Hüseyin Arslan
AGT Food and Ingredients Inc., Executive Chairman
President, The Arbel Group
Past-President, Global Pulse Confederation
Huseyin Arslan has spent his career as a driver and innovator in the global
pulses and staple foods business, with over four decades of experience in the trading of
agricultural and food products globally. Mr. Arslan cofounded AGT Foods in 2001, growing the
venture from a single lentil-splitting plant into a worldwide leader in plant-based proteins,
supplying value-added pulses, staple foods and ingredients to the global marketplace. Mr. Arslan
has acted in multiple leadership roles within AGT and its global subsidiaries, including
Executive Chairman, Managing Director and Global President and Lead of Emerging Markets. Mr.
Arslan holds a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering from Middle East Technical
University in Türkiye.
In 2024, Mr. Arslan was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Global Pulse
Confederation (GPC), the global pulse industry association, recognizing his lifetime service to
the pulse sector. After serving as GPC’s Executive Vice-President, Mr. Arslan became President
of GPC in 2015, during which time he successfully initiated the recognition of World Pulse Day
by the United Nations. Mr. Arslan received the Saskatchewan Distinguished Service Award in 2018,
one of Saskatchewan's highest honours recognizing non-residents of the province who have made
outstanding contributions to Saskatchewan and the development of the province’s economy, culture
and society. Mr. Arslan served for many years as the President of the Mersin Trade Commodity
Exchange Council and is the Past President of the Union of Mediterranean Pulse, Grain and
Oilseed Exporters, and has served terms as President and Executive Vice-President of the
International Pulse Processors and Exporters Federation.