Süleyman Sözen is a graduate of Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences and has worked as a Chief Auditor at the Ministry of Finance and the Under secretariat of Treasury. Since 1981, he has held various positions in the private sector, mainly in financial institutions. Having served on the Board of Directors of Garanti BBVA since 1997, Mr. Sözen was appointed as the Vice Chairman on July 8, 2003 and then as the Chairman on September 19, 2017. Mr. Sözen holds a Certified Public Accountant license and serves as the Board Member of Görüş YMM A.Ş. and as the Board of Trustees Member of Teachers Academy Foundation. Mr. Sözen has 40 years of experience in banking and business administration.