Mehmet Said GÜL

Executive Vice President-Information Technologies and Operations

Mehmet Said Gül was born in Kahramanmaraş in 1973. He graduated from Hacettepe University Department of Computer Engineering in 1995. He started his banking career at Anadolu Finans Kurumu in 1997. After serving for many years as system analyst and software development service manager, he continued his career as Software Development Manager at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası A.Ş. in 2006. He worked as the Information Systems Coordination Manager as of 2009. In 2014, Mr. Gül worked at the establishment of Ziraat Participation and acted as a consultant at Ziraat Bank and Ziraat Participation’s Information Technologies Department Head. In 2015, he was appointed as the Group Director of the Information Technologies and Operational Transactions at Ziraat Participation. Since 23 August 2017 Mr. Gül is the Executive Vice President in charge of Information Technologies and Operations.

Osman KARAKÜTÜK

Executive Vice President-Treasury Management and International Banking

Born in Ankara in 1975, Osman Karakütük graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political Science. He completed his undergraduate studies in Sakarya University and started his banking career at CBRT Headquarters as a clerk in 1998. In 1999, he started working at Ziraat Bank as an Assistant Inspector and then promoted to Inspector, Chief Inspector, Vice President of the Inspection Board, Branch Manager, İzmir 1st Region Manager, Head of Branch Operations and Head of Channel Management, respectively. Mr. Karakütük was appointed as Ziraat Katılım Bankası A.Ş. Vice President in charge of Financial Coordination and Human Resources on 15 August 2017 and he has been serving as the Vice President in charge of Treasury Management and International Banking since 24 August 2017.

Tahir DEMİRKIRAN

Executive Vice President-Loan Allocation and Management

Born in 1967 in İstanbul, Tahir Demirkıran graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics. He started his career as Assistant Specialist of Financial Analysis and Intelligence at Pamukbank in 1995. He worked as a Specialist and Credits Service Manager at the same bank. Later he served as Financial Analysis and Credits Department Manager, Commercial Branch Manager and Commercial Credits Department Head at Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. and as Board of Directors Member at Halk Leasing. In 2015, he worked as Retail Loan Allocation and Management Group Director at Ziraat Bank. He was appointed as Executive Vice President responsible for Loan Allocation and Management in Ziraat Participation on 12 February 2016 and is still carrying out the duty.

Temel Tayyar YEŞİL

Executive Vice President-Marketing

Temel Tayyar Yeşil was born in Samsun in 1971 and graduated from Erciyes University Economy department of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. Mr. Yeşil started his banking career at Pamukbank T.A.Ş. as Assistant Specialist in 1998. He worked as an officer and manager in the Loans and Project Evaluation departments of Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. He acted as Kayseri Commercial Branch Manager between 2010 and 2012. Mr. Yeşil started to work at Ziraat Bank as Loan Allocation and Management Department Head in 2012 and continued as the Regional Coordinator in 2016. He has been appointed as Ziraat Katılım Bankası A.Ş. Vice President in charge of Marketing on 18 July 2017 and is still carrying out the duty.