Uğur Bayar

Uğur Bayar received his Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the State University of New York in 1997. Bayar began his career at Citibank Turkey in 1987, taking various positions at the treasury of the bank until 1992, when he moved to public service. Between 1992 and 1997, he served as Vice President of Public Partnership Administration of the Prime Ministry of Turkey and between 1997 and 2002 as President of Privatization Administration of the Prime Ministry of Turkey. During this period, he served as Chairman of the board of Erdemir and Petrol Ofisi and a board member of Turkish Airlines and Türk Telekom. Uğur Bayar joined Credit Suisse in 2004 and worked as Turkey’s Chief Executive Officer and Head of Investment Banking until 2017. In addition, Bayar serves as Chairman of WWF Turkey (World Wildlife Foundation) while he serves as a board member at; Anadolu Holding, Tekfen, Teknoloji Yatırım ve Tic. A.Ş and at SAMUMED Biotechnology Company, based in San Diego. Mr. Bayar complies with all of the independent member requirements, defined in the Capital Markets Board (CMB) Corporate Governance Principles.