A graduate of Yıldız Technical University, Department of Electrical Engineering, Güngör Ateş started his professional career in 1990 as Factory Manager at İlkel Pano. He worked at İGDAŞ as Field Chief, Contract and Final Account Supervisor, and Field Chief, respectively. In 2004, he joined Aksa Bandırma Natural Gas Distribution Inc. as Regional Manager, and while holding this position, he also served as Acting Regional Manager at Aksa Balıkesir Natural Gas Distribution Inc. from 2005 to 2006, and as Regional Manager at Aksa Mustafakemalpaşa, Susurluk, Karacabey Natural Gas Distribution Inc. from 2006 to 2008. He started working as Regional Manager at Aksa Çukurova Natural Gas Distribution Inc. in 2008, and while in this role, he also worked as Acting Regional Manager at Aksa Bilecik Bolu Natural Gas Distribution Inc. from 2008 to 2009, and served as Regional Manager at Aksa Çukurova Natural Gas Distribution Inc. from 2008 to 2019. As of 2019, he has been working as Company Director of Aksa Malatya Natural Gas Distribution Inc.