Mr. Arslan graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Metallurgy and served as Chief Operating Officer at EMAŞ A.Ş. between 1985 and 1987. Subsequently, he held management positions at Al-Fahd in Saudi Arabia for five years. After returning to Türkiye, he worked in various management positions at İGDAŞ Istanbul Natural Gas Project for five years.

In 1996, Mr. Arslan continued his career as Project Manager at Vinsan and assumed responsibility for important projects such as İzmit Natural Gas Project, İzmit Environmental Integrated Project and Marmaris Environmental Integrated Projects. In 2004, Mr. Arslan joined Aksa Natural Gas as General Coordinator and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, and was appointed President of Aksa Natural Gas Distribution and Trade Group in 2010.

Yaşar Arslan is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of 23 natural gas distribution and natural gas wholesale companies within Kazancı Holding, and also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of two electricity distribution companies. Mr. Arslan was appointed as a member of Kazancı Holding’s Board of Directors in November 2024.

Mr. Arslan was among the founders of the Türkiye Natural Gas Distributors Association (GAZBİR) and served as its Secretary General for three terms. Currently serving as the President of GAZBİR for five terms, Mr. Arslan is also the Vice President of the Natural Gas Assembly of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB). In addition, he has also held important positions as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Electricity Distribution Services Association (ELDER) and Vice Chairman of the Energy Efficiency Association for two consecutive terms.