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MANAGEMENT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES
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EXECUTIVE
MANAGEMENT
HALİL AYDOĞAN
General Manager
Born in 1950 in Afyonkarahisar, Halil Aydoğan
graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty
of Economics, Department of Business
Administration and Finance in 1976. He began
his career at VakıfBank as Assistant Auditor
in 1977. Subsequently, he served as Auditor
from 1980 to 1983; Assistant Manager in
the Mecidiyeköy Branch between 1983 and
1985; and Branch Manager in the Kadıköy,
Mecidiyeköy, Taksim, Istanbul and Şişli
branches from 1985 until 1996. Mr. Aydoğan
assumed the positions of Executive Vice
President at VakıfBank between 1996 and
1999 and General Manager at Vakıf Finansal
Kiralama A.Ş. from 1999 to 2000. He was a
Member of Parliament from Afyonkarahisar for
the 22
nd
and 23
rd
terms, a member of the State
Owned Enterprises Commission for two years,
and a member of the Planning and Budget
Commission for seven years. On January 5,
2012, Mr. Aydoğan was appointed as Chairman
of the Board of Directors of VakıfBank and has
served as General Manager of the Bank since
March 29, 2013. He also holds the position of
Chairman of the Board of Directors at Taksim
Otelcilik A.Ş. and at Güneş Sigorta A.Ş. and
is a Board member of Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma
Bankası A.Ş.
METİN RECEP ZAFER
Executive Vice President
(General Accounting and Financial Transactions
- Treasury and Foreign Operations - Banking
Operations - Consumer Relations Coordination)
Metin Recep Zafer is a graduate of Marmara
University, Faculty of Economics and
Administrative Sciences, Department of
Economics. Starting his banking career in 1992,
he served as Assistant Associate, Auditor and
Department Manager at the branches, head
offices and audit committees of various banks.
He was appointed Executive Vice President at
T. Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O. on June 13, 2006. He
is fluent in English.
SERDAR SATOĞLU
Executive Vice President
(Private Banking Directorate-Subsidiaries
Directorate)
Serdar Satoğlu was born in Ankara in 1972. He
joined T. Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O. on March 6,
1995 as Assistant Auditor and was appointed
Head of the Audit Committee of Vakıf Yatırım
Menkul Değerler A.Ş in 2001. He subsequently
served as General Manager at the same
company for seven years between 2003 and
2010. He was promoted to Executive Vice
President at T. Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O. as of
June 17, 2010. He was a Member of the Board
of Directors at TakasBank between 2008 and
2010; at the Turkish Derivatives Exchange
(VOB A.Ş.) between 2011 and 2012; and at
the Central Registry Agency (MKK) between
March 29, 2012 and October 25, 2014. Serdar
Satoğlu served as Audit Committee Member
and then was appointed Member of the Board
of Directors at the Turkish Capital Markets
Association (TSPAKB) between May 23, 2011
and July 8, 2014. In January 2011, he was
elected Member of the Board of Directors
at Vakıf Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş., a position he
still holds. After graduating from TED Ankara
College in 1990 and Ankara University, Faculty
of Political Sciences in 1994, Serdar Satoğlu
received his Master’s degree in Capital Markets
and Stock Exchanges at Marmara University,
Banking and Insurance Institute in 2006. He
received his Ph.D. in Banking in 2010 from the
same Institute. Mr. Satoğlu is fluent in English
and he is married with three children.