Hasan Uğur was born in 1977 in Istanbul and graduated from Boğaziçi University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, in 2001. He completed his master’s degree at Sabancı University’s Faculty of Management Sciences in 2003 and started his career at Hayat Kimya the same year as a Production and R&D Engineer.
Over the years, he took on various roles within the company, including positions in Procurement and Imports, as an R&D Engineer at the Hygiene and Paper factory, and as the Istanbul Regional Sales Manager. In 2008, he was appointed Head of International Subsidiaries. He later served as General Manager of Algeria (2011-2014) and General Manager of Iran (2014-2019). In 2019, he became Audit Director at Hayat Holding.
From 2020 to 2024, he was based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, as Vice President for the Asia region. As of February 2025, he continues his career as Vice President of Strategic Projects.