The Professional Animation Managers Association (PAYD), which aims to bring together animation managers in the tourism sector and promote professional solidarity, has elected its new president. With the unanimous decision of the association members, Tolga Barış Badur, one of the experienced names in the sector, became the new term president of PAYD.

Born in Ankara, Tolga Barış Badur started his animation career in 1993. Badur, who has stood out with his field experience by actively working in domestic and international hotels and passenger ships for many years, chose to stay completely involved in the application by never preferring to own a company. In this process, he has trained many successful personnel for the tourism sector and made significant contributions to developments in the field of animation.

Badur, who has been consulting for the last eight years by staging his own musical and visual shows in hotels, draws attention with his projects that combine performing arts and animation.

In his statement when he started his presidency, Tolga Barış Badur said, “As someone who comes from within the sector, I am honored to take on this responsibility. My aim is to support the professional development of our animation managers, increase cooperation, and produce projects that will contribute more to Turkish tourism.”