Burak Aydın was born in Ankara in 1975. After graduating from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University, he earned an MBA. In 2000, he worked as a consultant at Andersen Consulting/Accenture in Germany and Austria, and in 2003 he returned to Türkiye to join Siemens Business Systems as Strategic Planning Manager.
Burak Aydın joined Intel Türkiye in 2006 as Education and SMB Business Development Manager and took on the role of Türkiye Business Development Group Manager in 2008. At Intel Türkiye, he created significant value by building innovative and transformative programs. In addition to his responsibilities in Türkiye, he also took part in long-term strategic planning and business planning initiatives for the META (Middle East, Turkey and Africa) region.
In July 2011, he was appointed General Manager of Intel Türkiye, a position he held until the end of 2016. Following his career at Intel, he joined US-based smart energy company Silver Spring Networks as General Manager for EMEA in January 2017, where he managed a multicultural team across a broad geography and contributed to the company’s mergers and acquisitions strategy.
Burak Aydın joined Sabancı Group in August 2018, founding SabancıDx and leading the digital transformation efforts of the Sabancı Group. In February 2021, he became Country General Manager at Amazon Web Services. In December 2024, he took up the position of Group President, Technology, Defense and Digital Business Development at Zorlu Holding.
