Murat Sela started his career in the cement industry as a Production Engineer in Lafarge Turkiye in 1995. He took on various positions in technical areas and as Plant Manager in Lafarge and Cimentas (Cementir) Groups in Turkiye.
In 2017, he joined OYAK Group as the General Manager of Aslan Çimento. In 2021, he started working in Lisbon as the Area Industrial Director, responsible for OYAK Cimpor Plants in Portugal and Azores. In August 2022, he was appointed as the Vice President of Industrial Activities at OYAK Cement Concrete Paper Group in Turkiye. Since September 2023, he is General Manager at OYAK Cement Company, now a joint venture between TCC (Taiwan Cement Corporation) Global Holdings and OYAK.
He is also Vice President of Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association Supervisory Board.
About OYAK Cement
OYAK Cement is a joint venture between TCC (Taiwan Cement Corporation) Global Holdings and OYAK, operating in Cement, Concrete and Aggregates.
OYAK Cement is the leading cement producer in Turkiye with 12.6 mt clinker and 24 mt cement capacity, provides products and services with 7 integrated, 3 grinding plants, 52 RMX plants and 4 aggregates quarries across the country’s seven regions, employing approximately 2,850 people.
TCC, the third-largest cement producer globally (excluding China), has a total cement capacity of 112 million tons. Besides cement, the company operates in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, and battery modules industries. TIME Magazine listed TCC as one of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies in the Top 500.
OYAK, established in 1961, is the first and largest private pension fund with around 460,000 members. OYAK maintains its activities in strategic fields, in particular iron and steel production, cement, automotive, logistics, agriculture, chemicals and construction sectors.