CREDIT COMMITTEE
VakıfBank Credit Committee is comprised of two permanent members and two alternate members, in addition to the CEO. Permanent members are Mustafa Saydam and Şahin Uğur. Dr. Adnan Ertem and Halil Çelik are the associate members.
The Duties of the Credit Committee are as follows:
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Sadık Yakut and Halil Çelik were elected to the Audit Committee that was established to assist VakıfBank’s Board of Directors in carrying out its auditing and oversight responsibilities.
The Audit Committee has assumed the following duties and functions:
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
The Corporate Governance Committee of VakıfBank is composed of Board Members Vedat Demiröz, Haydar Kemal Kurt, Ali Tahan, Head of International Banking and Investor Relations, and Korhan Turgut, Head of General Accounting and Financial Affairs. The Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for overseeing the Bank’s compliance with the Corporate Governance Principles.
The Corporate Governance Committee is in charge of performing the following tasks:
REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
VakıfBank’s Remuneration Committee was established upon the Board decision numbered 82893 dated 26.01.2012, pursuant to sixth Principle of the Corporate Governance Principles as amended by the “Regulation Amending the Regulation on Corporate Governance Principles of Banks” promulgated in the Official Gazette numbered 27959 dated 09.06.2011. Committee Members are Dr. Adnan Ertem and Sadık Yakut.
The Remuneration Committee is in charge of:
ASSET & LIABILITY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
The Asset & Liability Management Committee convenes on a weekly basis to evaluate economic and market developments and to discuss the possible impacts of these developments on the Bank’s balance sheet. In this context, actions are taken to preserve the assets quality and steer the development of the balance sheet in line with the growth strategies planned by the Bank in a way of managing the funding cost and structural risks on foreign exchange, interest rate, liquidity, and credit risks at the optimal level within the thresholds set by applicable law. In order to maintain effective liquidity and funding management, the Committee monitors borrowings and credit extensions that bring short-term cash inflows and outflows and evaluates measures and actions that will inform on liquidity/fund-raising and extensions in accordance with the Bank’s primary objectives and strategies.
The Committee is also in charge of evaluating alignment of the tasks performed by respective departments with the growth strategies embraced by the Bank; monitoring and analyzing profitability and net interest income; and taking actions to update policies, procedures, regulations and other documents. In addition, the Committee regularly reviews the efforts and practices related to the decisions taken in previous meetings.
Moreover, it reviews legal authorities’ decisions with an actual or probable effect on the Bank’ operations; and by tracking those novelties introduced by evolving technologies, it defines agenda items to decide on so that the Bank takes proactive actions. When necessary, the Committee meets on short notice and evaluates extraordinary liquidity and funding issues and/or the events occurring in the markets and enables measures to be taken promptly.
Chaired by the General Manager, the Committee is composed of Executive Vice Presidents, Head of Strategy and Planning, Head of Risk Management, Head of International Banking and Investor Relations and the Manager of Economic Research Department.
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND ETHICS COMMISSION
VakıfBank Ethics Commission was established with the decision of the Board of Directors dated 04.07.2019.
The Commission is composed of the Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Development, who chairs it, in addition to the Chairman of the Audit Board, Head of Internal Control, Chief Legal Advisor, Head of Human Resources, Head of Corporate Development, Performance Management and Academy, Head of Strategy and Planning, Head of Compliance and Regulation.
The duties and authorities of the Commission are indicated below.
SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
VakıfBank Sustainability Committee was established by the decision of the Board of Directors dated 30.12.2021 in accordance with the Operating Procedures and Principles of Internal Committees of VakıfBank. Chaired by the CEO and consists of one independent Board Member elected by the Board of Directors, Executive Vice Presidents, the Head of Sustainable Banking, and relevant unit managers.
The Sustainability Committee supports the Board of Directors in overseeing sustainability and climate performance. The Committee is responsible for integrating and managing sustainability and climate-related issues into business processes. In this context, it determines the Bank’s sustainability strategy and policies and ensures that related actions are taken.
The Sustainability Committee is in charge of performing the following tasks:
Meeting Time and Frequency
The Committee convenes under the chair of the General Manager. If the Chairman is unable to attend the meeting, the Executive Vice President of the Sustainable Banking Department chairs the meeting and meets when the secretariat deems it necessary, at least twice a year.
MEETING SCHEDULE OF THE COMMITTEES AND ATTENDANCE TO MEETINGS
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors convened 53 times and adopted 1,219 resolutions in 2025. Attendance percentage at the Board of Directors meeting is 99%.
Credit Committee
In 2025, the Committee convened 28 times and adopted 358 resolutions. Attendance percentage at the Credit Committee meeting is 100%.
Corporate Governance Committee
In 2025, the Committee convened 4 times and adopted 6 resolutions. Attendance percentage at the Corporate Governance Committee meeting is 100%.
Remuneration Committee
In 2025, the Committee convened 4 times. Attendance percentage at the Numeration Committee meeting is 100%.
Audit Committee
In 2025, the Committee convened 25 times and adopted 133 resolutions. Attendance percentage at the Audit Committee meeting is 100%.
Asset & Liability Management Committee
The Committee generally convenes weekly, and it convened 47 times in 2025.
Ethical Principles and Ethics Commission
In 2025, the Committee convened once.
Sustainability Committee
In 2025, the Committee convened twice. Attendance percentage at meetings was 100% (excluding those on leave).
GRI 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21