Mehmet TugalChairman of the Managing Board / CEO
Mehmet Tugal joined Akbank AG as Chairman of the Managing Board and Chief Executive Officer on March 6th, 2023.
Prior to joining Akbank TAS, he held a number of management positions in various private sector banks including BNP-Ak-Dresdner Bank. He has been an integral part of Akbank TAS since he started to work in the Corporate Branch at Akbank TAS in September 2005 and served as the Corporate Branch Manager and the Department Head in the Commercial Banking Business Unit, respectively. He worked as Akbank Commercial Banking Executive Vice President from 2017 to 2023. Along with his responsibilities in Akbank TAS, he was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ak Finansal Kiralama A.Ş., Vice Chairman of the Board of Ak Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., and Member of the Board of Endeavor Turkey Active Entrepreneur Support Association.
Mehmet Tugal holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Bilkent University and an MBA from Central Michigan University. He attended various training programs including Harvard Business School and Euromoney.
Alper ÖzsoyMember of the Managing Board / CSO
Alper Özsoy joined Akbank AG in March 2017 as Executive Vice President responsible from Corporate, Retail and Private Banking.
He started to his career in 1994 in a US brokerage company and joined Citibank Turkey in 1999 where he worked for more than 17 years. Mr. Özsoy has experience in Treasury, Cash Management and Corporate Banking. Prior joining Akbank AG in Frankfurt, he was heading Citi Turkey`s Global Subsidiaries Group based in Istanbul.
Mr. Özsoy has graduated in 1994 from Marmara University Engineering Faculty and holds a Master of Science degree in Finance from Koc University. He is member of the board of the Akbank AG in Frankfurt/Main since March 2018.
Murat SarıMember of the Managing Board / COO
Albert SowaMember of the Managing Board / CRO