Akin Onal, OBE
Go-getter · DISC type dAkin Onal, OBE, is the founder and CEO of MORI, a baby and kidswear group that now includes KIDLY and Storksak. A former J. P. Morgan investment banker with an MBA from Wharton, he applies his experience to build design-led, operationally rigorous consumer brands. He was recently awarded an OBE for services to entrepreneurship.
Inspired by his familys heritage in textiles and an early experience working in a Turkish factory, Akin is passionate about creating high-quality, sustainable products that support family wellbeing. He champions the idea that true sustainability is achieved through durable, long-lasting design, a core principle for his brands.
He has traveled to all seven continents, including climbing glaciers in Alaska and visiting Antarctica, and has also raised funds to build a public library in Darfur, Sudan.
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