Alper Özel joined UND in 2001 and has held his current position since 2019, following a period in Toronto, Canada. He represents the interests of Türkiye’s transport and logistics sector in bilateral negotiations, intergovernmental commissions and international forums, focusing on transport corridors, trade facilitation and cross-border operations.

His background combines logistics, Total Quality Management consultancy and university teaching. He has lectured at Istanbul University’s Faculty of Transport and Logistics and co-authored Learning Organizations and Leadership of Change. His international experience spans Germany, Canada and the Middle East. As an IRU Academy expert in a joint project with the Islamic Development Bank, he supported dangerous goods transport training across the Gulf region, Egypt and Jordan.

He is a member of the International Road Transport Union’s Finance Committee (2025–2028). Previous roles include Board Member of the Turkish–British Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vice-President of the IRU’s dangerous goods expert group, and auditor of the Union of Road Transport Associations in the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Region (BSEC-URTA). He has also contributed to cooperation among road transport associations within the Organisation of Turkic States.