Arif Günyar was born in Germany in 1978. He completed his pre-degree studies at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Essen and received his diploma from the Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf.

In Germany, Günyar worked for a private company providing environmental recycling services for waste generated by industrial and conventional power plants, as well as project management, maintenance, occupational health and safety services. In parallel, he completed training programs and received certificates from an institute in the fields of renewable energy, environment, waste management, and water management.

In 2007, Günyar joined wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON as Sales Manager. Since 2015, he has served as Managing Director of ENERCON Türkiye. In addition to this role, he has been serving as CEO for the Central Asia, Middle East and Africa Region since 2021.

Günyar also serves as Vice President of the Turkish Wind Energy Association (TÜREB), the umbrella organization of Türkiye’s wind energy sector, and as a member of the Energy Working Group of the Turkish-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He also remains actively involved in various non-governmental organizations.

In 2013 and 2014, he lectured at Yeditepe University’s Department of Business Administration on “Controlling in Multinational Companies” and within the Renewable Energy Master’s Program at Vienna University of Technology.

Arif Günyar is married and has two daughters.