FINANSBANK PRIVATE BANKING

Dr. Ömer A. Aras

Dr. Aras graduated from the Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences, Department of Economics, in 1975. He received an MBA in 1978 and a PhD in Business Administration in 1981 from Syracuse University. Over the next three years, he was a faculty member at the Business Administration Department of Ohio State University, and worked as a consultant. Between 1984 and 1987, he served as Credit Marketing Manager and Credit Committee Member at Citibank, and worked as the Head of Yapı Kredi Securities. Dr. Aras participated in the founding of Finansbank in 1987, and served as Assistant General Manager for two years and as General Manager for six years and as an Executive Board Member of Finansbank and Vice Chairman of Fiba Holding from 1989 to 2006. Between 2003 and 2007 he held the Board Member position in TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists' Businessmen's Association). Mr. Aras served as Vice Chairman of Finansbank A.Ş. and Group CEO of Finansbank Group of Financial Companies (FinansLeasing, FinansInvest and Finans Portfolio A.Ş.) between 2006 (November) - 2010 (April). Dr. Aras was appointed as Chairman in April 2010.

Sinan Şahinbaş

Mr. Şahinbaş graduated from TED Ankara College in 1984, and from Istanbul Technical University, Engineering Faculty in 1988. He completed his graduate degree in Civil Engineering at George Washington University. He then received Masters degrees in International Relations from Istanbul University and in Finance from Yeditepe University. He began his professional career at Finansbank in 1990. He worked in Treasury, Corporate Banking and Credit Departments till 1997. In 1997 he worked for the foundation of representative offices of Finansbank (Suisse) SA ve Finansbank (Holland) NV in Turkey. He was transfered to Garanti Bank in 1997 as Department Head in charge of the design of a risk management system for new subsidiaries, in the same year Mr. Şahinbaş was promoted to Executive Vice President of Garanti Bank (Holland) N.V. After a year, Mr. Şahinbaş moved back to Finansbank (Holland) N.V. and became General Manager in 1999. In 2001, Mr. Şahinbaş became Senior Executive Vice President at Finansbank and was promoted as General Manager in October 2003. After serving as General Manager for 7 years, Mr. Şahinbaş became Vice Chairman in April 2010.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aysan

Prof. Aysan graduated from Istanbul University, Economics Department. He received his MBA degree from Harvard University in 1959 and became a professor in 1974. He has taught in various Turkish and international universities between 1968 and 2000. Prof. Aysan served as Head of the Committee for the Restructuring of State Economic Enterprises from 1964 to 1968, as Head of the Budget Committee of Turkish Republic Advisory Council in 1981 and as the Minister of Transportation from 1982 to 1983. Prof. Aysan is currently a Member of the Advisory Committee of Alarko Holding, Member of the Board of Fiba Holding, Member of the Board of Directors and Head of Audit Committee of Finansbank.

Yener Dinçmen

Mr. Dinçmen graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science - Economics Department and had his Masters degree in Economics from New York University. In 1972, he started working in Turkish Treasury and served as Advisor to Economic Affairs in the Turkish Embassy in Washington between 1975 and 1980. He served in various capacities for the State, including Advisor to the Prime Minister, Undersecretary of the Treasury, Senior Assistant General Manager at the Treasury, Economics and Commerce Advisor for the Turkish Embassy in Washington, Treasury and International Commerce Advisor, Permanent Turkish Representative to the UN Office in Geneva, Undersecretary of Customs. He became Undersecretary of the Treasury in 1999. Mr. Dinçmen has been a Board Member at Finansbank since 2001.

Demetrios Lefakis

Mr. Lefakis graduated from Athens College in 1979 and John's Hopkins University in 1983. He then received Masters degrees both in International Relations and International Economy, Focusing on Latin America Relations. He worked as International Economist at Klayman Gurley Law Office in Washington between 1984-85 and as Vice Research Manager at C.Itoh&Company Inc. Between 1985-86 In 1986 Lefakis joined to Citi Group and he worked at different offices and departments till 2006. In 2006 he transferred to National Bank of Greece as the Head of Risk Committe and the Member of the Board of Directors. Lefakis was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee and the Chairman of the Risk Management Committee of Finansbank in July 2007.

Anthimos Thomopoulos

Mr. Thomopoulos, 45, is the Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the National Bank of Greece, the largest banking Group of Greece. He has also served as Group Risk Director of National Bank of Greece. Before joining NBG, Mr Thomopoulos was a senior corporate finance partner of KPMG in London and Athens, specializing in Banking and Finance industry. In this capacity, he served as advisor to large North American and European financial institutions on strategy, M&A and post-M&A integration.He serves as country representative to the European Banking Federation (EBF) for Greece as a member of the Senior Committee on Global Banking Issues of the EBF.Thomopoulos, is a UK qualified accountant (ICAEW) and CFA charterholder with postgraduate studies in Computer Science and Finance. Thomopoulos was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of Finansbank on 9th of November 2006.

Dimitri Anagnostopoulos

Born in 1959, Mr. Dimitri Anagnostopoulos graduated from the Industrial School of Thessaloniki in 1983. He received his MBA from California State University Northridge and worked as an Analyst in "HELP U SELL" Real Estate Agency in Los Angeles, California from 1984 to 1986. He continued his career as Assistant to the Group Finance Manager in Delta Dairy S.A from 1987 to 1990. In 1990 he started his banking career in Citibank in Athens which was going to last for seventeen years. He started as Assistant Manager in Credit Risk for large Corporates. In 1993 he became Vice President and Group manager of local Corporates and in 1998 Assistant General Manager in charge of the International Group. In 2000 he was appointed Assistant General Manager in the Retail Bank for Consumer & SME Banking. Mr. Anagnostopoulos left Citibank to join NBG in 2007 and was appointed as Coordinator to Finansbank. He became AGM for Credits in 2008 and was appointed as Finansbank Group Chief Risk Officer and Board Member responsible for Risk, in October 2009.In NBG Group, Mr. Anagnostopoulos is also in charge of the Risk areas in South Africa and Egypt.Mr. Dimitri Anagnostopoulos is married and has three children.

Paul Mylonas

Mr. Paul Mylonas had a B.Sc in Applied Mathematics - Economics department in Brown University and a PhD and MA in Economics in Princeton University. From 1985 to 1987, he was visiting Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics in Boston University. He worked at the International Monetary Fund between 1987-1995. There, as a senior economist, he was the desk officer for Poland in the European Department. He also worked in the Fund's Policy Development and Review Department. From 1995 - 2000, he held the position of senior economist in the Economics Department of the OECD where he worked in the Money and Finance Division, and was head of the Greek and Spanish desks. He also served as the OECD representative on the G-10 Secretariat during 1999-2000. Mr. Mylonas is currently Chief Economist of the Group, Chief of Strategy, and Head of Investor Relations at the National Bank of Greece. He is Secretary of the Executive Committee and a member of the ALCO Committee of the Bank. Mr. Mylonas was appointed as a Finansbank Board Member in April 2010.

Agis Leopoulos

Born 1968, Mr. Leopoulos had a B.Sc in International Trade and Development Department in London School of Economis and Political Science at University of London where he also had a MA in Social Science and Administration. Mr. Leopoulos worked at European Commission between 1992-1995 where he held certain responsibilities and between 1995-1998 he worked in Banque Nationale de Grece in France successively as Associate Manager and Head of Greek Corporate Department. Mr. Leopoulos started working in NBG Group in 1999 and till 2000 he was the Head of Investor Relations and Advisor to Management and in 2000 he was appointed as Head of Management Office and Investor Relations. Mr. Lepoulos currently works in NBG as the General Manager responsible for Foreign Affairs and has been serving as a Board Member since April 4, 2010. He was appointed as a Finansbank Board Member in April 2010.

Mustafa Hamdi Gürtin

Born 1951, Mr. Gurtin studied Statistics and Economy at Middle-East Technical University, Ankara and completed a master of Economy at Vanderbilt University, USA. He worked in Central Bank of Republic of Turkey for 19 years and then worked as the Investment General Manager at Garanti Bank. Following this position, Gürtin became a Dışbank Board Member responsible for Risk and then worked as the General Manager and Chairman of Black Sea Trade & Development Bank in Greece. In April 2010, Gürtin was appointed as Finansbank Board Member.

Edward Nasim

Mr. Nassim graduated from London University Imperial College in 1968. He received his MBA degree from Harvard University in 1976. He began to work at IFC after his graduation. He is currently working as the Vice President of IFC. Nassim was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Finansbank on April 17, 2007. Nassim functions as Member of the Board of Directors of Finansbank since January 19, 2010.

Temel Güzeloğlu

Mr. Nassim graduated from London University Imperial College in 1968. He received his MBA degree from Harvard University in 1976. He began to work at IFC after his graduation. He is currently working as the Vice President of IFC. Nassim was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Finansbank on April 17, 2007. Nassim functions as Member of the Board of Directors of Finansbank since January 19, 2010.

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