MEHMET CANTEKİN
Senior Executive Vice President
(Loans Follow-Up, Regional Directorates)
Having joined VakıfBank as an Assistant General Manager on December 28, 2007, Mehmet Cantekin worked for various banks and public institutions. His latest position was with BRSA, as a Department Head. He is a graduate of Department of Finance, Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University. Holding a graduate degree in accounting from the University of Illinois, Mehmet Cantekin is fluent in English and French.

Şahin UĞUR
Executive Vice President
(Support Services)
Şahin Uğur began his career at VakıfBank as a trainee of foreign exchange officer in 1984. After serving in various capacities at the Bank, Mr. Uğur was appointed Executive Vice President in 2004. A graduate of Erzurum Atatürk University, Faculty of Business, Department of Business Administration; Şahin Uğur is fluent in Arabic and English in addition to his native language Turkish.

FEYZİ ÖZCAN
Executive Vice President
(Retail Loans, Retail Banking, Corporate Payroll, Credit Cards, Card and Member Merchant Operations)
Feyzi Özcan joined VakıfBank in 1989 as an assistant auditor and served as manager, deputy director and director at various branches and units of the Bank before being appointed Executive Vice President in 2005. A graduate of Gazi University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences; Mr. Özcan is fluent in English in addition to his native language Turkish.

METİN RECEP ZAFER
Executive Vice President
(Accounting and Financial Affairs, Planning and Performance, Treasury and Foreign Operations, Subsidiaries, Alternative Distribution Channels, Banking Operations)
Metin Recep Zafer joined VakıfBank on June 13, 2006 as Executive Vice President after serving in various capacities for several banks, most recently as Manager of the Department of Financial Management at T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş. A graduate of Marmara University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics; he holds a PhD in banking and insurance from Marmara University. Dr. Zafer is fluent in English in addition to his native language Turkish.

BİRGÜL DENLİ
Executive Vice President
(International Banking and Investor Relations, Private Banking)
Joining VakıfBank in November 2003 as Head of the Correspondent Banking and International Finance Department at VakıfBank International AG in Vienna, Birgül Denli was appointed Executive Vice President on June 15, 2006. Having served in various capacities in many banks and companies both in Turkey and abroad, Ms. Denli most recently was a Member of the Board of Directors of VakıfBank International AG / Vienna. Birgül Denli is a graduate of Middle East Technical University, Department of Statistics and holds a post-graduate degree in Financial Markets and Derivatives from London Metropolitan University. She is fluent in English, German and French in addition to her native language Turkish.

ÖMER ELMAS
Executive Vice President
(Legal Affairs, Legal Proceedings)
After graduating from the Faculty of Law, Istanbul University, Ömer Elmas got his graduate degree in Private Law, in which field he is currently pursuing his doctorate studies. He worked as a self-employed lawyer, Legal Coordinator for Emlak Bank in liquidation, and as an executive for many companies. When he was serving as Chief Legal Consultant for Ziraat Bank, he joined VakıfBank in 2006 as Chief Legal Counsel and was appointed as an Executive Vice President on January 5, 2009. Ömer Elmas is fluent in German and English.

REMZİ ALTINOK
Executive Vice President
(Commercial Loans, Corporate Loans, Enquiry)
He joined VakıfBank in 1991 and worked as a manager and chairman of various branches and departments of the Bank before being appointed as an assistant general manager on April 15, 2010. A graduate of the Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Political Sciences at İstanbul University, Remzi Altınok is fluent in English.

İBRAHİM BİLGİÇ
Executive Vice President
(Commercial Banking, Corporate Banking, Corporate Branches, Cash Management)
Having joined VakıfBank as an assistant auditor in 1992, İbrahim Bilgiç worked as a manager and regional manager at the Bank’s various branches before being appointed as an assistant general manager on April 15, 2010. A graduate of the Department of Finance, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Gazi University, İbrahim Bilgiç is fluent in English.

SERDAR SATOĞLU
Executive Vice President
(Human Resources)
After joining VakıfBank in 1995 as an assistant auditor, Serdar Satoğlu served as the chairman of the Board of Internal Auditors and the general manager of Vakıf Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., and as an assistant general manager for Vakıf Menkul Kıymetler Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş., and a Board member for İMKB Takas ve Saklama Bankası A.Ş. (ISE Settlement and Custody Bank), followed by his appointment as an assistant general manager on June 17, 2010. A graduate of Department of Finance, Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University, Serdar Satoğlu has a graduate degree in capital markets and stock exchange from Marmara University, and a Ph.D. in banking from Marmara University, Institute of Banking and Insurance.

HASAN ECESOY
Executive Vice President
(Treasury, Investment Banking)
After joining Ziraat Bank in October 1993, Hasan Ecesoy worked as a specialist, manager, chairman and general manager for Sümerbank A.Ş., Bayındırbank A.Ş., Anadolubank A.Ş., and Halk Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. He was appointed an executive vice president of VakıfBank on May 28, 2010. He graduated from the Department of Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Uludağ University. Holding a graduate degree in Business Administration, Institute of Social Sciences from İstanbul Technical University and a doctorate degree in Economics, Institute of Social Sciences from Marmara University, Hasan Ecesoy is fluent in English.

ALİ ENGİN EROĞLU
Executive Vice President
(Software Development, System Management, IT Operation and Support, IT Services Planning, IT Process Management and Compliance, Project Management, Information Security)
After holding various positions as a software engineer, project manager, manager and assistant general manager at various companies since 1996, Ali Engin Eroğlu was appointed as the Bank’s Executive Vice President on July 29, 2010. He holds a degree in Computer Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering at Boğaziçi University. Pursuing his graduate studies in Computer Engineering at Gebze Institute of Technology, Ali Engin Eroğlu is fluent in English.