

İŞBANK
ANNUAL REPORT 2014
52
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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H. Ersin Özince
Chairman
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 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. He
is 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. His
memberships include the Institute of International
Finance (IIF), Institute Internationale d’Etudes
Bancaires (IIEB), the Board of Trustees of the Turkish
Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, Reforestation
and the Protection of Natural Habitats (TEMA) and
the Board of Trustees of Bilkent University.
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Füsun Tümsavaş
Vice Chairman
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 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 has also served as the Vice Chairman
of the Board of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. Members
Supplementary Pension Fund.
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Adnan Bali
Member of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
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.
He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at
Türkiye Sınai ve Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş. (TSKB), İşbank
Germany and İşbank Russia. In addition, he is a
member of the Board of Directors at İşbank Batumi/
Georgia Branch, the Banks Association of Turkey and
Vehbi Koç Foundation; a member of the Institute
of International Finance, Darüşşafaka Association
High Advisory Board, Turkish Industry and Business
Association (TÜSİAD), Istanbul Foundation for
Culture and Arts (İKSV), Turkish Finance Managers
Association (Finance Club), Global Relations Forum
and a member of the Board of Trustees of TEMA
Foundation.
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Hasan Koçhan
Member of the Board
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 Alternate
Member of the Credit Committee.
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Mustafa Kıcalıoğlu
Member of the Board
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.
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Aysel Tacer
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
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