MUHARREM KARSLI

Chairman of the Board

Muharrem Karslı graduated from İstanbul University (Faculty of Economics, Department of Business Administration and Finance) in 1959, where he later completed a master’s degree in money and banking. As he worked as an assistant inspector and inspector at T. İş Bankası from 1965 until 1974, he also pursued one-year research studies in banking in the UK and France. Based on his research studies, he introduced ATM devices to Turkey for the first time in 1972. In 1974, he set up the Securities Department at the same bank, a first in the Turkish banking industry, and continued to lead this process for 11 years until 1985. In 1985, he assumed the duty of establishing İstanbul Stock Exchange and served as its chairman for 5 years. During his presidency, he established İMKB Settlement and Custody Centre (Still Takasbank A.Ş.). He subsequently established his own brokerage firm, which he transferred 10 years later in 2001. On 3 November 2002, he was elected as a member of the Parliament representing İstanbul during the 22^nd government of the republic. During his employment at T. İş Bankası, he served as a board member with Tofaş Türk Otomobil Fabrikaları A.Ş., the bank’s subsidiary, for 5 years and for Dışbank A.Ş. (Fortis Bank) for 1½ years. During his term of office as a member of Parliament, he served as a member on the Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission for 2½ years and on the NATO Parliamentary Assembly for 2½ years. Mr. Karslı has been serving as the Chairman of the Bank since May 2010. His published work includes a book entitled “Sermaye Piyasası Borsa Menkul Kıymetler” (Capital Markets, Stock Exchange and Securities), which is used as a textbook at universities. Mr. Karslı is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ziraat Bank (Moscow) JSC.

YUSUF DAĞCAN

Vice Chairman of the Board

Yusuf Dağcan graduated from Eskişehir Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences. At Vakıfbank he worked as an assistant inspector between 1977-1981, and as an inspector and then as a branch manager between 1981-2003. He held a seat on the Board of Directors of TAIB Yatırım Bank A.Ş. from 5 September 2007 until 30 June 2008. After assuming responsibility as a member of the Audit Committee at Halkbank from 27 March 2003 until 18 April 2012, Mr. Dağcan was also the chairman of the Board of Directors of Halk Leasing, a Board member of Halk Banka A.D. Skopje operating in Macedonia, and Vice Chairman of the Arab Turkish Bank. Serving as a member on our Bank’s Board of Directors since April 2012, Mr. Dağcan is Vice Chairman of the Board of the Ziraat Participation Yusuf Dağcan is also a member of both the Bank’s Credit Committee and the board of JSC Ziraat Bank Georgia.

HÜSEYİN AYDIN

Member of the Board and CEO

Hüseyin Aydın graduated from the Ankara Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences (Faculty of Economics) in 1981. He began his career as an Assistant Inspector at Ziraat Bank and served as a director in various departments at Ziraat Bank until 27 March 2003. After working as an Executive Board member at Halkbank, as a Board member at Pamukbank and as Vice Chairman of the board at Ziraat Bank, Mr. Aydın worked as the General Manager and Board member at Halkbank between 31 May 2005 and 14 July 2011. Having joined Ziraat Bank as the CEO on 15 July 2011, Mr. Aydın also serves as the Chairman of the Banks Association of Turkey, the Board of Directors of the Ziraat Participation, and the Board of Directors of JSC Ziraat Bank Georgia.

FEYZİ ÇUTUR

Member of the Board

Feyzi Çutur graduated from Gazi University (Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Banking) in 1983. He received his MBA degree from Beykent University Institute of Social Sciences Department of Business Administration. After working as accounting and finance manager at various private sector companies from 1977 until 1990, he functioned as General Accounting Manager at Bayındır Menkul Değerler A.Ş. (1990-1998), as Finance and Operations Director, Assistant General Manager and General Manager at Eti Yatırım A.Ş. (1998-2010). He served as the Fund Board member and Fund Board Chairman at Eti Yatırım and various Mutual Funds owned by Etibank, and held a seat on the Board of Directors of İktisat Yatırım A.Ş. in 2006. From July 2011 until March 2012, he was a Board member representing the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) at Arab Turkish Bank and its subsidiary A&T Leasing. Being a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since April 2012, Mr. Çutur is a member of the Bank’s Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, an alternate member of the Credit Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Directors, Credit Committee and Audit Committee of the Ziraat Participation. Served as a member of the Board of Directors of ZiraatBank BH d.d. until May 2017, Mr. Çutur is also a member of the Board of Directors of Ziraat Bank (Moscow) JSC.

MUSTAFA ÇETİN

Member of the Board

Mustafa Çetin graduated from Ankara University (Faculty of Law) in 1974. He served as a District Governor and Mayor in the Hadim, Akçakale and Pasinler districts between 1979 and 1985. Then he went on to work as a Chief Civil Inspector, Vice Chairman of the Board of Inspectors, Minister’s Advisor and General Secretary at the Ministry of Internal Affairs between 1985 and 1996. He worked as the Governor of Gümüşhane between 1996 and 1999, as a Chairman of the Committee of Research, Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 1999 to 2000, a Central Governor from 2000 to 2002, and Prime Ministry Deputy Undersecretary from 2002 to 2007. While he was serving as the Prime Ministry Deputy Undersecretary, he was a member of the General Assembly of the Press and Publication Agency and a member of the board of Anadolu Agency. He also served as a member of parliament representing the province of Uşak between 2007 and 2011. Mr. Çetin has been serving as a member of the Board of Ziraat Bank since July 2011. He is also the Chairman of Ziraat Sigorta A.Ş. and Ziraat Hayat ve Emeklilik A.Ş.

METİN ÖZDEMİR

Member of the Board

Metin Özdemir graduated from İstanbul University (Faculty of Business Administration) in 1990. He started his career at Kuveyt-Türk Finans Kurumu A.Ş. in 1992, and from 1996, he carried on with his business life as an executive in the retail sector. Mr. Özdemir functioned as a member of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipal Council between 2004-2014. Being a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since April 2012, Mr. Özdemir is also a member in the Board of Directors of the Ziraat Participation. Mr. Özdemir has been the CEO of Ziraat Participation since June 2017.

CEMALETTİN BAŞLI

Member of the Board

Cemalettin Başlı graduated from Hacettepe University Department of Business Administration in 1981. He got a start in business as a public servant at General Directorate of State Airports Authority in 1977. Mr. Başlı who worked as Assistant Financial Analyst at Vakıfbank between 1984-1985, as Auditor and Credit Foreign Exchange Director at Garanti Bank between 1985-1991, as Branch Manager at Albaraka Türk A.Ş. between 1991-1998, as Credits and Central Branch Manager at Faisal/Family Finans A.Ş. between 1998-2002, and later as Deputy General Manager at Haliç Finansal Kiralama A.Ş., as member of the Board and General Manager at Kıbrıs Faisal Islamic Bank, serves as a member of the Board of our Bank since June 2014. Served as a member of the Board of Directors of ZiraatBank BH d.d. until May 2017, Mr. Başlı is also a member of the Board of Directors of Ziraat Participation and Ziraat Bank (Moscow) JSC.

SALİM ALKAN

Member of the Board

Salim Alkan graduated from Ankara University (Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Business Administration). He worked as an inspector, branch and department manager and assistant general manager at various banks from 1971. After functioning as Vice President of the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF), Advisor to the Chairman of the SDIF, and general manager, board member and chairman of various banks taken over by the SDIF from 2004 to 2010, he held a seat on the Board of Directors of Halkbank from 24 May 2010 until 18 April 2012, as well as on the boards of Halk Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş., and Halk Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. He has been a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since from April 2012. He served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board in ZiraatBank BH d.d until May 2017. Mr. Alkan is also a member of both the Bank’s Credit Committee and the Board of the Ziraat Participation, which was established in 2015, and the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ziraat Bank (Moscow) JSC.

YUSUF BİLMEZ

Member of the Board

Yusuf Bilmez graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Hacettepe University in 1979. He began his career as an Assistant Inspector at Ziraat Bank on 25 July 1983 and served as an Inspector until 1989, as Deputy Personnel Manager between 1989-1992, as a Branch Manager between 1992-2003, as an Executive Vice President between 2003-2005, as the Chairman of the Inspection Board between 2005-2007, as Group President of Internal Audit between 2007-2010 and as the Executive Vice President at Ziraat Teknoloji between 2010-2013 and as a Consultant between May 2013 to 12 June 2017. He was appointed as a Board Member of our Bank in 12 June 2017. Besides the tasks described above, he served as Vice President of Executive Board and as a Board Member in Azer Turk Bank, the Turkmen Turkish JSC Bank, Kazakhstan KZI Bank, Ziraat Teknoloji A.Ş., Ziraat Sigorta A.Ş. and at Ziraat Yatırım A.Ş. respectively, which are our Bank’s affiliates. He currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Ziraat Sigorta A.Ş. and Ziraat Hayat ve Emeklilik A.Ş.

DAVUT KARATAŞ

Audit Board Member

Davut Karataş graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Political Science, Public Administration Department. Currently serving as the General Director for Laws and Resolutions at the Prime Ministry, Mr. Karataş has been a member of the Bank’s Board of Auditors since March 2013.

DENİZ YILMAZ

Audit Board Member

Deniz Yılmaz graduated from Ankara University (Faculty of Political Science, Public Administration Department) in 2001. He worked at the T.R. Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Treasury as a Treasury Controller between 2002 and 2007, and as Internal Auditor between 2008 and 2014. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Vakıf REIT between 2015 and 2016. He became a Department Head at the Directorate General of State Owned Enterprises of the Undersecretariat of Treasury in 2015, in which position he still serves. He attended a master’s program in economics at the North Carolina State University in the U.S. between 2010 and 2012, and currently pursues his doctorate studies in banking. Mr. Yılmaz has been a member of the Bank’s Board of Auditors since April 2016.