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VAKIFBANK
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
İSMAİL ALPTEKİN
Independent Board Member
Having graduated from Istanbul University,
Faculty of Law in 1968, İsmail Alptekin
began his professional career as an attorney
at Türkiye Zirai Donatım Kurumu and
subsequently worked as Auditor at TÜBİTAK. He
held positions as a Board member at VakıfBank
for two terms (1975-1978, 1996-1997), a
member of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality
Council, and as a Member of Parliament from
Bolu during the 21
st
term and from Ankara
during the 22
nd
term. He was also appointed
Vice Chairman of the Parliament during his
terms in office. İsmail Alptekin was appointed
as a Member of the Board of Directors at the
Ordinary General Assembly Meeting dated
April 3, 2009. Mr. Alptekin is a member of
the Corporate Governance Committee and
Remuneration Committee.
HALİM KANATCI
Board Member
Having graduated from Istanbul ITIA (Economic
and Commercial Sciences Academy),
Department of Business in 1976, Halim Kanatcı
worked at Garanti Bank for 24 years, including
13 years in executive positions, and as Branch
Manager at Finansbank and Toprakbank for
three years. He served as the General Manager
of Istanbul Marmara Eğitim Sağlık Kurumları
A.Ş., on the Board of Trustees of T.C. Maltepe
University, and Deputy Mayor of Istanbul/
Maltepe Municipality from 2004 to 2009.
Mr. Kanatcı was appointed to the Board of
Directors of VakıfBank by the Prime Minister on
April 28, 2009. Halim Kanatcı is also a member
of the Credit Committee and the Corporate
Governance Committee.
DR. ADNAN ERTEM
Board Member
Born in 1965, Adnan Ertem completed
his secondary education in Erzincan. He
graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty
of Political Sciences, Department of Public
Administration in 1987, and earned his Ph.D.
in 1997 in Sociology. Starting his career as
Assistant Auditor at the General Directorate of
Foundations in 1988, Dr. Ertem was appointed
Auditor in 1991 and Chief Auditor in 2002.
Between 2002 and 2007, he served as the
Deputy Manager at the Istanbul Regional
Directorate of Foundations. Between 2007
and 2010, Dr. Ertem served as Deputy
Undersecretary of the Turkish Prime Ministry
and in October 2010 he was appointed
General Director of the Turkish Prime Ministry,
General Directorate of Foundations. On October
27
th
, 2010, he was appointed as a Member of
Board of Directors at VakıfBank. Dr. Ertem is
also a member of the Bank’s Remuneration
Committee. He is married with two daughters.