EMRE ERTÜRK

Head of Board of Auditors

Born in Samsun in 1976, Emre Ertürk graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at Istanbul Technical University. He holds an MBA from Istanbul University and a Master’s degree in Management Information Systems from the Boğaziçi University. He worked in Dışbank between 1999 and 2005 as an Inspector and Unit Manager of the Inspection Board. He later worked as an Assistant Head of the Inspection Board at Fortis Bank between 2005-2011 and at TEB in 2011-2012. Since 2012, Mr. Ertürk has been serving as the Head of Board of Auditors at Türkiye Finans.

Areas of responsibility as the Head of Board of Auditors are: Branch, Headquarters, Information Systems Audits, Reviews and Investigations

Total banking and professional experience is 16 years.

METE KANAT

Head of Risk Management Center

Born in Ankara in 1977. He graduated from the Department of Management at Hacettepe University. He holds an MBA degree from Istanbul Bilgi University. Mr. Kanat worked in the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency as a Sworn Bank Auditor between 2001 and 2007 before working in Creditwest Bank (Ukraine) as an Executive Vice President between 2007 and 2011. He started to work in Türkiye Finans in 2011 as the Head of Official Reporting and Financial Control. Since 2014, he has been serving as the Head of Risk Management Center.

Areas of responsibility as the Head of 44Risk Management Center: Considering the effects of the Bank’s exposure and potential risk to the Bank, taking the necessary measures in order to identify, measure, report, monitor, control risks, and reduce their impact on the Bank through the policies determined related to the risks involved, application procedures and limits. To effectively manage the risk management activities and processes, to be fulfilled and updated in accordance with legal regulations and best practices.

Total banking and professional experience is 14 years.

OGÜN ATAOĞLU

Manager, Internal Control

Born in Trabzon in 1974, Mr. Ataoğlu graduated from Department of Economics (in English), Faculty of Economics at Istanbul University. He worked as an Inspector in Ege Giyim Sanayicileri Bank between 1999 and 2002. He joined the Türkiye Finans family in 2003 and worked as an Assistant Manager in Internal Control Department between 2003 and 2009. Between 2009 and 2012 he worked as a Manager of Legislation Compliance. Since 2012, he has been working as the Manager of Internal Control in Türkiye Finans.

Areas of responsibility as the Manager of Internal Control Department: Designing the execution of internal control activities and internal control systems with senior managers and/or managers of the relevant departments, in accordance with internal regulations, relevant foreign legislation, especially “Regulation on Internal Systems of Banks”, international norms and ethical rules, in line with the Bank’s strategic objectives and by taking into account the quality of the operations that are performed by the Bank.

Total banking and professional experience is 16 years.

TAHİR CEM BERİK, CAMS

Legislation Compliance Manager/Compliance Officer

Born in Istanbul in 1966, Tahir Cem Berik graduated from the English Language and Literature Department at Hacettepe University. He holds a Master’s degree in Management from the Ziraat Bank Banking School and Ahmet Yeseve University. He holds a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) certificate. Between 1990 and 1997 he worked as Project Valuation Specialist in Ziraat Bank and worked as a Foreign Operations Manager in Kazakhstan Ziraat International Bank (Almati, KZ) between 1997 and 2000. He then worked as a Manager of the Financial Control Unit at Ziraat Bank between 2000 and 2003 and as the Munich Branch manager of Ziraat Bank International AG between 2006 and 2012. Since 2014 he has been working in Türkiye Finans Participation Bank as the Legislation Compliance Manager/Compliance Officer.

Areas of responsibility as the Legislation Compliance Manager/Compliance Officer: Fulfilment of the Bank compliance control activities within the framework of the ‘Regulation on Internal Systems and Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process for Banks’, execution of the compliance program in accordance with the legislation on Prevention Of Laundering Proceeds Of Crime And Financing Of Terrorism, to ensure the necessary measures are taken for identification, measurement, reduction, and monitoring of risks in this context; coordinating, monitoring and reporting compliance works by following legislative changes; management of declarations from the Ethics Hotline and strengthening the Ethics Culture.

Total banking and professional experience is 25 years.