Ilker Kugu B.eng

Ilker Kugu B.Eng, MBA, DBA/PhD(c), SSBB®, iPMO-E®, CMP®, PMP® serves as the Corporate Head of Strategy Deployment at Abdul Latif Jameel, overseeing the execution of strategy via the Hoshin Kanri Management System across various business sectors. Prior roles include Head of Enterprise-PMO and Senior General Manager at Toyota-Lexus KSA, where responsibilities included managing complex cross-functional projects, governing project management frameworks, and leading organizational change initiatives. Ilker's extensive background at Toyota Motor Europe involves quality improvement and project management across multiple European manufacturing plants, and earlier positions included environmental health and safety supervision at Tenneco and naval engineering with the Turkish Navy. Educational qualifications include a Certificate from the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford, an MBA from UBI Business School, and ongoing doctoral studies in Business Administration at the University of Hertfordshire.