Mustafa EMRE

Head of the Audit Board

Mustafa Emre graduated from Hacettepe University, Department of Mathematics and started his banking career as Assistant Auditor at the Audit Board in 2003. After that, he was appointed as an Auditor in 2006 and Deputy Chairman of the Audit Board in 2013. He has been working as the Chairman of the Audit Board since 31.07.2017.

Özhan BİLGİN

Head of Risk Management

Özhan BİLGİN graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Industrial Engineering and started his career in VakıfBank in 2005. After working in the Risk Management Department for 10 years, he continued his career as a Deputy Director in 2015 and Director in 2016 in the newly established Market Risk Management Department. Since 2019, he has been the Head of Risk Management at VakıfBank. He took part in the working groups established within the Banks Association of Türkiye during the transition of the Turkish banking sector to Basel-II in 2012 and in the Regulatory Consistency Assessment Program (“RCAP”) efforts, which resulted in full compliance with the regulations, of the Basel Committee in 2016. He completed his Master’s degree in Finance from Işık University in 2021. He holds Derivative Instruments, Capital Market Activities Level 3, Corporate Governance Rating, and Credit Rating Certificates issued by the CMB. He is married with one child.

Ali ÇALIŞ

Head of Internal Control

Ali Çalış, graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Finance, started his banking career as an Assistant Auditor at the Audit Board in 1996. He worked as an Auditor in 1999, and since 2005, he worked as a Manager at various branches. He served as a Deputy Chairman at the Audit Board in 2010 and was subsequently appointed as Head of Support Services Department in 2011 and Head of Cash Management Marketing Department in 2018. He has been serving as the Head of Internal Control Department since 24.06.2019.

Ant Utkan UTKU

Head of Compliance and Regulation

Graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Statistics, Ant Utkan UTKU joined VakıfBank in 2008. After three years of experience in branches, he joined the Bank’s Compliance Department and served as the Bank’s Deputy Compliance Officer for thirteen years, as a specialist, assistant manager and, for seven years, as a manager. On 27.12.2024, he was appointed as the Head of Compliance and Legislation and since that date, he has also been the Bank’s Compliance Officer and the Bank’s Financial Group Compliance Officer. He holds CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) and CGSS (Certified Global Sanctions Specialist) certificates and is fluent in English.