G<@SM>rhan �am

SVP, Digital Banking Group and President of the Innovation Committee

Gurhan started his career at Fortisbank as a Management Trainee in Corporate Banking Division.� After 3 years in banking, he switched his career towards IT and soon became Head of Core Banking IT Projects. Throughout his career Gurhan has successfully built businesses in international projects and partners. In March 2012, Gurhan was selected to be one of the founding department heads of Digital Generation Banking at DenizBank. His extended experience on the IT side, enabled him to play a leading role in building new products and services destined to a new generation of banking customers as Head of Innovative Special Projects. Becoming Senior Vice President in 2013 and President of Innovation Committee in 2015, he continues to contribute to DenizBank’s vision of digital banking and digital transformation. Gurhan lives in Istanbul with his wife and two kids and is a professional fisherman. He also plays football as goalkeeper and likes theatre and gastronomy.