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Fawaz Abdullah M ALTHUMAIRI​

Chairman of the Board,​
Chairman of the Compensation and
​Co​rporate Governance Committee

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Meriç ULUŞAHİN​​​

Board Member,
Credit Committee Chair,
Audit Committee Member

​​Saad Ali ALABDALI ​​​

​Saad Ali ALABDALI

Board Member,
Credit Committee Member,
Compensation and Corporate
Governance Committee Member

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Issa Saleh ALHURIMMEES

Board Member,
Chairman of Audit Committee,
​Credit Committee Member

 

Fezal OKUR ESKİL

Board Member,
Compensation and
Corporate Governance
​ Committee Member

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Müg​e​ ÖNER​

Board Member,
Acting CEO

Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Compensation and Co​rporate Governance Committee

Mr. Fawaz Abdullah Al-Thumairi earned his bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 2008. He has also completed executive education programs at leading global institutions, including London Business School, the Wharton School, and Columbia Business School. Mr. Al-Thumairi began his career in 2008 as a Senior Trader at Samba Financial Group. In 2011, he joined the National Commercial Bank, where he held a series of senior leadership roles, including Head of Rates Trading, Head of Trading, and Executive Vice President – Head of Principal Strategies within the Treasury Group. In 2021, following the merger that formed Saudi National Bank (SNB), he was appointed Executive Vice President and Head of Global Transaction Banking. In 2022, he assumed the role of Senior Executive Vice President and Group Head of Treasury at SNB, where he is also a member of the Higher Management Committee and the Asset and Liability Committee. With over 17 years of experience in the banking sector, Mr. Al-Thumairi was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors Board of Directors and Chairman of the Compensation and Co​rporate Governance Committee at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası on 2 May 2025.

Board Member, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee Member

Fezal Okur Eskil graduated from the Industrial Engineering Department of Boğaziçi University in 1998. In 2000, he completed his MBA and Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He began his career in Chicago as a Management Consultant at A.T. Kearney. He subsequently held positions as Operations Manager at Eczacıbaşı Baxter and as Supply Chain Manager for Eastern Europe and Türkiye at Philip Morris. Joining Sabancı Holding in 2007, Fezal Okur Eskil assumed roles including Corporate Strategy and Business Development Manager; Strategy and Business Development Director; Head of Strategy and Business Development at Enerjisa Enerji; Director of the CEO Office; Strategy and Business Development Director at Kordsa; and Leader of the Construction Business Unit. During this period, he also served as a Board Member at Enerjisa Enerji, Carrefoursa, Teknosa, Kordsa, Temsa, and Sabancı DX.  Since 2021, Eskil has been serving as Head of Strategy, Business Development, and M&A at Yıldız Holding. He also serves as a Board Member at Polinas, Adapazarı Şeker, Pendik Marina, Marsa, Makina Takım Endüstrisi, g2m, Yıldız Ventures, and E-Star, and as an Executive Board Member at Makina Takım Endüstrisi and Gözde Tech Ventures. As of 2023, he also serves as a Board Member at UN Global Compact Türkiye and Bitkiden. As of 28 November 2025, Fezal Okur Eskil has been appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of Türkiye Finans. ​She has been assigned as Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee Member as of 29 December 2025.

Board Member, Chairman of Audit Committee, Credit Committee Member​

Issa Saleh ALHURIMMEES graduated from the Arab Open University with a degree in Business Administration and Economics. He earned his Master’s degree with honors in International Finance from Alyamamah University alongside Executive Education form top business schools such as INSEAD, LBS, and Darden School of business. He is certified by Moday’s in commercial credit ( CICC ). He began his professional career in 1996 as a Corporate Credit Risk Officer at Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co. He later joined Arab National Bank, where he worked as a Relationship Manager. In 2007, Mr. ALHURIMMEES joined AlRajhi Bank, where he held several key positions, including Team Leader for Sophisticated Corporates, Corporate Regional Manager (Central Region, Corporate Banking Group), Country Head of the Large Corporate Banking Group, Chief Retail Risk Officer – Credit and Risk Group and Country Head of Micro and Small Business – Head of Strategy Execution. Since 2023, he has been serving as Executive Vice President - Head of Retail Risk at Saudi National Bank. With 29 years of experience in the banking sector, Issa Saleh ALHURIMMEES was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors, Audit Committee Member and Credit Committee Member at Türkiye Finans on 12 May 2025.​ He has been assigned as the Chairman of Audit Committee as of 15 October 2025. ​

Board Member, Credit Committee Member, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee Member

Saad Ali Alabdali is a distinguished banking and finance professional. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Bahrain and has completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School, Wharton Business School, and Stanford Graduate School of Business. Saad began his career in 1991 at Al Rajhi Bank, where he advanced from Sales Representative in Consumer Finance to Branch Manager and Area Manager, ultimately leading the largest branch banking network in the region, comprising over 5,500 employees. In 2012, he joined The National Commercial Bank (NCB) as Executive Vice President and Head of Branch Banking, and he also served as a Member of the Purchasing Committee. In 2016, he was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors at the Saudi Credit Bureau (SIMAH). and later transitioned to senior roles in Consumer Finance and Special Accounts. In 2021, Saad became the Head of Group Administration during the merger that formed the Saudi National Bank, followed by positions as Executive Vice President, Head of Retail Products, and Head of Retail Credit Risk, where he was a Member of the Credit Risk and Remedial Committee. Since 2023, Mr. ALABDALI has been serving as the CEO and a Member of the Board of Directors at ITQAN Quality for Business Solutions Company, a subsidiary of SNB Group. With 34 years of experience in banking, he was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors and Credit Committee Member at Türkiye Finans on 12 May 2025. He has been assigned as Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee Member as of 21 May 2025.

Board Member, Credit Committee Chair, Audit Committee Member

Ms. Uluşahin graduated from Boğaziçi University in 1987 with a degree in Economics and started her banking career same year in Akbank, where she worked until 1989. She worked at Demirbank A.Ş. between 1990 and 2000 as Vice President in Treasury and in 2000, she continued her carrier at Ulusalbank A.Ş. as Treasury EVP. She served as the General Manager and Board Member of Şekerbank T.A.Ş. from 2008 to 2014, and General Manager and Board Member of Alternatifbank A.Ş. from 2014 to 2016. Simultaneously, Ms. Uluşahin served as Board Member of Şeker Yatırım A.Ş. (2004 -2014), Chair of the Board of Şekerbank Kıbrıs Ltd. (2008-2014), Chair of the Board of Şeker Mortgage Finansman A.Ş. (2010-2014), and Board Member of Alternatif Finansal Kiralama A.Ş. (2014-2016). During her duty as a Board Member of the Banks Association of Turkey between 2008 and 2015, Ms. Uluşahin took up the role of Vice Chairman of the Board in 2013 as well. Between September 2016 and April 2020, she served as the Chair of the Supervisory Board of KentBank d.d. Croatia. Between March 2017 and August 2020, she served as Board Member of Pasha Investment Bank. In March 2017, Ms. Uluşahin joined Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as a Board Member, Credit Committee Member, and Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee Member. In 25 March 2021, she took up the role of Credit Committee Chair and the Board Member in charge of Credit Quality and Credits. Since 26 May 2023, she has been the Credit Committee Chair and Audit Committee Member. ​​​​

She has 38 years of professional experience in banking and business administration.​​​ ​​​​ ​​​​

Board Member, ​Acting CEO​

Ms. Öner graduated from Bilkent University in 1996 with a degree with high honors in Business Administration. The same year, she started her career at Arthur Andersen (AA). In addition to auditing activities, she took part in the setting up of Corporate Finance Department of AA and carried out company valuation and corporate finance consulting activities until 1999. She started her banking career at Finansbank in 1999. She served as Assistant Manager at QNB Finansbank Financial Control and Planning Department between 1999 and 2001, Financial Control and Planning Manager at Credit Europe Bank N.V. Amsterdam Headquarters and Belgium operations between 2001 and 2003, and returned to Türkiye as Financial Control and Planning Group Head of QNB Finansbank in 2003. From 2005 to 2014, she provided consulting services in billion-dollar transactions in the field of Financial Services, while serving as Senior Manager (2 years) and Partner (7 years) at Ernst & Young (EY). Between 2012 and 2014, she took charge as the Financial Services Leader of all departments at EY. As an Executive Committee Member at Alternatif Bank A.Ş., she served as CFO and Acting CEO between 2014 and 2016. From 2016 until October 2017, she was the CEO and Board Member at Alternatif Bank A.Ş., Credit Committee Member and Board Member at Alternatif Financial Leasing Company (ALease) and Chair of Board of Directors at Alternatif Menkul Değerler A.Ş. (Alnvest). She joined Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as a Board Member and Audit Committee Member in November 2017, and has been appointed as Audit Committee Chair as of January 2019. She has been Audit Committee Chair, and Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee Member since 26 May 2023. Ms. Müge Öner has been appointed as Acting CEO as of October 15, 2025. ​She has 29 years of professional experience in banking and business administration.

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