Co
Children2

Early life

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Attila Doğudan was born to a Turkish father and Austrian mother in Istanbul, Turkey.[2] He moved to Vienna with his family at the age of ten. In 1981, he began his professional career with a charcuterie shop in Vienna, while he was studying economics.[3] He dropped out of university.[4]

Business performance

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Doğudan earned Euro 1.2 million in 2014 and his 40% personal shares in Do & Co are worth Euro 300 million.[5]

He is the CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of Do & Co.[6]

Awards

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The International Flight Catering Association awarded Do & Co the Golden Mercury Award three times. In 2003, Magazine Trend named Doğudan "Man of the Year".[3]

In 2011, he was named "Austrian of the Year" in the Business category.[7]

Doğudan has been awarded the "Manager of the Year 2015" award by the European Business Press (EBP).[8][9][10][11]

The Turkish Airlines, catered by Do & Co received the Best Business Class Food and Beverage Award among European Airlines in 2015.[12]

Personal life

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Doğudan and his family moved to Barcelona when his children were young.[13] He is married and has two sons: Attila Mark and Marius,[14] who are both involved in his business.[4] He was close friends with Niki Lauda.[15]

In his youth, Doğudan was part of the Austrian national table tennis team.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Attila Doğudan DTIK. Retrieved 10 December 2022
  2. ^ "Mutfakların kralı Atilla".
  3. ^ a b "Attila Dogudan". wien.gv.at. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Andreas Schnauder (15 October 2017). "Dogudan: "Kein Mensch hat sich um türkische Mitbewohner geschert"". derstandard.de. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Do & Co-Chef Attila Dogudan über seine Erfolgsformel". 6 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Attila Dogudan". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Die Parade der Österreicher des Jahres". diepresse.com. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Attila Dogudan verkozen tot Europees manager van het jaar". 5 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Do & Co-Chef Attila Dogudan über seine Erfolgsformel". 6 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Attila Dogudan élu Manager européen de l'Année". 4 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Attila Dogudan ist Europas Manager des Jahres | HZ".
  12. ^ "THY'den Paris Airshow'da 4 milyar dolarlık anlaşma".
  13. ^ Lars Reichardt (5 July 2013). "»Alles kann schiefgehen«". sueddeutsche.de. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Home".
  15. ^ Lisa Trompisch (17 May 2020). "Attila Dogudan über Niki Lauda: "Werde seine Nummer nie löschen"". kurier.at. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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