Member of the Managing Board

Member of the Managing Board since 2016; appointed until 31 January 2029

Areas of responsibility

Africa-Mediterranean-Western Asia, Heidelberg Materials Trading

Markets

Benin, Burkina Faso, DR Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Liberia, Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Israel, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia

Personal Data

Place of birth: Istanbul, Turkey
Date of birth: 21 January 1968
Marital status: married, two children

Education

Hakan Gurdal studied mechanical engineering at the Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul and holds an MBA International Management from the University of Istanbul.

Career

Hakan Gurdal joined Çanakkale Çimento (today part of the joint venture Akçansa) in 1992. He was appointed to the Managing Board on 1 February 2016 and was responsible for the Africa-Eastern Mediterranean Group area from April 2016. In January 2024, he also assumed responsibility for Kazakhstan and Russia; the Group area was renamed Africa-Mediterranean-Western Asia. Additionally, he is in charge of Heidelberg Materials Trading.

Hakan Gurdal in a dark suite and a light blue shirt