Ahmet Kürşad Ertin

Soft Drinks Group President and Coca-Cola İçecek CEO

After graduating from the Department of Economics at Hacettepe University, Ahmet Kürşad Ertin joined Coca-Cola İçecek (CCI) in 1998 and gained comprehensive experience in field management and sales operations through various customer management, commercial operations, and sales roles across different regions of Türkiye during his early years at the company. In 2009, Ertin was appointed as General Manager of CCI Azerbaijan. He returned to Türkiye in 2010 to assume the role of Traditional Channel Sales Director and was appointed as Sales Director of CCI Türkiye in 2014 by taking responsibility for the company's sales operations. Ertin served as General Manager of CCI Kazakhstan in 2015 and General Manager of CCI Pakistan in 2019. In 2023, he was appointed Regional Director for South Asia and the Middle East, overseeing the company's operations across Pakistan, Jordan, Iraq and Bangladesh. In 2025, Ahmet Kürşad Ertin was appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Coca-Cola İçecek. As of 1 July 2026, he serves as Soft Drinks Group President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Coca-Cola İçecek.