Emre Gurcan

Managing Director, Turkey, Caucasus & Middle East @ Knauf Insulation

About

Three decades of leadership track record in multinational firms active in the construction materials sector. Successfully led both start-up and mature enterprises towards robust growth and breakthrough bottom line performance.

Country

Türkiye

City

Istanbul

Industry

Construction

Skill

Change Leadeship, FLMI, Regional Management, Strategic Leadership, Area management, chairman of the board, Board of Directors member, Executive Management, expatriate, International Management Experience, Multinational Team Management, Turn Around Management, Organizational Leadership, Lean Startup, Startup Development, Start-ups Management, Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Start-up Ventures, Construction industry

Experience

Managing Director, Turkey, Caucasus & Middle East

Knauf Insulation

2023-5 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

Turkey

Chairman and General Manager

Knauf Insulation

2013-8 - Present · 13 yrs 1 mo

Eskisehir, Turkey

Responsible for Knauf Insulation in Turkey and eight other area countries, including the state of the art technology mineral wool plant in Eskisehir. www.knaufinsulation.com.tr Knauf Insulation is today one of the most respected names in the world of insulation. More than 40 manufacturing operations worldwide, a global presence in more than 35 countries and over 5.500 employees. The company is the fastest growing insulation manufacturer in the world with a wide range of insulation products to meet the growing demand for energy efficiency and acoustic performance in new and existing homes, commercial buildings and industrial applications. Knauf Insulation is committed to sustainable development and conservation of the environment manufacturing its products from recycled materials. Knauf Insulation Turkey entered the Turkish market in 2011 through an initial acquisition an another acquisition at the end of 2013. Production commenced in September 2014. Annual capacity of 45,000 tons and over 200 direct & indirect employees. facebook: @knaufinsulationtr

General Manager - Turkey & Asian CIS Countries

Sylvania Group

2012-6 - 2013-8 · 1 yr 3 mos

Istanbul, Turkey

General Manager of Turkey & Asian CIS Countries (covering Turkey, Balkans and Central Asia). Brands include Sylvania lamps & fixtures, Lumiance fixtures (France) and many award winning Concord fixtures (UK). Based in Erlangen - Germany, one of the top lighting companies in the world. I started out at then called Havells-Sylvania, and later acquired by Shanghai Feilo; hence the company name converted to Feilo Sylvania..

Commercial Director

Legrand

2004-2 - 2012-6 · 8 yrs 5 mos

Istanbul, Turkey

Commercial Director of Legrand Turkey, a global low voltage electrical installation products and solutions provider.

Lamps General Manager - Turkey & Southeast Europe

Philips Lighting

1997-5 - 2003-11 · 6 yrs 7 mos

Istanbul, Turkey

Responsible for the managing the Lamps business in Turkey, and Southeast Europe.

Overseas Support Manager - GMD (based in USA)

MetLife

1995-3 - 1997-4 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Wilmington, Delaware - USA

Responsible for the administration and claims coordination of Group Management Division's overseas health and medical insurance policies. Based in Wilmington, Delaware - USA * AIG's life division became MetLife in 2009. In 2011, AIG was world's 29th largest public company (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_International_Group)