Hakan Bulgurlu is a business leader, environmentalist, and author. As the CEO of Beko, a global manufacturer of home appliances, Hakan has propelled the company to new heights. Under his leadership, Beko has achieved significant milestones through strategic partnerships and joint ventures, including those with Hitachi in Asia Pacific, Dawlance in Pakistan, Singer in Bangladesh, Voltas in India, and Whirlpool in Europe and MENA.

These strategic endeavors have expanded Beko’s global reach and impact, touching the lives of millions of consumers through its diverse portfolio of brands, including Whirlpool, Indesit, Hitachi, and Grundig. With an expected sales of 12 billion euros, Beko has become the number one home appliance company in Europe and the number two globally, further solidifying its influence on a global scale.

Hakan’s commitment to sustainability has driven purposeful leadership at Beko, transforming the organization into an inclusive and socially responsible entity with far-reaching influence across its stakeholder ecosystem. During his tenure, the company has been the highest-scoring household durables company on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for five consecutive years. Most recently, Beko was named one of the world’s most sustainable companies by TIME magazine and recognized as the highest-ranking home appliance manufacturer.

Hakan is a member of the World Economic Forum’s CEO Climate Leaders Alliance, a global community of CEOs dedicated to driving action across sectors to achieve a net-zero economy, and a member of the Executive Committee of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). He is the president of APPLiA, the Brussels-based association representing European home appliance manufacturers, where he champions sector-wide decarbonization through a focus on energy efficiency and energy transition.

He is the author of A Mountain to Climb, which chronicles his experience summiting Everest to advocate for climate action. Driven by the same purpose, in late 2023, he climbed Mt. Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica and reached the South Pole to draw attention to the most powerful force that will reshape our planet: sea level rise.