Hakan Bulgurlu

Hakan Bulgurlu graduated from the Department of Economics and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas, and earned his MBA from the joint program of Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Having started his career at Koç Holding in 1994, Bulgurlu was assigned to key senior management positions in Asia and spent 13 years in Hong Kong where he led Koç Holding’s Asia-Pacific trading and outsourcing operations. Bulgurlu served as the CEO of Arçelik-LG between 2007 and 2010, a joint-venture manufacturer of air conditioners, with the largest facility in Europe and the Middle East. Following his tenure at Arçelik LG, he served as Chief Commercial Officer – Europe, USA, Asia-Pacific at Beko between 2010-2015, and has been acting as the CEO of Beko since 2015. 

He is a member of the Climate Leaders CEO Alliance within the World Economic Forum (WEF) and is the President of the European Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (APPLiA). Hakan Bulgurlu is also a member of the Executive Committee of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).