Investor Relations Manager

• Jun 2017 - Present

• Reporting directly to the CFO to drive corporate strategy• Integrating tailored approach to dialogue with institutional investors and research analysts• Analysis of business strategy and corporate growth drivers, opportunities and risks• Preparation of all materials related with IR including quarterly investor presentations, quarterly board of directors’ management reports, yearly and five-year budget forecasts, material event disclosures, company news and the company’s website updates• Organizing and planning investor communications methods (Roadshows, conferences, conference calls, one-on-one meetings, yearly-held analyst meetings)• Preparation of Annual Reports of the Company which received awards from ARC and LACP Awards• Collaborating with the advertising, creative and digital agencies in order to produce yearly annual reports and maintain an updated company website Show less

Financial Analyst / Investor Relations

• Jul 2013 - May 2017

Sales Representative for Foreign Clients

• Sep 2012 - Jun 2013

Sales Representative for Foreign Clients at Mall of Istanbul Project• Reported directly to the Chief Marketing Officer• Provided service to and maintaining excellent relationships with foreign clients from the Gulf region as well as Turkish clients • Accomplished a total sales revenue worth of TRY 30.1 million• Conducted R&D on the competitive projects on a monthly basis and reporting the results to the management team

Analyst

• Mar 2008 - Mar 2010

Credit Portfolio Manager (October 2009-March 2010) • Reported directly to the Branch Manager and Sales Director • Provided tailored recommendations and financial advice to customers • Excellent relationships with customers and establishment of a new, lucrative client base • Developed relationships with realtors to promote continuous business Analyst in the Marketing Department (March 2008- September 2009) • Reported directly to the CEO, Assistant General Manager of Sales and Marketing and Marketing Director • Comprehensive market analyses on both Turkish and foreign banks by following competitors’ new products, promotions and interest rates in order to identify rival strategies • Participated in management of the annual marketing budget of TL 10 million. • Designed new products, campaigns and the Company website in order to increase sales growth • Generated business with third parties including online mortgage brokers such as Finzoom and Turkey’s largest realtor website, Hurriyetemlak • Designed and launched The Mortgage Channel on D-Smart, which enables D-Smart members to apply for a home loan or a home equity loan through a TV channel using their remote control Show less

Research Assistant

• May 2006 - Sep 2006

• Compilation and analysis of data from DataStream and Rasp for a paper on the Istanbul Stock Exchange after the Currency Reform in January 2005 • Assisted in research paper; on the Finnish Stock Exchange on internalized trading and another for the East European Stock Exchanges on transition economies which consists of 13 stock exchanges of the region • Compilation and analysis of data from DataStream and Rasp for a paper on the Istanbul Stock Exchange after the Currency Reform in January 2005 • Assisted in research paper; on the Finnish Stock Exchange on internalized trading and another for the East European Stock Exchanges on transition economies which consists of 13 stock exchanges of the region

Intern

• Jan 2006 - Jan 2006

Key responsibility: • Worked on a financial report for the Reysaj Logistics Initial Public Offering project, which was later on presented to the CEO of Yatirim Finansman Key responsibility: • Worked on a financial report for the Reysaj Logistics Initial Public Offering project, which was later on presented to the CEO of Yatirim Finansman

Intern

• Dec 2005 - Dec 2005

Training on various trading instruments including equities, futures and options and their trading strategies Achievements: • Started a research project on the Istanbul Stock Exchange, which was later progressed by Dr. P. Joakim Westerholm in the Discipline of Finance, University of Sydney Training on various trading instruments including equities, futures and options and their trading strategies Achievements: • Started a research project on the Istanbul Stock Exchange, which was later progressed by Dr. P. Joakim Westerholm in the Discipline of Finance, University of Sydney