Ozer Ergul

Group Head Of Procurement | CPO at Aquila Capital

Ozer Ergul has extensive work experience in procurement and supply chain management. Ozer is currently the Group Head of Procurement | CPO at Aquila Capital. Prior to this, they held various leadership roles at SolarPower Europe, including Chair of the Supply Chain Sustainability Workstream and Vice Chair of the Supply Chain Transparency Workgroup. Ozer also served as a Sustainable Procurement Ambassador at The Sustainable Procurement Pledge.

Earlier in their career, Ergul worked as the Group Chief Procurement Officer at Lightsource bp and as the Group Vice President of Supply Chain Management at ABB. Ozer has experience in global procurement and sourcing strategies, transforming regional SCM organizations, and developing cost estimation tools for renewable energy projects.

Before transitioning to the renewable energy sector, Ergul held management positions at SunEdison, LM Wind Power, AREVA T&D, Toyota Motor Europe, and Valeo. Their responsibilities included sourcing, procurement, supplier development, and logistics management.

Overall, Ergul has a diverse background in procurement and supply chain management, including both technical and strategic roles in the renewable energy and automotive industries.

Ozer Ergul completed a Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) in Aeronautical Engineering from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi/Middle East Technical University in 1991. Ozer then pursued a Master of Science (MS) in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering from the same university between 1991 and 1993. In 1996, Ozer attended INSEAD for the Executive Development Programme CEDEP. Currently, they are studying Sustainable Supply Chain Management at the University of Cambridge, with an expected completion year of 2021. Ozer has additional certifications in Product Certification from monday.com, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Lean Methods Group, CIPS from CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, CPSM from the Institute for Supply Management, CSCP from APICS, and Principles of Persuasion from INFLUENCE AT WORK.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Aquila Capital

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Aquila Capital is part of Aquila Group, an investment and asset development company focused on generating and managing essential assets on behalf of its clients. By investing in clean energy and sustainable infrastructure, Aquila Group contributes to the global energy transition and strengthens the world’s infrastructure backbone. The company initiates, develops, and manages essential assets along their entire value chain and lifetime. Currently, Aquila Capital manages EUR 14.6 billion on behalf of institutional investors worldwide. Our primary objective is to generate performance for our clients by managing the complexity of essential assets. Established in 2001 by Dieter Rentsch and Roman Rosslenbroich, Aquila Group is founder- and partner-owned. The shareholders are backed by a minority stake of Daiwa, one of the largest Asian investors. Today, the company manages wind energy, solar PV and hydropower assets of 16.6 GW capacity. Additionally, 1.95 million square metres of sustainable real estate and green logistics projects have been completed or are under development. Aquila Group also invests in energy efficiency, carbon forestry and data centres. Aquila Group has been carbon neutral since 2006 and aims to act carbon negative. Sustainability has always been part of our value system and is an integral part of our investment strategies, processes and management of our assets. Aquila Group has around 650 employees and 19 offices in 17 countries worldwide.


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Hamburg, Germany

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501-1,000

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