Esma is a dual-degree engineer in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering with over a decade of leadership experience spanning digital innovation, plant engineering, and strategic growth within the energy sector. Before founding Gizil, she held strategic roles at Siemens across business development, marketing, and corporate strategy. As CEO of Gizil, she leads the vision, international expansion, and commercialization of the Virtual Plant platform, enabling scalable brownfield intelligence for offshore and industrial facilities. Esma has been recognized as a Rising Star by the Global Tank Storage Awards and named among the Forty Under 40 by StocExpo for her impact on industrial digital transformation.