Data Security and Protection Steering Committee

Committee Officer: Kerem Güngör, Merve Karamanlı

Type of Committee: Main Committees

Subcommittee Type: Orientation / Coordination

Committee's Aim / Responsibilities: Committee is responsible for ensuring that data owned by Garanti BBVA, its subsidiaries and its customers are compliant with the relevant legal regulations and corporate policies.

The Committee’s responsibilities are;

  • To determine the policies that are within the scope of data security and protection, to review these policies periodically and to update them if needed,
  • To prioritize the projects which are in the context of data security and protection,
  • To monitor the efficiency of the processes operated in the scope of data security and to evaluate the improvement needs,
  • To monitor the legislative changes that are in the scope of data security and to ensure that the needs are met and changes are implemented within the bank.

The competence and coordination of the studies prepared for the protection of personal data, policies, procedures, etc. evaluates together with the documentation studies.

While preparing the studies, it monitors the efficiency and functionality of the working environment and ensures that the necessary actions are taken to improve the working environment.

Regarding Data Security and Data Protection:

  • To follow the training activities to increase awareness and to find the necessary directions,
  • To make guiding evaluations about important legislative changes,
  • To evaluate the prioritization criteria in the studies carried out.

Committee History: Established on March 2019.

Meeting Frequency: The Committee meets once in 4 months.

Number of Meetings (2023): 3 meetings were held. (March, July, November)

Number of Meetings (2024): 3 meetings are planned. (April, July, November)

Committee Members 

Committee Members

Committee Members' Titles

Committee Members' Roles

Aydın Düren

Board Member / Responsible for Legal Services

Member

İlker Kuruöz

Engineering & Data EVP

Member

Fatih Bektaşoğlu

TC - Head of Technology Center

Member

Tuba Köseoğlu Okçu

Talent & Culture EVP

Member

Feridun Aktaş

TC - Corporate Security Unit Manager

Member

Ali Özgür Tüzemen

TC - Data & Advanced Analytic Unit Manager

Member

Tolga Haliler

Organization & Process Development Director

Member

Korcan Demircioğlu

Customer Security & Trans. Risk Management Director

Member

Barış Gülcan

Internal Control Director

Member

Denel Şehriban Kiralı

Legal Advisory Services - Legal Counsel

Member

Emre Poyraz

TC - Data Governance Unit Manager

Member

Sibel Aydın Ablay

Information Security Manager

Member

Beyza Yapıcı

Internal Capital and Operational Risk Department Director

Member

Emre Özbek

Compliance Director

Member

Özcan Elçi

Engineering RCS Manager

Member

Cihan Subaşı

Chief Information Security Officer

Member

Kerem Güngör

Personal Data Protection Manager

Member / Secretary

Canfeda Karabulut

Security Engineer

Member / Secretary

Sibel Kaya

SME Banking EVP

Participant Member

Cemal Onaran

Commercial Banking EVP

Participant Member

Mahmut Akten

Corporate, Investment Banking & Global Markets EVP

Participant Member

Ceren Acer Kezik

Retail Banking EVP

Participant Member

Çağrı Süzer

Client Solutions EVP

Participant Member

 

GOSAS_Payment Systems Responsible CEO /
Payment Systems & Partnership EVP

Participant Member

Osman Turgut

Director of Internal Audit

Participant Member

Sebnem İpekci

TC - Strategy & Control Unit Manager

Participant Member

Özge Çağlar

TC – Digital Banking and Customer Experience Unit Manager

Participant Member

Şahin Dalbudak

TC - Banking Applications Unit Manager

Participant Member

Mustafa Şen

TC - Payment Systems Unit Manager

Participant Member

Mustafa Sakin

TC - Architecture & Technologies Platforms Unit Manager

Participant Member

Tuna Barış Özken

TC - Infrastructure & Communication Unit Manager

Participant Member

Emre Kunt

TC - Service Resilience and Continuity Unit Manager

Participant Member

Kutluhan Apaydın

TC - CFE & Financial Companies Unit Manager

Participant Member

Burak Erkek

Internal Audit Partner

Participant Member

Seval Demirkılıç

TC - Project And Agile Method Management Unit Manager

Participant Member

Umit Malkoc

TC - Security Operations Unit Manager

Participant Member

Kerem Aslandağ

TC - Technology Compliance and Quality Governance Manager

Participant Member

Ozgur Tunali

Talent&Culture Advanced Analytıcs Dıscıplıne Manager

Participant Member

Şevki Öğüt

Internal Audit Partner

Participant Member

Hülya Türkmen

Retail Customer Solutions Director

Participant Member

Ceyhun İvegener

Talent Solutions & Reward Director

Participant Member

Burak Altun

TC - Security Operations Unit Manager

Participant Member

Alpaslan Özbey

Credit Cards & Members Merchant Coordination Director

Participant Member

Izzet Hacıalioglu

Dıgıtal Specıal Projects Manager

Participant Member

Murat Atay

Chief Credit Risk Officer

Participant Member

Seda Saglam

Retaıl Busıness Development Manager

Participant Member

Selen Kuruten

TC - Application Services Resilience Management Unit Manager

Participant Member