SAEED MOHAMMED A. ALGHAMDI
Chairman

Born in 1963 in Al Ramadah, Saudi Arabia, Saeed Mohammed A. Alghamdi graduated from the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 1987 with a BSc degree in Science and Computer Engineering. He began his career in 1987 at the Ministry of Defence and Aviation before embarking on his career with Al Rajhi Bank in 1991, where he progressed in a number of jobs between 1998 and 2012 to assume several leading positions, including Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), General Manager - Retail Banking Group, and then as the Vice President of Al Rajhi Bank. He also served as a Board Director of “Al Rajhi Bank - Malaysia”, “Al Rajhi Capital” and “Al Rajhi Takaful.” During 2012 and 2013, he worked as an advisor to H.E. the Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), and as an advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “The National Commercial Bank”. He became the CEO and member of the Board of The National Commercial Bank in March 2013. He served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası between March 2013 and December 2015, and currently serves as the Chairman of the Board at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası beginning from December 2015.

He has a total of 30 years of banking and professional experience.

MAJED HAMDAN A. ALGHAMDI
Board Member

Born in 1981 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, he graduated with a B.Sc in Industrial Engineering from the King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia and an M.Sc in Risk Management from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Majed Hamdan Al Ghamdi is an Executive Vice President at The National Commercial Bank (NCB), the leading financial services group in the region. In his role as head of Enterprise Risk Management within the NCB Risk Group, he acts as the custodian of the control and financial risk management processes, conducting oversight of various activities with comprehensive coverage of all major risk disciplines. He has experience working in multiple regulatory jurisdictions including Saudi Arabia and Turkey. In his years of experience at NCB he progressed through various roles and played a pivotal role in building NCB’s Enterprise Risk Management capabilities. He also represents NCB in inter-bank cooperative and regulatory initiatives. He has been serving as a Board Member at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası since March 2016.

He has a total of 12 years’ banking and professional experience.

FAISAL OMAR A. ALSAGGAF
Board Member

Born in 1960 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Faisal Omar A. Alsaggaf graduated from the Faculty of General Studies in Science Literature at Harvard University in 1982 and went on to complete an MBA at Harvard University in 1988. He worked as an Assistant Manager in the Corporate Banking Division of the Samba Financial Group between 1983 and 1985. He then joined the Saudi Holandi Bank as a Department Head. In 1996, he re-joined the Samba Financial Group as Department Head. He worked as Financial Controller at Suadi Business Machines between 2000-2003. Until recently, he had been serving as a Senior Assistant General Manager in the Strategic and Business Development Unit at the National Commercial Bank. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors and Credit Committee in Türkiye Finans, and rejoined the Board of Directors at Türkiye Finans as a member with effect from March 31st, 2017.

He has a total of 29 years of banking and professional experience.

EREN GÜRA
Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee

Born in 1963 in Antalya, Turkey, he graduated with a degree in Industrial Engineering from Boğaziçi University in 1987 and an MBA from the University of Leuven, Belgium in 1990. After working at Procter & Gamble in Belgium and Turkey, he joined the Privatization Administration of the Republic of Turkey as a specialist in 1994. He started his banking career in 1995 in Citibank, and worked as Vice-President of the Project & Structured Trade Finance Department until 2000. He then joined AVEA İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. in 2001 as a Finance Manager and worked as the Director of Finance & Accounting until 2006 and as the Chief Financial Officer until 2009. He then worked in STFA Yatırım Holding A.Ş. between 2010 and 2013 as a Chief Financial Officer, also serving as a Board Member in Enerya Enerji A.Ş, a subsidiary of STFA Group, and its 9 subsidiaries, between July 2011 and September 2014. Since 2015, he has been working as a Freelance Financial Advisor and has provided services to a number of institutions in his capacity as a Financial Advisor as Foreign companies investing in Turkey, the IFC and the EBRD. He has been a Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası since November 2016.

He has a total of 26 years of banking and professional experience.

MERİÇ ULUŞAHİN
Board Member

Born in 1965 in Mersin, Turkey, she started her 30-year banking career in Akbank following her graduation from the Department of Economics at Boğaziçi University in 1987. She worked in Akbank until 1989, before continuing her career as a manager in the Treasury Unit of Demirbank A.Ş. between 1990 and 2000, and as the Assistant General Manager responsible for Treasury operations in Ulusalbank A.Ş. in 2000. She took on the role of General Manager and Board Member at Şekerbank T.A.Ş between 2008 and 2014 and in Alternatifbank between 2014 and 2016. During her tenure as General Manager, she also assumed the roles of Board Member at Şeker Yatırım A.Ş. between 2004 and 2014, Chairman at Şekerbank Kıbrıs Ltd. between 2008 and 2014, Chairman of Şeker Mortgage Finansman A.Ş. between 2010 and 2014 and as a Board Member in Alternatif Finansal Kiralama A.Ş. between 2014 and 2016. Between 2008 and 2015, she took charge of the The Banks Association of Turkey as the Acting Chairman in 2013. She joined Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankaso as a member of the Board of Directors and Credit Committee on March 2017. She also took on the responsibilities of Board Member in Pasha Yatırım Bankası and as Chairman of Supervisory Board in Kentbank d.d. Crotia

She has a total of 30 years of banking and professional experience.

MÜGE ÖNER
Board Member

Born in 1974 in Ankara, Turkey, Muge Oner graduated from the Department of Management at Bilkent University with an Honour’s degree. She started her career in audit department of Arthur Andersen Istanbul in 1996 and assumed responsibility for establishing the corporate finance department in the company where she had worked until 1999. During this period she served in a number of roles in valuation, due diligence, feasibility studies, market research and other support services. Between 1999 and 2001, she worked as an Assistant Manager in the Financial Control and Planning Department of QNB Finansbank. Following her appointment as Assistant Manager responsible for Belgium operations, including in the HR and Operations Department, of Credit Europe Bank N.V.’s Financial Control and Planning Department between 2001 and 2003, she worked as a Manager in the Financial Control and Planning Department of QNB Finansbank. While she was serving as Financial Services Leader and Partner of Ernst and Young Turkey between 2005 and 2014, she specialized in million-dollar transactions in the area of Financial Services and assumed the role of Financial Services Sector Leader for audit, tax, transactions and advisory services until 2012. Between 2014 and 2016, she worked as the Assistant General Manager responsible for Finance and as the Acting General Manager in Alternatif Bank A.Ş. as a member of Execution Committee. She took on a number of roles between 2016 and October 2017 - as a Member of the Board of Directors and Credit Committee in Alease, Chairman in AInvest and as a General Manager and Board member in Alternatif Bank A.Ş. She was appointed as a Member of Board of Directors and Audit Committee at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası in 2017.

She has a total of 21 years of banking and professional experience.

WAEL ABDULAZIZ A. RAIES
Board Member and CEO

Born in 1972 in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Wael Abdulaziz A. Raies graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1996 from the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, and went on to complete a Master’s degree in Business Administration at King Saud University in 2004. He joined Schulmberger Wire line & Testing (Oil Services) in 1996 as a Field Engineer operating in different geographical locations, both off-shore and on-shore, being promoted to the position of Engineer-In-Charge of Qatar land locations. He started his banking career in 1999 in the Commercial Banking business in the Saudi American Bank, a subsidiary of Citibank. He joined The National Commercial Bank Corporate business in 2002 as a Senior Relationship Manager and progressed to the Commercial Business in NCB, leading the Central Region in 2008, before going on to lead the Eastern Region in 2010. He then moved to the Head Office to lead the Commercial Business, Kingdom-wide, in 2013. Prior to his appointment as a Country Head, Wael headed the Restructuring of the Finance unit in June 2013 for a brief period. Over the years, Wael has attended specialized Engineering, Banking and Leadership courses with reputable institutions such as ISEAD, Darden and the Harvard Business School. He has been serving as the CEO and as a Board Member at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as of October 2016.

He has a total of 21 years of banking and professional experience.