Hüseyin Kara earned his Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Middle East Technical University in 2010. He subsequently completed two Master’s degrees: the first in Economics from Middle East Technical University in 2014, and the second in Data Analytics from Sabanci University in 2023. Kara began his career at the Undersecretariat of Treasury's General Directorate of Insurance - currently known as the Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Authority (SEDDK) - before joining the Vakıfbank Internal Audit Team as an Assistant Auditor in 2013. In 2020, he returned to the insurance industry, holding successive roles at Mapfre Sigorta and Bupa Acıbadem Sigorta. Most recently, he served as the Head of Internal Audit at Colendi Bank. In October 2024, he joined Doğan Investment Bank as the Head of Internal Control and Compliance and was later appointed as the Head of Internal Systems in September 2026.

Hüseyin Kara holds the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) designations, alongside Capital Markets (SPL) Advanced Level and Derivatives Instruments licenses. Additionally, he is officially registered as an Assistant Actuary with SEDDK.

With an undergraduate degree from Isik University, Department of Information Technologies (IT) and graduate degree in Business Administration from Marmara University, Mesut OZHAN continues his PhD education at Istanbul University, Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Informatics. He started his career in Financial Control Department at KuveytTurk Participation Bank as an MT in 2015 and served until the end of 2017 Between 2017-2021, at Stock Exchange of Turkey, Istanbul Settlement and Custody Bank, He carried out IT Audit activities and Intermediary Institutions Audit activities in the Internal Audit Unit. He served as Senior IT Auditor at D Investment Bank between January 2021 and June 2022

He was appointed as Chief Audit Executive of D Investment Bank as of June 2022

He holds Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certifications.

Ceren Çindemir is a senior banking professional with experience in risk management, corporate governance, internal audit and sustainable finance. She graduated from the Economics Department of Bilkent University in 2010 and later completed her master’s degree in the same field at Istanbul University.

She began her professional career in 2011 as an Internal Auditor at Türkiye Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O., where she was involved in audit, review and investigation assignments covering the full spectrum of banking activities, including risk management, lending, treasury, financial markets, operations and support functions. Within the Internal Audit function, she led initiatives related to the implementation of risk-based auditing as well as the enhancement of risk assessment and reporting processes, while coordinating audit activities and contributing to the strengthening of internal control, risk management and corporate governance frameworks.

In the later stage of her career, Çindemir led the bank’s sustainability transformation efforts, establishing the sustainability function and driving initiatives to integrate climate and sustainability risks into enterprise risk management processes.

As of March 23, 2026, Ceren Çindemir serves as Head of Risk Management at Doğan Investment Bank.