Experience

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  Tur Assist

  • Istanbul, Turkey

  • Technical Director, Member of Executive Committee

    • Mar 2019 - Present
    • Istanbul, Turkey

    Reporting Line: “CEO” and dotted line reporting “Head Quarter Technical Head”Success Story: Re-built and set up technical structure within the companyJob Details:• Lead the technical direction and strategy of the company, • Responsible for the budget & financial monitoring, financial results and analysis• Develop and manage technical plans, financial figures and KPI's• Responsible for delivering and developing Pricing• Set underwriting guidelines• Lead and manage Cost Control and Fraud functions• Lead and manage Data Analysis and Reporting functions• Lead Risk Management and Internal Control activities

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  Cigna Finans Emeklilik ve Hayat A.S.

  • Istanbul, Turkey

  • Head of Compliance, Risk Management & Internal Control

    • May 2015 - Mar 2019
    • Istanbul, Turkey

    Successes:•Established Control System & Enhancing ERM & Compliance•Implementation GRC Tool•Implementation and maintain local GDPRJob:•Compliance Officer, Data Privacy Officer, FCI Officer•Implementation of data protection rules (Data Management: Data Mapping, Data Anonymization, System Authorization and other related IT processes)•Provide leadership and strategic guidance to BU's•Following and understand related regulations•Provide robust and effective compliance controls within the organisation•Governance of Ethic Codes•Establishing risk culture and create awareness•Development and implementation of risk management policies and procedures•Monitoring effectiveness of Business Continuity Management Plan•Establishing organisation's Risk Appetite•Defining Risk Strategies based on Business Strategies•Engage with other assurance initiative programs (Internal Audit, Legal, BPM)•Risk Committee steering•Coordinate control improvement activities and action plans•Develop and maintain effective communication and information flow between business units•Risk Assessments (Process, Project, Product, Legislation and Corporate Risks are assessed and defining controls)•Managing current and emerging risk exposures •Designing, implementation and maintenance of Internal Control structure•Top Risks & Emerging Risk Identification and Reporting•Ensure internal controls in line with risk appetite, regulatory and Group requirements•Ensure the protection of the Company assets; reliability and integrity of financial reporting system •Ensure the efficiency of the 1st Level Controls and engage the 2nd level controls designing and operating•Detect the control weaknesses, recommending for improving the process and controls•Prepare reports about the internal control activities and issues to the executive committee•Initiating necessary projects and guiding projects team•Partner and liaise with external auditors to plan and implement the control environment

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  CiV Hayat Sigorta

  • Istanbul, Turkey

  • Head of Risk Management, Technics&Actuarial and Product Management

    • Jan 2009 - Feb 2015
    • Istanbul, Turkey

    • Actuarial & Technical Issues•Conduct all technical calculations•Analyse and estimate statistical information•Ascertain premium rates, cash reserves and liabilities •Drive the process of all reports•Generate technical figures which are used in P&L• Product Management•Manage entire product life cycle including pricing•Drive all process of designing and launching new products (vendor and partner relationships, legal and marketing documents, marketing campaigns, etc...)•Profitability Analysis (expense, lapse and mortality experience studies to set price and best estimate assumptions, determine profit shares / commission payments, monitor periodic revenue, cost and profitability of the products and implement new plans if necessary)•Product strategy• Reinsurance •Manage reinsurance treaty life cycle process (determine needs of reinsurance for the products, contribute to form of treaty agreement, implement the agreement of re-insurance concept, treaty signing and renewals, etc...)•Analyse reinsurance results to optimize retention and reinsurance costs• Budget & Planning•Maintain actuarial valuation models for local GAAP and IFRS reporting purposes •Estimate technical figures on product basis• Project Management• Risk Management•Created company’s Risk Strategy, Risk Policies, distribution of tasks, flow-charts, etc.. in accordance with the local legislation and Holding policies (German & EU Standarts)•Manage the implementation of all aspects of the risk function •Implemented processes, reporting tools and systems•Manage the corporate risks and control assessment, monitor major and critical risk issues •Conduct risk reports:•Risk Modelling (GDV Model)•Limit And Threshold Value Systems Qualitative Reporting•Risk / Emerging Risk Quantitative Reporting•Risk Reporting•Risk Management Governance (Business Continuity Plan)•Risk Heat Map

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  MAPFRE

  • Head of Life Insurance & PA Group (Actuarial, Technics & Operation)

    • Nov 1999 - Jan 2009

    Actuarial & Technical Business:• Reserve Calculations• Analysis• Treasury Reporting• Technical Figures for Financial StatementsOperational Business (Group & Individual):• Claims• Operation ServicesReinsuranceProduct Management & PricingIT Projects Management