Veysel Sunman

Member of the Board of Directors and Deputy General Manager

Veysel Sunman was born in Sakarya, in 1967. Mr. Sunman started his career in 1988, at Pamukbank T.A.Ş., as a Specialist. He served at the bank’s Credit Risk Monitoring Department until 1994. From 1994 to 2001, he worked as the Manager of Osmanlı Bankası A.Ş.’s Credit Monitoring Unit. He worked as Head of Credit Risk Monitoring Department of Türkiye Halk Bankası A.Ş. from 2002 to 2005, and as the Department Head of Internal Control and Monitoring Center at MNG Bank from 2005 to 2007. He started working at T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş. as the Head of Credit Risk Monitoring Department in 2007 and continued serving in this position until May 2020. Since 2008, Mr. Sunman has also been a member of KKB’s Board of Directors and Audit Committee. Having complete knowledge of all the dynamics of KKB, Mr. Sunman has taken an active role in the formation of many milestones, such as the diversification of KKB’s product and service infrastructure, the initiation of activities carried out on behalf of the Risk Center, the expansion of KKB’s field of activity to include the real sector, and the launch of the Findeks Platform, KKÇ Report, Electronic Letter of Guarantee and the KKB Anadolu Data Center Project. After serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of KKB between March 2019 and 2020, he started his current position at Kredi Kayıt Bürosu as of July 2020.

Abdullah Bilgin

Information Technologies and R&D Department
Assistant General Manager

Abdullah Bilgin has 33 years of professional experience. He graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of Computer Engineering in 1985. Mr. Bilgin received his Master’s degree from İstanbul University, Department of International Relations in 2002. Starting his career at Bilpa A.Ş. in 1986, Mr. Bilgin later worked as System Manager at John Deere in the USA. Subsequently, he served as Director in charge of System and Network Management in the Information Technologies Department at Yapı Kredi Bankası and as Group Manager of Self-Service Banking in the Alternative Distribution Channels Department until 2012. Abdullah Bilgin, who has served as Assistant General Manager in charge of Information Technologies and R&D at KKB since November 2012, manages KKB’s efforts related to digital transformation as well as the activities of the KKB Anadolu Data Center.

Koray Kaya

KKB and Findeks Business Management Department
Assistant General Manager

Koray Kaya has 25 years of experience in the banking industry. He graduated from Yıldız Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering. After completing his MBA in the United States between 1991 and 1994, Mr. Kaya started his career at Garanti Bankası in 1995. He played a key role in the establishment of one of the first personal credit scoring systems in Turkey. During his tenure at Garanti Bankası, Mr. Kaya designed credit automation systems for consumer credits, credit cards, and small enterprise credit applications. In 2004, he started to work as a Consultant at Experian. Mr. Kaya went on to serve as a consultant on projects pertaining to the automation of credit decisions at almost all banks in Turkey. He created the good/bad definition at the customer level used in the scorecard infrastructure of KKB. Subsequently, Mr. Kaya served as Director of the Personal Credits Allocation Department at TEB from 2005 until 2009. During that period, he pioneered the modernization of the personal credits approval platform of TEB in accordance with the prevailing conditions at that time. After starting to work as Head of the Personal Credits Monitoring and Collection Department at Akbank in 2009, Mr. Kaya joined the Board of Directors at Kredi Kayıt Bürosu. He was appointed Head of the Personal Credits Allocation Department at the same organization in January 2012. Mr. Kaya has been working as Assistant General Manager in charge of KKB and Findeks Business Management at KKB since May 2012.

Orkun Deniz

Risk Center Coordination Department
Assistant General Manager

Orkun Deniz graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Computer Engineering in 1995. He continued his academic studies at Yeditepe University, first receiving his MBA and later his doctorate degree in Management and Organization. He started his professional career at Akbank as a Software Developer in the IT Department. He was among the founding team of Kredi Kayıt Bürosu, which he joined in 1997, and he played an active role during the launch of Turkey’s first credit bureau system. Mr. Deniz designed the Corporate Bureau System – which was established by the KKB, entirely with its resources – and managed the development process. He continued his career at Fortis Bank, serving as Director in charge of System Development, Reporting, Loan Policies, and Rating in the Corporate Loans Department. He held several roles during the transformation process of KKB, which he rejoined in early 2011. Primarily, Mr. Deniz ensured the expansion of the product portfolio of KKB by developing new products and services as the Manager of Project and Process Management. Later, he directed all relations with the financial sector as the Manager of the Banks and Financial Institutions Unit. Throughout his career of over 15 years at KKB, Mr. Deniz has provided consulting support for the attempts of many countries to establish credit bureaus. Since September 2016, Mr. Deniz has served as the Assistant General Manager in charge of Risk Center Coordination.

Serdar Çolak

Risk Management Department
Assistant General Manager

Serdar Çolak has 15 years of professional experience. He graduated from Robert College and İstanbul Technical University and the State University of New York, Department of Economics, respectively, as the highest-ranking student. He received his Master’s degree from Boğaziçi University, Department of Management Information Systems. Mr. Çolak started his professional career as an SAP Consultant in New York and after gaining experience there, he went on to work in the İstanbul office of PwC Turkey. In the İstanbul office of PwC Turkey, he served as Manager of the Risk, Process, and Technology Services Department. Having broad experience in the finance industry, Mr. Çolak’s areas of expertise include corporate risk management, information systems governance, information security, business continuity, SOX IT, organizational and process structuring of companies in the finance sector, and Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency information systems audits. At PwC Turkey Istanbul Office, Mr. Çolak also served as Manager in charge of teams engaged in projects involving audit and consultancy services at various financial institutions such as banks, insurance providers, financial leasing companies, and capital market intermediary firms. He submitted reports to the BRSA as an independent auditor in charge of BRSA information systems audits conducted at many banks and their subsidiaries in Turkey, Germany, Greece, and Portugal. Having the titles of Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), ISO 27001 Information Security Management System, and ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System Chief Auditor, Mr. Çolak has served as the Assistant General Manager in charge of the Risk Management Department at Kredi Kayıt Bürosu since April 2014. He is the Senior Management Representative in charge of the Information Security, Corporate Risk Management, and Process Management teams. Under the management of Mr. Çolak, the KKB Information Security team was named “Security Team of the Year” in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa at the FireEye Excellence Awards in 2018. This was the first time a Turkish team received the award.

İnci Tümay Özmen

Financial Reporting and Financial Affairs Department
Assistant General Manager

İnci Tümay Özmen has 25 years of professional experience. She graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Business Administration with a degree in 1995. She started her career at Ernst & Young Denetim in 1995. İnci Tümay Özmen was involved in the audit services of many financial institutions while she worked at Ernst&Young. Having obtained the title of Certified Public Accountant in 2000, she left Ernst&Young as Manager. Ms. Özmen worked as Deputy General Manager in charge of Financial Affairs, Budget Reporting, and Operations at Yapı Kredi Leasing from 2000 to 2012. She played an active role in the adaptation process of the BRSA and Koçbank-YKB merger. İnci Tümay Özmen joined KKB in May 2012, and she has served as Assistant General Manager of Financial Reporting and Financial Affairs since October 2014. İnci Tümay Özmen was authorized as Independent Auditor in 2017 by the Public Oversight, Accounting, and Auditing Standards Authority.

Ali Kemal Cenk

Internal Audit Department
Assistant General Manager

Ali Kemal Cenk has 20 years of professional experience. He graduated from Middle East Technical University, Department of Business Administration. Between 2000 and 2012, Mr. Cenk held various positions at the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, including Sworn-in Bank Auditor, Group Head, 2011 FSAP Negotiations Coordinator, and Vice President of the Audit Department. He took key roles in the Working Group for the Risk-Focused Supervision Project, through which the BRSA has reestablished its audit system. He also took part in a one-month program geared towards the Risk-Focused Supervision Project involving Federal Reserve audits and carried out FDIC-related studies. Mr. Cenk earned a dual MBA/MSF degree from Boston College between 2007 and 2009. In addition to BRSA audits concerning a range of legal issues, internal systems, and information management, he also conducted various audits in the Netherlands and Germany. Mr. Cenk attended a series of training courses on Risk Management, Basel II-III, internal control, and banking in the USA; he also participated in training courses and has certificates of completion on COBIT, TFRS, International Accounting Standards, Oliver Wyman Risk Management, and European Central Bank Eurosystem Macro-Micro Financial Audit. Mr. Cenk has been serving as Assistant General Manager of Internal Audit since April 2012.

Nil Durukanoğlu

Human Resources Department
Director

Nil Durukanoğlu worked in the field of human resources for over 22 years in various companies. After graduating from Istanbul University Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Finance in 1999, she completed her MBA at Bahçeşehir University in 2019. Ms. Durukanoğlu started her career at Pamukbank in 1998. She worked as the Quality and Training Manager at Fortis Bank in 2002, Recruitment and Career Planning Manager at Türkiye Ekonomi Bank between 2005-2013, and Human Resources Partner at the same bank between 2013-2017. After joining Denizbank in 2017, Ms. Durukanoğlu served as the Head of Academy Development Department and played an active role in the management of Training, Development, Assessment Center, Organizational Development, and Strategic Human Resources processes until 2020. Most recently, Ms. Durukanoğlu served as the Human Resources Director at Boyner Group and joined the KKB family in 2020 to serve as the Human Resources Director.

Serkan Siyasal

Product Management and Development Department
Director

Serkan Siyasal graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Law in 2005. Throughout his career, Mr. Siyasal gained experience in many areas such as payment systems, product development, business development, and risk management. He started his career at Garanti Payment Systems and assumed important roles in the company’s critical projects such as the establishment of the collection tracking system, the launch of the Shop&Miles credit card, the merger of Garanti Bank and the Osmanlı Bank, and the restructuring of the bank’s sales channels. He established the Call Center and Loyalty Management Systems of Betek Boya. He continued his career as a Project Manager at Dışbank Risk Management and carried out the restructuring works for Dışbank’s personal credit and credit card application systems. In 2006, he established his own start-up and continued to contribute to the financial sector with his experience in payment systems. After a four-year period, Mr. Siyasal started working as a consultant to the General Manager at Provus and took part in numerous projects during the sale of Provus to Mastercard. In 2012, he joined Kredi Kayıt Bürosu as the manager of Decision Support Systems, and in 2014, he assumed the role of Findeks Marketing and Sales Manager. During this period, he managed the launch of the Findeks platform, which brought KKB expertise to the real sector and individuals. He also managed many projects that steered the Findeks process, such as the establishment of sales channels and field structuring, remote customer acceptance, remote customer verification, and electronic consent system. In 2016, he started working as the Product Management and Development Manager. He thus played a role in the commissioning of many products that pioneered the digitalization of finance and public sectors and paved the way for transparent and data-based trade in the real sector. Since 2020, Mr. Siyasal has been the Director of the Product Management and Development team.

Erşan Rasim Hoşrik

Regulatory Compliance, Legal and Operations Department
Director

Erşan Rasim Hoşrik started his professional career in 2006 as Assistant Inspector at Yapı Kredi Bankası (YKB). He went on to hold various positions in the Branch Audit, Headquarters Audit, and Investigation units at YKB. After resigning from his post with the Inspection Board in 2012, he worked in the Compliance Office as Financial Crimes Prevention Manager and Banking Legislation Manager, respectively. During his tenure in the Compliance Office, he was involved in coordinating the supervision of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and the Turkish Republic Ministry of Customs and Trade. In addition, Mr. Hoşrik served as representative in the working groups of the Banks Association of Turkey. He also participated in studies to prepare regulations related to the banking of the Consumer Protection Law. Having joined KKB in June 2016, Erşan Hoşrik works as Director of the Regulatory Compliance, Legal, and Operations Department.

Hazar Tuna

Internal Control Department
Director

Hazar Tuna holds 15 years of professional experience. After completing his studies at Üsküdar American High School, he graduated from Purdue University, Department of Computer Engineering in 2005. He completed his Executive MBA at Boğaziçi University in 2012. Mr. Tuna started his career in the Corporate Risk Services Department at Deloitte Denetim in 2006. He took part in independent information systems audits at banks and information systems risk security and Sarbanes-Oxley audit-related work in the real sector. Mr. Tuna continued his career in the Information Technologies Audit Department at Yapı Kredi Bankası from 2008 to 2013. In addition, he conducted pilot installation work of the audit workflow software program, which was designed for use within the entire UniCredit Group, playing a key role in shaping the final version thereof. Having served as the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Control Professional (CICP), ISO 27001 Information Security Management System, and ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System Chief Auditor, Mr. Tuna has been the Internal Control Director at KKB since April
2013.