Mr. Arslan graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Metallurgy and worked as Operations Supervisor at EMAŞ A.Ş. for three years between 1985 and 1987. He then served in managerial positions at Al-Fahd company in Saudi Arabia for five years and assumed responsibility at various management levels at the İGDAŞ Istanbul Natural Gas Project for five years. Continuing his career as Project Manager at Vinsan in 1996, he took part in the İzmit Natural Gas Project, the İzmit Environment Integrated Project and the Marmaris Environment Integrated Project. In 2004, he joined Aksa Doğalgaz as General Coordinator and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors, and in 2010 he was appointed as the President of Aksa Doğalgaz Distribution and Trade Group. Currently serving as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of 21 natural gas distribution and natural gas wholesale companies operating under Kazancı Holding, as well as Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of two electricity distribution companies, Yaşar Arslan was appointed as a member of Kazancı Holding's Board of Directors in November 2024. One of the founders of the Association of Natural Gas Distributors of Türkiye (GAZBİR), he served as Secretary General for three terms and has been the President of GAZBİR for four terms, and continues to serve as the Vice President of the Natural Gas Assembly of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB). He has also served as the Deputy Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Association of Electricity Distribution Services (Elder) for two consecutive terms and as the Deputy Chairperson of the Energy Efficiency Association.