Born in Istanbul in 1953, Ahmet Cemal Dördüncü graduated from Çukurova University’s Department of Business Administration and then pursued postgraduate studies at the Universities of Mannheim and Hannover. Dördüncü started his career at Claas OHG in Germany and continued his career at Mercedes Benz Inc. in Turkey from 1984 to 1987. In 1987, he joined the Sabancı Group and held various positions at Kordsa Inc. until 1998. He then served as the General Manager/President at the Group’s DUSA company in South America and later in North America.

Following his role as the Head of Strategic Planning and Business Development Group at Sabancı Holding in 2004, he took on the position of CEO of Sabancı Holding from 2005 to 2010. Besides his current role as a Board Member of Akkök Holding, he served as the Executive Committee Chairman of Akkök Holding from 2013 to 2022. Ahmet C. Dördüncü is the Chairman of the Board of Epsilon Composite, a Board Member of Akkim and Akiş REIT, the Chairman of the United Nations Global Compact Turkey, and a Board Member at International Paper Co.