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102 Section II: Management and Corporate Governance Principles EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT İLKER YEŞİL (Payment Systems Banking Marketing Department – Payment Systems Services Deparment – Digital Banking and Distribution Channels Department) İlker Yeşil was born in Silifke in 1973 and graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Public Administration in 1994. He started his banking career as Assistant Auditor at VakıfBank in 1995. Having served as Manager in various branches, Mr. Yeşil was appointed Çukurova Regional Manager in 2007 and Mediterranean Region Manager in 2010. While serving as Regional Manager at Çukurova Regional Directorate, on August 1, 2017, Mr. Yeşil was appointed Executive Vice President at the Bank. ŞUAYYİP İLBİLGİ (General Accounting and Financial Operations Department – Strategy and Planning Department – Subsidiaries and Affiliates Department) Şuayyip İlbilgi was born in Ceyhan in 1972 and graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics in 1994. He started his professional career as Assistant Associate at VakıfBank in 1996. Mr. İlbilgi worked as Manager in the Treasury between 2007 and 2010. In 2010, he became Head of the Treasury. On August 1, 2017, Şuayyip İlbilgi was appointed Executive Vice President at VakıfBank. He also currently serves as Deputy Chairman at VakıfBank International AG. ERSİN ÖZOĞUZ (Corporate Loans and Allocation Management Department – Commercial Loans Allocation Management Department – Retail Loans Allocation Management Department – SME and Local Government Loans Allocation Management Department) Ersin Özoğuz was born in Izmir in 1972. He graduated from Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Finance in 1993; he started his professional career at the Turkish Ministry of Finance, Izmir Directorate in the same year. Mr. Özoğuz commenced his banking career as Assistant Auditor at VakıfBank in 1996 and was promoted to the position of Auditor in 1999. Having worked as Manager in various branch locations, he became Regional Manager of Marmara Regional Directorate in 2009. Subsequently, Mr. Özoğuz served as Head of Commercial Banking Department in 2011, Head of Cash Management Transactions Department in 2013, and Head of the Audit Board Department in 2014. Ersin Özoğuz was appointed Executive Vice President at VakıfBank on August 1, 2017. He is fluent in English.