Cenk Alper has been serving as the CEO and a Board Member of Sabancı Holding since 2019, leading the sustainable, technology-driven, entrepreneurial, and operational excellence transformation of the Group’s business areas, while working diligently for the maturation of these concepts on both global and Turkish scales.
Between 2017 and 2019, Mr. Alper served as the President of Sabancı Holding Industrial Group. From 2007 to 2017, he held successive positions as CTO, COO, and then CEO at Kordsa.
Cenk Alper’s career in Sabancı Group began in 1996 at the Sabancı-Bekaert partnership, Beksa. Between 2002 and 2007, he held management positions at Bekaert in Belgium and the USA.
In addition to his executive roles, Mr. Alper contributes to discussions on business and sustainability by being a part of various boards and councils, including the Global Impact Coalition CEO Advisory Board and Chapter Zero Türkiye Advisory Board as well as being a member of the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD), the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the the CNBC ESG Council, and WORLD.MINDS. Furthermore, Mr. Alper has been appointed as a member of the prestigious committee of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), effective January 1, 2025.
Cenk Alper holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Middle East Technical University and has completed an MBA at Sabancı University.