54 İşbank
Annual Report 2015
H. Ersin Özince was born in Havran in 1953 and graduated fromMiddle East Technical University, Faculty of
Administrative Sciences, Business Administration Department. He started his professional career at İşbank
as an Assistant Inspector on the Board of Inspectors in 1976. After working in various managerial positions at
İşbank, Mr. Özince was promoted to the post of Deputy Chief Executive in 1994 and until he became the 15
th
CEO of İşbank on 28 October 1998, his responsibilities encompassed the Treasury, Financial Management,
Capital Markets, Loans and the Credit Information and Financial Analysis departments of the Bank. He was
elected as a Board member on 31 March 2011 and 28 March 2014 and he has been serving as the Chairman
since 1 April 2011. He was also elected as the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee on 29 December
2011. In April 2011, Mr. Özince resigned from his role as the Chairman of the Banks’ Association of Turkey,
which he had been serving in since May 2002. In addition to his duties at the Bank, he serves as the Chairman
of the Board of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Members Supplementary Pension Fund and the Board of T. Şişe ve Cam
Fabrikaları A.Ş.
Adnan Bali was born in İslahiye in 1962 and graduated fromMiddle East Technical University, Faculty of Economics and
Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics. He joined İşbank as Assistant Inspector on the Board of Inspectors
in 1986. He became Assistant Manager in the Treasury Department in 1994 and Unit Manager in the same department
in 1997. He was appointed Head of the Treasury Department in 1998. Mr. Bali served as the Manager of the Şişli Branch
in 2002 and the Manager of Galata Branch in 2004; he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive on 30 May 2006. Mr.
Adnan Bali was appointed as the 16
th
Chief Executive Officer of İşbank on 1 April 2011. He has also been serving as
the Chairman of the Credit Committee and member of the Risk Committee. Mr. Bali is the Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş., Işbank Germany and Işbank Russia. He is also member of the Board of
Directors of The Banks Association of Turkey and Vehbi Koç Foundation, member of the Turkish Industry and Business
Association (TUSIAD), İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts ( IKSV), Turkey Finance Managers Association ( Finance
Club), Global Relations Forum, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) and IIEB (Institut International D’Etudes
Bancaires), and member of the Board of Trustees of Darüşşafaka Society and TEMA Foundation.
Füsun Tümsavaş was born in Ankara in 1957 and graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political
Science, Department of Economics-Finance. She started her professional career at the Ankara Branch of the
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey in 1979. In 1981, she started to work at İşbank’s I. Loans Department
as an Officer and subsequently became Assistant Section Head and Assistant Credit Specialist in the same
department. Ms. Tümsavaş was appointed Assistant Manager in 1994 and Unit Manager in 1999 in the
aforementioned department. She became the Head of Commercial Loans Department in 2004. Ms. Füsun
Tümsavaş was elected to İşbank’s Board of Directors on 28 March 2008, 31 March 2011 and 28 March 2014.
In addition, she continues her duties as a member of the Credit Committee since 2 April 2008; as the Vice
Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Risk Committee, the Chairman of the Audit Committee
and the Chairman of the T.R.N.C. Internal Systems Committee since 30 May 2011; and as the Chairman of the
Corporate Governance Committee since 27 February 2013. In addition to her duties at the Bank, Ms. Tümsavaş
also serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Members Supplementary Pension Fund.
Hasan Koçhan was born in Trabzon in 1957 and graduated from Ankara Academy of Economic and Commercial
Sciences, Banking Insurance Trade Institution of Higher Education, Banking Department. Beginning his career
at İşbank as an Officer in the Maçka/Trabzon Branch in 1984, Mr. Koçhan was appointed to Bayburt Branch as
an Assistant Section Head and served in the same position at Yomra/Trabzon, Bulancak/Giresun and Trabzon
Branches. He served as a Sub-Manager and Assistant Manager at the Trabzon Branch. He was appointed as a
Branch Manager to Park/Trabzon, Ordu, Gaziantep and İzmit/Kocaeli Branches. He was elected to İşbank’s Board
of Directors on 3 November 2008, 31 March 2011 and 28 March 2014. He has also been serving as Member of
the Credit Committee since 30 May 2011.
Mustafa Kıcalıoğlu was born in Silifke in 1946 and graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Law and
completed the Public Administration Postgraduate Expertise Program at the Public Administration Institute for
Turkey and the Middle East. He began his career as Prospective Judge in Silifke; then, he served as Aralık and
Giresun Deputy Public Prosecutor and as Judge of Baskil, Çankırı, Kocaeli and Ankara. In 2001, Mr. Kıcalıoğlu was
elected as a Member of the Supreme Court and he retired due to age limit restriction when he was the Head
of the 4
th
Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court in 2011. Mr. Mustafa Kıcalıoğlu was elected to İşbank’s Board of
Directors on 31 March 2011 and 28 March 2014.
Board of Directors
H. Ersin Özince
Chairman
Füsun Tümsavaş
Vice Chairman
Adnan Bali
Member of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer
Hasan Koçhan
Member of the Board
Mustafa Kıcalıoğlu
Member of the Board
Aysel Tacer was born in Siverek/Şanlıurfa in 1959 and is a graduate of Marmara University, Faculty of Economics
and Administrative Sciences, Business Administration Department. She began her career at İşbank as an Officer at
Taksim Branch in 1980. Ms. Tacer served as Assistant Section Head and Financial Analyst in the Credit Information
and Financial Analysis Department from 1983 to 1989; became Assistant Credit Analyst in 1989 and Assistant
Manager in 1993 at Şişli Branch. Between 1996 and 2011, she served as Manager of Akatlar, Çarşı-Bakırköy,
Bakırköy, Güneşli and Güneşli Corporate Branches.
Ms. Aysel Tacer was elected to İşbank’s Board of Directors on 31 March 2011 and on 28 March 2014. She has served
as member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee since 1 April 2011 and as Alternate Member of the
Credit Committee since 30 May 2011.
Aysel Tacer
Member of the Board
