Board of Directors’ Experience
Garanti BBVA’s Board of Directors’ composition is diverse and combines directors with experience and knowledge of the Bank, its businesses and the financial sector in general, in addition to having relevant skills, knowledge and expertise in other fields (risk management, internal systems, auditing, accounting, economics, marketing, HR, legal services, digital solutions ) and variety of sectors.
Below please find the table prepared in accordance with the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).
* The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) is an industry taxonomy developed by MSCI and Standard & Poor's (S&P) for use by the global financial community.
Süleyman Sözen |
Financials, Information Technology, Health Care, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Real Estate, Energy |
Ergun Özen |
Financials, Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Real Estate, Energy |
M. Cüneyt Sezgin |
Financials |
Sema Yurdum |
Financials, Industrials |
Jaime Saenz De Tejada Pulido |
Financials |
Javier Bernal Dionis |
Financials, Industrials, Health Care, Information Technology |
Recep Baştuğ |
Financials, Glass and Chemicals |
Jorge Sáenz-Azcúnaga Carranza |
Financials |
Rafael Salinas Martinez de Lecea |
Financials |
Ricardo Gomez Barredo |
Financials, Industrials, Materials, Consumer Discretionary |
Mevhibe Canan Özsoy |
Financials, Health Care, Energy, Technology Systems |
Information on Board of Directors regarding appointment date, education and experience in banking and business administration can be found in the table below and disclosed within the Bank’s financial report Section 1.3 – click here for Financial Results)
Süleyman Sözen |
29.05.1997 |
Undergraduate |
39 years |
Jorge Saenz Azcunaga Carranza |
24.03.2016 |
Undergraduate |
27 years |
Recep Baştuğ |
6.09.2019 |
Undergraduate |
30 years |
Sait Ergun Özen |
14.05.2003 |
Undergraduate |
33 years |
Dr. Muammer Cüneyt Sezgin |
30.06.2004 |
PhD |
35 years |
Jaime Saenz de Tejada Pulido |
2.10.2014 |
Undergraduate |
28 years |
Javier Bernal Dionis |
27.07.2015 |
Masters |
30 years |
Rafael Salinas Martinez de Lecea |
8.05.2017 |
Masters |
29 years |
Belkıs Sema Yurdum |
30.04.2013 |
Undergraduate |
39 years |
Ricardo Gomez Barredo |
8.05.2017 |
Masters |
32 years |
Mevhibe Canan Özsoy |
4.04.2019 |
Masters |
31 years |

