Board of Directors

Fiba Holding

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Hüsnü ÖZYEĞİN

Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee

Murat Özyeğin graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a double major in Industrial Management and Economics in 1998. In the same year, he started his career as a financial analyst in the New York office of the Merger and Acquisition Group of Bear Stearns & Co., a New York-based global investment bank. In 2000, he was transferred to the company’s London office as a senior analyst. He completed his MBA at Harvard Business School in 2003, and returned to Turkey to take an active role in the management of FIBA Group, founded by his father Hüsnü Özyeğin. He established the Strategic Planning and Business Development divisions at Finansbank (owned by FIBA Group until 2005) and FIBA Holding.

Before assuming the role of Chairman of FIBA Group in 2019, Murat Özyeğin served as a member of the Board of Directors of Fiba Holding and Fina Holding between 2003-2019. He also serves as Vice Chairman of Credit Europe Bank, the group’s largest subsidiary in finance, and as Chairman of all non-financial subsidiaries.

In addition to his responsibilities at FIBA Group companies, Murat Özyeğin also serves as Vice President of the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TÜSİAD), President of DEIK/Turkey-The Netherlands Business Council, Vice President of Energy Efficiency Association, Honorary Consul of Singapore, Trustee of Özyeğin University, Trustee of Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation, member of Harvard University Global Advisory Board, member of Endeavor Board of Directors, Trustee of WWF Turkey and member of Global Relations Forum.

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Murat ÖZYEĞİN

Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee

Murat Özyeğin graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a double major in Industrial Management and Economics in 1998. In the same year, he started his career as a financial analyst in the New York office of the Merger and Acquisition Group of Bear Stearns & Co., a New York-based global investment bank. In 2000, he was transferred to the company’s London office as a senior analyst. He completed his MBA at Harvard Business School in 2003, and returned to Turkey to take an active role in the management of FIBA Group, founded by his father Hüsnü Özyeğin. He established the Strategic Planning and Business Development divisions at Finansbank (owned by FIBA Group until 2005) and FIBA Holding.

Before assuming the role of Chairman of FIBA Group in 2019, Murat Özyeğin served as a member of the Board of Directors of Fiba Holding and Fina Holding between 2003-2019. He also serves as Vice Chairman of Credit Europe Bank, the group’s largest subsidiary in finance, and as Chairman of all non-financial subsidiaries.

In addition to his responsibilities at FIBA Group companies, Murat Özyeğin also serves as Vice President of the Turkish Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TÜSİAD), President of DEIK/Turkey-The Netherlands Business Council, Vice President of Energy Efficiency Association, Honorary Consul of Singapore, Trustee of Özyeğin University, Trustee of Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation, member of Harvard University Global Advisory Board, member of Endeavor Board of Directors, Trustee of WWF Turkey and member of Global Relations Forum.

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Ayşecan ÖZYEĞİN OKTAY

Vice Chair of the Board and Member of the Executive Committee

Ayşecan Özyeğin Oktay graduated in Economics from Duke University and joined Finansbank Retail Banking Department in 2003. In 2005 she joined FIBA Group, founded by her father Hüsnü Özyeğin and was active in new projects in the Strategic Planning and Business Development division of FIBA Group (2005-2007). After receiving her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2009, she returned back to FIBA Group to serve on the Board of Directors of Fina Holding and various subsidiaries for 10 years before assuming the position of Vice Chair of FIBA Group in 2019. Ayşecan Özyeğin Oktay is active in the fields of philanthropy and social entrepreneurship and as member of Board of Directors of Mother Child Education Foundation and Board of Trustees of Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation she leads the groups social investments. She serves on Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Board, TUSIAD Round Table on Entrepreneurship and Youth, Board of Trustees of WWF-Turkey, Ashoka Support Network, Synergos Global Philanthropists Circle, Esas Sosyal Advisory Board, UN SDSN Turkey Advisory Board and Endeavour Mentor Network.

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Mehmet GÜLEŞCİ

Member of the Board and the Executive Committee

Born in 1962. Following his graduation from the Business Administration department of Boğaziçi University, he completed his master degree in the same department. He worked in Istanbul and Boston offices of Ernst&Young between 1984-1996 and got CPA licence from Turkey and Massachusetts, USA. While serving as a partner, he joined Finansbank as Assistant General Manager in 1997 and he was Managing Director in the Board of Directors of Finansbank until the end of 2009. Mr. Güleşçi furthermore assumes various responsibilities in the Board of Directors of Fiba Group’s financial and non financial, domestic and international investments.

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Fevzi BOZER

Member of the Board

Born in 1955. Mr.Bozer holds a BA degree in Business Administration from Indiana University and an MBA degree from Roosevelt University. He started his banking career in 1984 at CitiBank. He joined Finansbank as branch manager in 1988 and then appointed as the General Manager of Finansbank (Credit Europe Bank) Suisse S.A. between 1991 and 1993. Then Mr.Bozer served as the General Manager of Finansbank A.Ş. between 1995-1999. Since 1999, he has been Board Member of Fiba Group's international Banks and Fiba Holding A.Ş. He still serves in the Board of Directors of Fibabanka and Credit Europe Bank Suisse.

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Onur UMUT

Member of the Board

Born in 1962. After completing his education in Boğaziçi University Industrial Engineering, he worked at İktisat Bank A.Ş. between 1985-1988. He joined Fiba Group in 1988. He worked as the General Manager of Finansbank (Credit Europe Bank) Holland between the years of 1996-1999 and of Finansbank A.Ş. between the years of 1999-2003. Since then, he has been Board Member of Fiba Group's international Banks and Fiba Holding A.Ş. He still serves in the Board of Directors of Fibabanka, Credit Europe Bank Russia ve Credit Europe Bank Romania.

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