Cevdet Alemdar

Between 1993-2002, he worked as Product Leader and then Wire Products Director in Beksa, Sabancı Holding-Bekaert Joint Venture. From 1998 onwards, he additionally took over the role of Bekaert’s Sales Manager for Construction Materials in the Middle East. From 2002 to 2005, he worked as Commercial Director in Sakosa. In 2005, he joined Kordsa Global as General Manager of Kordsa Brazil and as Sales and Marketing Director of South America. From 2007 to 2009, based in Bangkok Thailand, he worked as Managing Director for Thai Indo Kordsa and Kordsa Qingdao Nylon Ent., as well as Sales and Marketing Director for the Asia Pacific. In 2009 and 2010, he worked in Shanghai as Global Business Development Director, while maintaining his roles in Kordsa Qingdao Nylon Enterprises and Asia Sales and Marketing. From 2010 to 2013 he took the role of Kordsa Global’s Vice President in charge of Technology and Market Development. Between 2013-2017, he was appointed as General Manager of Temsa Construction Equipment. May 2017 onwards, he has been CEO of Brisa, Bridgestone Sabancı JV Tire Company which is the leading tire and mobility solutions company in Turkey serving 80 countries. Alemdar was appointed as Industry Group President effective as of 1st of April, 2020. Cevdet Alemdar graduated from Industrial Engineering Faculty of Boğaziçi University in 1992. He also was granted an MBA degree at Sabancı University.