80 VAKIFBANK
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RAMAZAN GÜNDÜZ
Chairman
Ramazan Gündüz began his banking career as
an intern at VakıfBank in 1977. Subsequently, he
worked as Assistant Auditor and Auditor before
serving in various managerial positions including
Assistant Manager of the İstanbul Region, Manager
of the İstanbul Financial Analysis and Intelligence
Department, Manager of the Şişli Branch, Manager
of the Medium-Sized Loans Department, Head of
the Loans Department, Manager of the İstanbul
Regional Directorate, Executive Vice President and
Board member. Following his retirement, Ramazan
Gündüz served as General Manager of Vakıf Menkul
Kıymetler Yatırım Ortaklığı and Vakıf Leasing, both
of which are subsidiaries of VakıfBank. He was
appointed to the Board at the General Assembly
Meeting dated April 3, 2009. He has been the
Chairman of the Board of Directors since March 29,
2013.
MEHMET EMİN ÖZCAN
Deputy Chairman - Independent Board
Member
Mehmet Emin Özcan graduated from Ankara
University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department
of Economics and Finance in 1982 and began
his professional career at Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş.
as Assistant Auditor in 1983. Subsequently, he
assumed various managerial responsibilities
at Albaraka Türk Katılım Bankası A.Ş. He was
Executive Member of the Board of Directors of
Halk Bankası A.Ş. between March 2003 and April
2005. At the same time, he assumed duties as
Bank Representative at Institute of International
Finance (IIF), Member of the Board of Directors at
Demir-Halk Bank/Netherlands, Halk Yatırım Menkul
Değerler A.Ş. and Halk Finansal Kiralama A.Ş. He
served as Member of the Board of Directors of T.C.
Ziraat Bankası A.Ş. between April 2005 and May
2010. He also assumed duties at various subsidiaries
of T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş. as Chairman/Member of
the Board of Directors. He served as Vice Chairman
of the Board of Directors of Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş.
from April 2010 to March 2013. Mr. Özcan became
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at VakıfBank
on March 29, 2013 and also serves as Chairman
of Vakıf Yatırım A.Ş. and Vice Chairman of Güneş
Sigorta A.Ş. Mr. Özcan is married and has three
children.
HALİL AYDOĞAN
General Manager
Born in 1950 in Afyonkarahisar, Halil Aydoğan
graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of
Economics, Department of Business Administration
and Finance in 1976. He began his career
at VakıfBank as Assistant Auditor in 1977.
Subsequently, he served as Auditor from 1980 to
1983; Assistant Manager in the Mecidiyeköy Branch
between 1983 and 1985; and Branch Manager in
the Kadıköy, Mecidiyeköy, Taksim, İstanbul and
Şişli branches from 1985 until 1996. Mr. Aydoğan
assumed the positions of Executive Vice President
at VakıfBank between 1996 and 1999 and General
Manager at Vakıf Finansal Kiralama A.Ş. from
1999 to 2000. He was a Member of Parliament
from Afyonkarahisar for the 22nd and 23rd
terms, a member of the State Owned Enterprises
Commission for two years, and a member of the
Planning and Budget Commission for seven years.
On January 5, 2012, Mr. Aydoğan was appointed
as Chairman of the Board of Directors of VakıfBank
and has served as General Manager of the Bank
since March 29, 2013. He also holds the position
of Chairman of the Board of Directors at Taksim
Otelcilik A.Ş. and at Güneş Sigorta A.Ş. and is a
Board member of Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası
A.Ş. and Foreign Economic Affairs.
