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95 VakıfBank Annual Report 2017 DİLEK YÜKSEL Board Member Dilek Yüksel was born in Niksar, Tokat in 1977. She graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics. Mrs. Yüksel had an education on banking and economy from Banking Law and Research Institute at Ankara University. She worked as the Manager of Press and Manager of Public Relations Department in Samsun Atakum Municipality, and the Chief of Mamak Municipality’s Culture Branch in Ankara. She was elected as a Member of Parliament for the 23 rd and 24 th legislative terms from Tokat province. In the 23 rd legislative term of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (GNAT), she was a member of the Committee on State Economic Enterprises. Ms. Yüksel also served both as a member and the spokesperson of the Committee on National Defense; member of the Committee on Equal Opportunity for Women and Men; and Head of the sub- committee on Enhancement of Women’s Employment and Suggestions for Solution in the 24 th legislative term. In addition, she served as a Secretary Member of the Presidency Council of the GNAT for the 24 th legislation term. Ms. Yüksel is fluent in English and she is married with two children. DR. ADNAN ERTEM Board Member Adnan Ertem, born in 1965, completed his secondary education in Erzurum. He graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Public Administration in 1987, and earned his Ph.D. in 1997 in Sociology. He started his career as Assistant Auditor at the General Directorate of Foundations in 1988, Dr. Ertem was appointed as Auditor in 1991 and Chief Auditor in 2002 at VakıfBank. Between 2002 and 2007, he served as the Deputy Manager at the İstanbul Regional Directorate of Foundations at VakıfBank. Between 2007 and 2010, Dr. Ertem served as Deputy Undersecretary of the Turkish Prime Ministry and in October 2010 he was appointed as General Director of the Turkish Prime Ministry, General Directorate of Foundations. On October 27, 2010, he was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors at VakıfBank. He is married with two daughters. Dr. Ertem serves as a Member of VakıfBank’s Remuneration Committee. ŞAHİN UĞUR Independent Board Member Having completed his primary and secondary education in Malatya and Erzurum, Şahin Uğur graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Ataturk University in 1979. In 1984, he started to work at VakıfBank and served as Assistant Manager, Manager and Head of a Department until 2004. He then served as Executive Vice President between 2004 and 2013. He was a member of the Board of Directors at VakıfBank International AG Vien, Güneş Sigorta, Taksim Otelcilik, Atakule REIT, Vakıf Menkul Kıymetler Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. and Vakıf GYO which are subsidiaries of the Bank. Şahin Uğur was elected a Board Member of VakıfBank at the General Assembly Meeting dated June 9, 2017.