Yaylalı Günay was born in 1945 in İstanbul, Günay completed his master’s degree in METU Metallurgy. Between 1970 – 1975 he worked as the Plant Manager in Elektrometal A.Ş. From 1975 – 2007 he served as the Managing Director in Döktaş and as Vice President in Componenta between 2007 – 2010. Günay, who has 59 professional publications in Uludağ University İznik Vocational High School, is also a member of CMS Board of Directors since 2008.