Mert Öncü

Dr. Mert Oncu completed his bachelor’s degree in İstanbul Technical University, Electronics and Telecommunications Department in 1992. He received his MBA degree majoring in Finance from DePaul University, where he worked as a graduate assistant and he also served as an intern in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange between 1992-1994.

In 2001, he received Ph.D. degree from Marmara University Banking and Insurance Institute. He completed the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School in 2017. Starting his banking carrier in Kocbank’s Treasury Department in 1994, Dr. Oncu witnessed merger of Kocbank with Yapı Kredi Bank in 2006. Following the merger, Dr. Oncu took various executive responsibilities in Treasury. He served as a board member and vice-chairman of the Board in İzmir Futures and Options Exchange until its merger with Borsa Istanbul.

Between May 2011-March 2018, Dr. Oncu worked as Assistant General Manager responsible for Treasury and Financial Institutions and a member of Executive Committee at Yapı Kredi Bank and served as a Board Member at Yapı Kredi Yatırım in 2018. On April 2, 2018, Dr. Oncu was appointed as the CEO and Board Member at Odeabank.