Dr. Serdar Sümer

Born in 1973, Serdar Sümer holds a degree in Business Administration from Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences. He completed his master’s in Business Administration at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, USA, and in April 2011, received a PhD in banking at the Marmara University Institute of Banking and Insurance. Sümer is a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and Certified Public Accountant. He started his career in 1996 as a Sworn-in Bank Auditor. From 2008 to 2014, he served as the Executive Vice President of Subsidiaries Management and Capital Markets at Aktif Bank. Having developed various innovative solutions to address customers’ financial needs to increase the effectiveness of products and channels in capital markets; in 2013 Sümer led the issue of the first lease certificate for project financing in Turkey. He oversaw the launch of Turkey’s first bank bond and ABS products and the coordination of the Bank’s subsidiaries and affiliates within the most effective management structure. After working as an executive at an industry-leading investment company, Sümer returned to Aktif Bank in 2015 to assume the role of CEO, and worked as the Bank’s CEO and a Board Member until the end of 2020. As of 2021, Sümer is appointed as Board Member. Sümer is also a Board Member at N Kolay Ödeme Kuruluşu A.Ş., one of the leading payment institutions in Turkey; international money transfer service provider UPT Ödeme Sistemleri A.Ş.; smart city and ticket solutions provider E-Kent Geçiş Sistemleri ve Biletleme Teknolojileri A.Ş.; payment systems providers PAVO Teknik Servis Elektrik Elektronik San. Tic. A.Ş. and Echo Bilgi Yönetim Sistemleri A.Ş.; and Insurance provider comparison platform Sigortayeri Sigorta ve Reasürans Brokerliği A.Ş. After working as an executive at an industry-leading investment company, Sümer returned to Aktif Bank in 2015 to assume the role of CEO, and has since been the Bank’s CEO and a Board Member leading the Aktif Bank’s subsidiaries. Sümer is also a Board Member at N Kolay Ödeme Kuruluşu A.Ş., one of the leading payment institutions in Turkey; international money transfer service provider UPT Ödeme Sistemleri A.Ş.; smart city and ticket solutions provider E-Kent Geçiş Sistemleri ve Biletleme Teknolojileri A.Ş.; payment systems providers PAVO Teknik Servis Elektrik Elektronik San. Tic. A.Ş. and Echo Bilgi Yönetim Sistemleri A.Ş.; and Insurance provider comparison platform Sigortayeri Sigorta ve Reasürans Brokerliği A.Ş.