Chairman of the Compensation and Corporate 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 at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası on 2 May 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 at Türkiye Finans on 12 May 2025.
Board Member and 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.