AHMET MERT

Born in Kırşehir in 1978, Ahmet Mert graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Starting his career in the telecommunications industry, Mr. Mert embarked on banking sector and having started at Garanti Payment Systems in 2001. He was responsible for Credit Assignment, Monitoring and Tracking Strategies and Policies at Risk Management and R&D/Business Development Units. He joined Turkey office of Experian, a global consultancy firm in 2006, where he worked as manager of Consultancy and Support Unit for Turkey and the Middle East. In 2010, he joined Türkiye Finans group as Risk Analysis Manager Ahmet Mert was appointed as principal to the role of Executive Vice President of Credit Quality and Collections on 30 September 2016, a position he had been assuming by proxy since July 2016.

Areas of Responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as Executive Vice President: Credit Monitoring Department, Collections Department, Legal Collections Department, Credit Quality and Collections Analytics Department, Remedial Department.

Total banking and professional experience is 16 years.

CENGİZ GÜLHAN

Born in Adıyaman in 1967, Cengiz Gülhan graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Department of International Relations. Having started in Yaşarbank Financial Analysis Department, he continued his career at Egebank HQ Department of Loans. He took office in Anadolu Finans in 1998 where he assumed several roles in various branches and business units. Maintaining his position in Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası Corporate Banking Department since October 2013, he was appointed as Acting Executive Vice President at Commercial Banking Business Group on 21 July 2016.

Areas of Responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as Executive Vice President: Corporate Banking, Commercial Banking, SME Banking, Cash Management & Transaction Banking Departments, Commercial Branches.

Total banking and professional experience is 23 years.

FAHRİ ÖBEK

Born in Tosya-Kastamonu in 1969. He graduated from Computer Science and Engineering Department, Ege University and received his Master’s degree in Business Management from Koç University. He started his business career Bilpa and then continued at Egebank. He held various positions in Koçbank between 1991-2006. After the merger of Koçbank - Yapı Kredi in 2006 he took the position of Senior System Analyst in the Software Development. He was the Deputy General Manager in Charge of IT Management in Yapı Kredi Bank between 2008-2010. He served as the Department Head in Charge of Information Technologies, Vodafone Turkey (CIO) between 2010-2011. He has been the Executive Vice President responsible for IT Systems in Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası since June 2011.

Areas of Responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as Executive Vice President: IT Product and Service Development -1 Department, IT Product and Service Development -2 Department, IT Product and Service Development -3 Department, IT Agile Project Management and Architecture Department, IT Governance Department, IT Technology and Infrastructure Management Department, Credit Operations Department, Commercial Credit Process Control Department, Foreign Transactions Operations Department, Payment Systems Operations Department, Banking Services Operations Department, Cash and Treasury Operations Department, Organization & Process Improvement Department.

Total banking and professional experience is 26 years.

HAKAN UZUN

Born in 1968, Hakan Uzun graduated from the Middle East Technical University (METU), department of Mechanical Engineering in 1991. He went on to obtain a Master’s Degree at the University of Illinois in the United States between 1992 and 1995. He started his career in banking in 1996 at Körfezbank. He worked for various private banks as a senior executive in the area of Treasury and Financial Markets. Between 2008 and 2011, he worked at ING Bank Turkey as the Group Manager Responsible for Treasury and in October 2011 he joined the Türkiye Finans family as the Treasury Manager. He has been serving as the Vice General Manager responsible for the Treasury since 10 November 2015.

Areas of Responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as Executive Vice President: Treasury Sales Department, Asset Liability Management Department, Financial Institutions Department, Bahrain Branch.

Total banking and professional experience is 21 years.

İSMAİL VURAL

Born in Ordu in 1972, İsmail Vural graduated from Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Department of Business. He started his career in Kuveyt Türk Katılım Bankası Project and Investments Department in 1997. Joining Anadolu Finans family in 1999, Mr. Vural assumed the position of Branch Manager at various branches of our Bank as well as Marketing Department at the Head Office. He was appointed as Regional Manager at Marmara Regional Management in 2014. Keeping his managerial position in Recruitment and Career Planning department since July 2015, İsmail Vural was appointed as Acting Executive Vice President at Retail Banking and Distribution Network Business Group on 21 July 2016.

Areas of Responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as Executive Vice President: Payment Systems and Credit Cards Department, Fund Raising and Investment Products Marketing Department, Retail Banking Department, Business Banking Department, Customer Data Management Department, Alternative Distribution Channels Department, Customer Experience and Service Management Department, Branch Network and Branch Performance Management Department, Sharia Compliance Section, Regional Sales Offices, Branches and Free Zone Branch.

Total banking and professional experience is 20 years.

METE MEHMET KANAT

Mete Kanat was born in Ankara in 1977. He studied Business Administration at Hacettepe University and holds an MBA degree from İstanbul Bilgi University. Kanat worked as a Bank Examiner at the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency from 2001 to 2007, and as Deputy General Manager at Creditwest Bank (Ukraine) from 2007 to 2011. Mete Kanat joined Türkiye Finans as the Director of Legal Reporting and Financial Control in 2011. In 2014, he became Head of Risk Management Group. On 31 March 2016, he was appointed as the Vice President of Risk Management Group, continuing with his former duty. On 30 September 2016, Mete Kanat was appointed as the Executive Vice President of Finance and Strategy.

Areas of Responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as Executive Vice President: Accounting and Tax Department, Budget, Management Information Systems and Corporate Performance Department, Legal Reporting and Financial Control Department, Procurement, Construction and Administrative Affairs Department, Corporate Communications, Strategy and Program Management Department.

Total banking and professional experience is 15 years.

ZÜLEYHA BÜYÜKYILDIRIM

Born in İstanbul in 1981, Züleyha Büyükyıldırım graduated from İstanbul Bilgi University as a double major with degrees in Economics and International Relations in 2004. She started her career at Kuveyt Türk Katılım Bankası A.Ş. After joining Türkiye Finans family in 2006, Büyükyıldırım worked at the Treasury Department and then served as Deputy Manager and Manager at the Strategy and Program Management Department. On 30 September 2016, Züleyha Büyükyıldırım was appointed as principal to the role of Executive Vice President of Human Resources, a position she had been assuming by proxy since June 2016.

Areas of Responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as Executive Vice President: Recruitment and Career Planning Department, Training Department, Performance Management Department, HR Services Department.

Total banking and professional experience is 13 years.