Vahit Simsek (also recorded as Abdülvahit Şimşek) leads AVS Global Ship Supply and Catering, a Türkiye-headquartered vessel support company, as Chairman. In 2026 the company marked its 40th anniversary, having grown from a family business into an organisation supplying vessels at ports worldwide.
He was a panellist at the 13th Mare Forum Italy (2017) and the 18th Mare Forum Ship Finance (2018).