About Us
Board of Directors

Ayşecan ÖZYEĞİN OKTAY
Chairwoman of the Board
Ayşecan Özyeğin Oktay completed her undergraduate studies in Economics at Duke University. From 2003 to 2006, she actively participated in various projects in the Retail Banking Department at Finansbank and in the Business Development and Strategy Department at Fiba Group from 2006 to 2007. After completing her MBA at Stanford University in 2009, she rejoined Fiba Group. Before taking on the role of Vice Chair, she served for 10 years as a board member in Fiba Group and its various subsidiaries. In 2019, she became the Vice Chair of Fiba Group and in 2021, she was appointed Vice Chair of the Audit Committee at Credit Europe Bank while also serving as the Chair of the Fiba Group ESG Committee.
In addition to her roles at Fiba Group, she leads social responsibility initiatives as the Chair of the Mother-Child Education Foundation and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hüsnü Özyeğin Foundation. She is a member of various councils, including the Turkish Industry and Business Association's Entrepreneurship and Youth Round Table, Ashoka Social Entrepreneurship Support Network, Esas Social Advisory Board, UN SDSN Turkey Advisory Board, and Endeavor Mentorship Network. She also served on the Advisory Board of Stanford Business School from 2014 to 2018.

Murat ÖZYEĞİN
Vice Chairman of the Board
Murat Özyeğin began his career in 1998 as a Financial Analyst in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Bear Stearns & Co. in New York. He was promoted to Senior Analyst in the London office in 2000.
Returning to Turkey in 2003, he took an active role in managing the family business, establishing the Strategic Planning and Business Development departments at Finansbank and Fiba Holding.
Before becoming Chairman of the Management and Executive Board of Fiba Group in 2019, he served as a board member. He held the position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Credit Europe Bank, the largest subsidiary of the group in finance, and chaired all non-financial subsidiary boards.
In addition to his responsibilities at Fiba Group, Murat Özyeğin serves as the President of the Turkey-U.S. Business Council (TAIK), Chair of the Advisory Board of the Women’s Association in the Board of Directors, Vice President of the Energy Efficiency Association, a member of Özyeğin University’s Board of Trustees, a board member of the Hüsnü M. Özyeğin Foundation, and a member of the Global Advisory Council at Harvard University and the Dean's Advisory Board at Harvard Business School. He is also a board member of the Endeavor Association and the Global Relations Forum.
Since 2016, he has served as the Honorary Consul of Singapore.
He holds dual bachelor's degrees in Industrial Management and Economics from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Murat Özyeğin, 48, is a father of three daughters and one son.

Mehmet GÜLEŞCİ
Board Member
Born in 1962, Mehmet Güleşci graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in Business Administration and completed a Master's in the same field. From 1984 to 1996, he worked at Ernst & Young in their Istanbul and Boston offices, obtaining CPA certifications from Turkey and Massachusetts, USA. He joined Finansbank as Deputy General Manager at the beginning of 1997 while working as a responsible partner and served as a board member until the end of 2009. In addition to his roles on the Board of Directors and Executive Board of Fiba Group, he serves on the boards of the group’s domestic and international financial and non-financial investments.

Oya SENER
Board Member
Oya Sener was born in Ankara in 1963. She graduated from Middle East Technical University with a degree in Industrial Engineering. She joined Fiba Retail Group as General Manager of Marks & Spencer TR in 1999 and has been serving as Group President since 2008 after her role as General Manager for Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine from 2005 to 2008.
Since 2011, she has been a board member of the Association of Combined Brands, a board member of the 30% Club since 2021, and a member of the Women’s Association in the Board of Directors

Hasan ARAT
Board Member
Hasan Arat was born in Adana in 1959. He graduated from Istanbul University’s Faculty of Business Administration. Hasan Arat joined the Fiba Group’s Board of Directors in 2010 and has held managerial positions in companies involved in textile and real estate investments for many years. He served as the Vice President of Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club from 1998 to 2000 and continues to serve as a board member of the European Olympic Committee (EOC) and as the Vice President of the Turkish National Olympic Committee (TMOK).