Muammer Kizilaslan Over 20 Years of Executive IT Leadership
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Board Experience · AI Transformation · 3 Global Corporations

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Muammer Kizilaslan — VP IT & Digital

The Profile

From code to the boardroom

Over two decades of international IT leadership — from studying computer science to executive responsibility at board and CIO level. IT not as a support function, but as a strategic lever for growth, efficiency and transformation.

“AI is not the next tool — AI is the new operating system of value creation.”

Career Stations

01 Current

Hansgrohe SE

As Vice President IT & Digital, I have been leading the most comprehensive IT and digital transformation in the company's recent history since 2021 — from realigning the IT organization through a global delivery hub model to the introduction of SAP S/4HANA and embedding AI as a strategic value driver.

Key Achievements
02 Board Member

Borusan Mannesmann

As Chief Digital Officer and board member, I developed and executed the company-wide digital strategy between 2019 and 2021 in Istanbul — from end-to-end supply chain optimization through an Industry 4.0 roadmap to new digital business models.

Key Achievements
03 13+ Years

BSH Home Appliances

Over 13 years and five roles — from BI engineer in Munich to building a global BI Competency Center in Istanbul, global ownership of SAP HCM solutions in Munich, local IT leadership in Milan, and regional IT responsibility for manufacturing and supply chain across T-MEA-CIS. Led one of the world's largest SAP BW on HANA transformation projects and gained experience across every layer of enterprise IT. 2006–2019.

Five Stations
Key Achievements — Hansgrohe SE
SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Conversion — company-wide transformation program
Harmonization & modernization of the entire system landscape
Cloud strategy & migration of central applications
AI integration — measurable productivity gains
Cybersecurity & cyber resilience strengthened
Key Achievements — Borusan Mannesmann
Company-wide digital strategy & new digital business models
Supply chain digitalization — transparency, planning, cost reduction
Industry 4.0 roadmap with IoT & automation
ERP & cloud modernization
Agile transformation of organizational culture
Five Stations — BSH Home Appliances

2018 – 2019

Head of IT Factories · Istanbul

2017 – 2018

IT Manager · Milan

2015 – 2017

Head of IT Enterprise HR · Munich

2011 – 2015

Head of BI Competency Center · Istanbul

2006 – 2010

Senior BI Engineer · Munich

Leadership Philosophy

Three principles,
one compass

01

AI as Operating System

Not the next tool. The next competitive advantage.

AI is not deployed in isolation but embedded as the core of value creation — from process automation to strategic decision-making.

02

IT as a Profit Lever

Not a cost center. A driver of results.

Every IT investment is measured by its contribution to business outcomes — margin, growth, competitive position. Leading technology without a business case manages costs instead of organizing value creation.

03

Global in Networks

Don't centralize. Orchestrate.

IT value creation today emerges from networks of internal hubs, strategic partners and centers of competence — not from a central fortress. Global delivery means deliberately balancing locations, skills and ownership.

Core Competencies

The
Expertise.

What happens when strategy, technology and leadership come together — across 20 years, 3 corporations and 3 countries.

01

Strategic IT Leadership

Positioning IT as a value creation engine — with global IT responsibility, deep transformation experience and the ability to translate strategy into viable operating models.

VP IT & Digital at Hansgrohe SE — full IT & Digital responsibility
3 corporations strategically realigned — each with a new operating model
Board-level experience as CDO & Board Member at Borusan Mannesmann (2019–2021)
Hansgrohe · BSH · Borusan Mannesmann
02

AI & Intelligent Automation

Autonomous AI agents in end-to-end processes — from automating individual workflows to intelligently orchestrating entire value chains.

AI agents in customer service and order processing — faster, more precise, around the clock
LLM-powered processes from procurement to customer service
Data architecture created that elevates AI from individual case to enterprise strategy
Hansgrohe · Borusan Mannesmann
03

Enterprise Architecture & Cloud

Transforming SAP landscapes, building hybrid cloud and embedding zero-trust security as the immune system of the organization.

SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Conversion — company-wide transformation program
Hybrid cloud migration — central systems moved to the cloud
System landscape consolidated across multiple countries & entities
Hansgrohe · BSH · Borusan Mannesmann
04

International Scaling

IT organizations built in 3 countries, post-merger integrations managed and factories guided into the future with Industry 4.0.

IT organizations in DE, IT & TR built from the ground up
Industry 4.0 — IoT, sensors & supply chain digitalization in factories
Multi-country ERP rollouts & digital business models introduced
BSH · Borusan Mannesmann · 3 Countries

Languages

GermanNative
TurkishNative
EnglishBusiness Fluent
ItalianIntermediate

In Numbers

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Corporations

Global IT Leadership

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Years

IT Leadership

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Roles at BSH

2006–2019

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Languages

Multilingual

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Employees

Global Team Responsibility

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