Germany: Heidelberg Materials has appointed Göktuğ Aktaş as Commercial Director - East Africa Cluster. He is responsible for the company’s commercial strategy in Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa.
Aktaş has worked for Heidelberg Materials since 2018. He started as Performance Manager (Northern and Eastern Europe-Central Asia) and then became Director - Africa, Mediterranean and West Asia in 2024. Prior to this, he was employed by Akçansa from 2011 to 2018. Starting in quality management roles, he became Country Production and Quality Manager in 2017. He holds an undergraduate degree in science and civil engineering from Istanbul Technical University and a master’s of business administration (MBA) qualification from Istanbul University.
