Gürdal has joined Çanakkale Çimento in 1992 and was appointed as Strategy and Business Development Manager in 1996 and Chief Commercial Officer in 1997 in Akçansa. After working as Chief Ready-Mixed Concrete, Aggregate Procurement and Logistics Officer, Gürdal was appointed as the General Manager on August 1, 2008. In 2014, he was appointed as Sabancı Holding Cement Group Chairman and Akçansa Çimento Board Chairman.
He has been appointed Member of the Managing Board at Heidelberg Cement as of 1 February 2016. Since 1 April 2016, he has been in charge of the Africa-Eastern Mediterranean Basin Group area. Additionally, he is in charge of HC Trading.
Bachelor Mechanical Engineering at the University of Yildiz
MBA International Management of the University of Istanbul
Responsible from:- Cement Sales- Ready-mix Concrete(Betonsa)- Procurement & Logistics
Annual Turnover 550 million USD-Board Chairman of Karcimsa-Board Member of Turkish Cement Manufacturers Ass.
Board Chairman of Akçansa, Çimsa and Afyon Cement
CEO / Africa & East Mediterian
HeidelbergCement Trading