Ahmet Metin Tarhan was born in Samsun in 1947. He graduated from METU in 1970 as a Mechanical Engineer. He moved to Izmir after completing a graduate degree from METU in 1974. There, he founded Ege Servis Ltd. to operate in the automotive sector. Since 1985, as Ege Servis he is the Authorised Dealer for Borusan Automotive in Izmir. He is also one of the founding members of Enda Energy Holding Co.