Şadan Kaptanoglu is a shipowner and a shipyard owner. She is chief executive officer of Kaptanoglu Shipping.
She completed her Phd in De Montfort University after she graduated from Cass Business School, MSC Shipping,Finance and Trade.
On 6 June 2017 at the BIMCO General Meeting in Rome Sadan was elected as President Designate of BIMCO thereby becoming the first woman to reach that position.
Sadan Kaptanoglu is the chairperson of TURMEPA and vice president of INTERMEPA. She is vice chairperson of Turkish Chamber of Shipping as well.
Sadan is the first winner of Seatrade young person of the year award in 2008.
She is married, has two daughters.