Director Digital Transformation & IT at Kuraray Europe GmbH
📍 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Ayhan Sidal is a Director of Digital Transformation & IT at Kuraray Europe GmbH, leading regional DX-IT across EMEA with a strong focus on Industry 4. 0, AI, and cybersecurity. He possesses expertise in IT strategy, governance, and digital factory initiatives.
He has a keen interest in technological innovations and digital change, particularly in areas like IoT, augmented reality, metaverse, and machine learning, and actively seeks to connect business, data, and AI.
He holds both a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science from RWTH Aachen University.
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Current Role
Director Digital Transformation & IT
Location
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Personality Overview
How Ayhan shows up
Hard To Convince
ROI Conscious
Judgemental
They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.
Priorities
Topics Ayhan cares about
Industry 4. 0 & Digital Factory
His current and past roles heavily emphasize leading digital transformation, Industry 4. 0 programs, and Digital Factory initiatives for global manufacturing companies.
Cybersecurity in IT/OT
A significant focus in his role is IT security, particularly in regulated environments, and he actively recruits for cybersecurity leadership, including OT security.
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Career
Work history
1-2024
Director Digital Transformation & IT
Kuraray Europe GmbH
1-2024
Director Digital Transformation & IT (EMEA)
Kuraray
11-2021 - 1-2024
Principal
European 4.0 Transformation Center
1-2019 - 10-2021
Manager
European 4.0 Transformation Center
1-2017 - 12-2018
Digital Delivery Lead
McKinsey & Company
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