Born in Istanbul in 1953, Ahmet C. Dördüncü, graduated from Çukurova University, Department of Business Administration. Later, he pursued his postgraduate studies at Mannheim and Hannover Universities. Mr. Dördüncü began his professional career at Claas OHG Company in Germany, and after returning to Türkiye, he worked at Mercedes Benz AŞ between 1984 and 1987. He joined Sabancı Group in 1987, and assumed several positions at Kordsa AŞ until 1998. Mr. Dördüncü served as General Manager/President at DUSA South America, and later at DUSA North America in 1998.

After working as Group President of Strategic Planning and Business Development at Sabancı Holding AŞ in 2004, he assumed the position of Chairman of the Executive Board of Sabancı Holding from 2005 to 2010. In addition to currently serving as a Board Member of Akkök Holding, he assumed the role of Chairman of the Executive Board of Akkök Holding from 2013 to 2022. Ahmet C. Dördüncü is the Chairman of the Board of Epsilon Kompozit. Ahmet Dördüncü, the United Nations Global Compact Türkiye Board Chairman, is also a Board Member at International Paper Co.