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PART II: MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES 100 VakıfBank Annual Report 2017 MEHMET EMİN KARAAĞAÇ (Legal Affairs - Legal Services – Credit Risk Liquidation) Born in Konya in 1963, Mehmet Emin Karaağaç graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Law and started his career as Attorney at Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. in 1989. He served as Assistant Legal Counselor and Legal Counselor at various departments of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. until January 2, 2012. He assumed the position of Chief Legal Consultant in VakıfBank’s Legal Department on January 3, 2012. Mr. Karaağaç was appointed as the Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs, Loan Monitoring and Legal Proceedings at VakıfBank on October 25, 2013. He has been working as the Executive Vice President of Legal Affairs, Legal Services and Credit Risk Liquidation since July 2017. YAKUP ŞİMŞEK (Corporate and Investment Banking Marketing - Commercial Banking Marketing - Cash Management Operations - Corporate Management) Yakup Şimşek graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Business Administration in 1992. He began his banking career at VakıfBank as Assistant Auditor in 1996 and served as Auditor from 1999 to 2002. Subsequently, he served as Assistant Manager and Manager in various branches and departments of the Bank. He served as Head of the Bank’s Audit Board from 2008 to 2010, and as Manager of the East Anatolian Regional Directorate and Manager of the Southeast Anatolian Regional Directorate of the Bank, respectively, after 2010. While serving as Head of the Cash Management on March 4, 2014, he was appointed Executive Vice President at the Bank on August 25, 2016. HÜSEYİN UĞUR BİLGİN (Human Resources - Corporate Development and Training) Born in Ankara in 1967, H. Uğur Bilgin is a graduate of the Business Administration Department of Anadolu University. He started his career in 1986 as Officer in VakıfBank and went on to serve as Manager in various branches. He served as the Manager of Public Relations in 2003 and at the Board of Directors Affairs in 2004. In 2006, he became Head of the Board of Directors Affairs and in 2013 he was appointed the Head of Human Resources while also fulfilling his responsibilities as regards the Board of Directors Affairs. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors at Bank’s various subsidiaries. H. Uğur Bilgin was appointed as the Executive Vice President of VakıfBank on 01.08.2017. EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT