Ahmet D. Erelçin

Dr. Erelçin received his B.A. degree in Business Administration at the University of Istanbul, his M.Sc. degree in Accounting & Finance at LSE, and his Ph.D. in Business & Economics at Lehigh University. Having 28 years of experience in Turkish Capital Markets, Dr. Erelçin started his career in banking at İktisat Bankası. Dr. Erelçin later worked at the Treasury, Investment Banking, and Asset Management departments of Garanti Bankası, Interbank, and Finansbank. After being appointed as Demir Yatırım General Manager in 1997, Dr. Erelçin was appointed as the General Manager of HSBC Investments in 2000 and served as a member of the Executive Committee of HSBC Turkey in charge of its Brokerage and Asset Management subsidiaries. In 2008, Dr. Erelçin established the Turkish desk of HSBC Principal Investments and invested in Turkish companies utilizing HSBC’s equity. During this period, Dr. Erelçin represented HSBC on the boards of its portfolio companies, Havaş and TGS. After ending his active professional career in banking, Dr. Erelçin started lecturing in finance courses at the Graduate Business Schools of Koç and Özyeğin Universities. Dr. Erelçin sits on the Board of Directors of Darüşşafaka Society and its various commissions. He has been elected a Board Director of Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik on 26 March 2018.