Ergun Özen earned his BA in Economics from New York State University and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. He started his banking carrier in Treasury department in 1987 before joining Garanti BBVA in 1992. Having served as the President & CEO at Garanti BBVA between April 1, 2000-September 2, 2015, Mr. Özen is a Board Member of Garanti BBVA since May 14, 2003. Mr. Özen is the Chairman of Boyner Perakende ve Tekstil Yatırımları A.Ş. and Board Member of Atom Bank. Mr. Özen has 34 years of experience in banking and business administration.