Nazan Somer Ozelgin

Nazan Somer Ozelgin was born in Istanbul in 1963. She completed her middle and high school education at Robert College of Istanbul. A graduate of Bogazici University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Ms. Somer Ozelgin began her career in 1988 as an independent auditor at the Istanbul office of Arthur Andersen and was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in 1993. During her career at Arthur Andersen, she provided audit and financial advisory services to companies in the banking and finance, manufacturing, trade, construction, and tourism sectors. She has also participated in numerous internal control  and process evaluation, restructuring, and due diligence projects, as well as in company valuation assignments, particularly within the financial sector. Serving as a partner responsible for the financial sector at the same company from 1999 to 2000, Ms. Somer Ozelgin joined Yapı Kredi Bank in September 2000 as Executive Vice President of Retail Banking.

From 2003 to 2009, Ms. Somer Ozelgin continued as Executive Vice President of Credit Cards and Consumer Loans, and from February 2009 to December 2017, she served as Executive Vice President of Retail Banking and a member of the Executive Committee. In addition to the duties mentioned above, she served in the capacity of Deputy General Manager responsible for Financial Affairs from December 2004 to October 2005.

Ms. Somer Ozelgin is currently the Chair of Mapfre Sigorta A.S. Türkiye (a subsidiary of Mapfre S.A. Spain). She is also an Independent Board Member of Unicredit Romania, Unicredit Croatia (Zagrebacka Banka), and Worldline S.A. (headquartered in France). At Zagrebacka Banka, in addition to her Board membership, Ms. Somer Ozelgin serves as Deputy Chair of the Board, Chair of the Risk Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee. At Unicredit Romania, she serves as a Board Member, Chair of the Risk Committee, and a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees. At Worldline S.A., she serves as a Board Member and a member of the Audit and Risk Committees. Ms. Somer Ozelgin is also the President of the Istanbul Golf Club and a Board Member of the 30% Club.