14.03.2013
International Rating Agency Moody’s affirmed the Bank’s local currency deposit ratings as Ba1/Not Prime, foreign currency deposit ratings as Ba2/Not Prime and the financial strenght rating of D, with the outlook “stable”.
11.03.2013
Board Members whose duty terms have been ended, will be elected in General Assembly dated 21.03.2013 therefore; candidates Members of Board of Directors and their resumes are as below;
1. Hasan Basri GÖKTAN
2. Halil Can YEŞİLADA
3. Emin ERDEM
4. Erdal BATMAZ
5. Üzeyir BAYSAL (*)
6. Khosrow ZAMANİ
7. Ulf WOKURKA
8. Viktor ROMANYUK
9. Askhat BEISENBAYEV
10. Nariman ZHARKINBAYEV
11. Zhandos YESSENBAY
(*) He has been disclosed at Public Disclosure Platform as Independent Board Member on 27.02.2013.
RESUMES:
1. Hasan Basri GÖKTAN
Dr. Hasan Basri Göktan holds a double undergraduate degree in Engineering and Economics, as well as a PhD in Economics. He began his professional career in 1973 at Şeker Fabrikalari A.Ş. and served as the Chairman of Board of Directors and General Manager of Sugar Beet Cooperatives (Pankobirlik) from 1983 to 1993. Dr. Göktan concurrently served as General Manager of Sugar Beet Cooperatives and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Şekerbank T.A.Ş. and Konya Şeker Fabrikası A.Ş. from 1988 until 1993. Under his leadership, Konya Şeker Fabrikası A.Ş. was successfully privatized - a first in the Turkish sugar industry. Dr. Göktan also briefly served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yüksel İnşaat A. Ş. while serving as General Manager of Şekerbank T.A.Ş. From 1993 to 2002, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Türkiye Şeker Fabrikaları A.Ş. Dr. Göktan also served as General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sekerbank T.A.Ş. from 2002 until 2006. Subsequently, he served as General Manager of Şekerbank T.A.Ş. from 2006 to 2007. On February 1, 2008, Dr. Göktan assumed the position of Chairman of the Boards of Directors of Şekerbank T.A.Ş. and its financial subsidiaries; in addition, he currently serves as the Executive Board of Directors Member of Şekerbank T.A.Ş.
2. Halil Can YEŞİLADA
Mr. H. Can Yeşilada is a graduate of Middle East Technical University, Department of Business Administration. He has served as Finance Director at Santral Dikiş A.Ş., Executive Vice President at Manufacturers Hanover Trust (NY) Bank, Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Manager at Türk Eximbank, Deputy President at the Privatization Administration of Turkey and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Petrol Ofisi. In addition, Mr. Yeşilada has held the positions of Executive Vice President, CEO and Member of the Board of Directors at various public and private banks and industrial companies. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Şekerbank since 2006.
3. Emin ERDEM
A graduate of Ankara Financial Sciences School of Accounting, Mr. Emin Erdem began his professional career as an internal auditor at Ziraat Bank. After serving in various units of Ziraat Bank in Turkey, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK, he was appointed Assistant General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. Erdem served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deutsche-Türkische Bank in Germany. He has been a member of Şekerbank’s Board of Directors since 2002.
4. Erdal BATMAZ
Mr. Erdal Batmaz graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Economics. Subsequently, he served as Specialist and Consultant in the Prime Minister’s Office. Mr. Batmaz also worked at the State Industry and Laborer Investment Bank (DESIYAB) on a Konrad Adenauer Foundation scholarship. He later served as Assistant General Manager and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Emlak Bank. In addition, Mr. Batmaz served as member of the Board of Directors in a number of insurance companies and tourism firms. From 1997 to 2003, he was a member of the Board of Directors at the Prime Ministry Capital Markets Board for two terms. Mr. Batmaz has served as a member of Şekerbank’s Board of Directors since 2003.
5. Üzeyir BAYSAL (*)
Born in 1961. A graduate of Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science Department of Economy-Finance. He began his career in 1985 and continued his career as Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency Banking Certified Chief Auditor.He has been an Independent Board Member of Şeker Finansal Kiralama A.Ş. since April 2012.
6. Khosrow Kashani ZAMANI
Mr. Khosrow K. Zamani is the former Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) for the Southern Europe and Central Asia region. He is a graduate of Case Institute of Technology (USA), where he received BSc and MSc degrees in Engineering and Warwick University (UK), where he earned an MBA. Mr. Zamani continued his postgraduate studies at Cambridge University (UK) in the Department of Industrial Management. In 1997, he graduated from the Harvard Business School Executive Development Program. Mr. Zamani has held various senior level positions at the IFC. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Anglo Asian Mining Plc (UK), member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Kommerciala Banka in Serbia and Independent Director at Borusan Makina in Turkey. Mr. Zamani has been an independent member of the Board of Directors of Şekerbank T.A.Ş. since 2007.
7. Ulf WOKURKA
Mr. Ulf Wokurka graduated from Moscow State University’s School of International Relations. There, he earned top honors with a degree in Political Sciences specializing in Turkological studies and the Turkish language; his thesis was entitled, “Turkey’s Access to the European Economic Union.” Mr. Wokurka began his professional career with the Foreign Ministry in Berlin as Senior Expert in 1989. From 1990 to 2006, he held various positions at Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt, where he last served as Director. From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Wokurka served as Managing Director and Deputy CEO at the State Holding Samruk, Astana; subsequently, and until 2010, he worked as Managing Director at Metzler Asset Management GmbH, Frankfurt. In July 2010, he was appointed Managing Director at Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt. From September 2010, he has held the position of Chief Country Officer Kazakhstan and Head of Deutsche Bank’s Representative Office in Almaty. Mr. Wokurka has served as independent Board member of Şekerbank T.A.Ş. since his appointment in 2010.
8. Viktor ROMANYUK
Mr. Romanyuk graduated from Al Farabi Kazakh State University, International Economic Relations as well as he earned a PhD in Law and associate professor. From 1999 to 2010, Mr. Romanyuk served in various companies and banks in Kazakhstan and Czech Republic and in February 2010 he joined BTA Bank JSC as Advisor of General Manger. He has been an Executive Vice President of BTA Bank JSC and Member of Board of Directors of various subsidiaries of BTA Bank JSC since December 2011.
9. Askhat BEISENBAYEV
Mr. Beisenbayev graduated from Kazakh State Management Academy, Department of International Economic Relations in 1997. He earned MBA in Goizueta Business School Emory University (Atlanta-USA) on Finance and Strategy. Between 2000 and 2011, he served in various companies and banks ,n Kazakhstan. In August 2011, he has worked as Advisor to the Chairman of the Management Board of BTA Bank JSC. He has been working as Deputy Chairman of the Management Board and Member of the Management Board since September 2011.
10. Nariman ZHARKINBAYEV
Mr. Nariman Zharkinbayev graduated from T. Ryskulov Kazakh Economics University, with degrees in International Economy and International Relations. From 2002 to 2008, he has worked in various companies and banks in Kazakhstan, since May 2008 he serves as Head of the Financial Institutions Department at BTA Bank JSC. In November 2012, Mr. Zharkinbayev was appointed member of the Board of Directors at Şekerbank T.A.Ş.
11. Zhandos YESSENBAY
Mr. Yessebay graduated from Kazakh State of Architecture and Civil Engineering in 2001. He worked in various companies and banks in Kazakhstan from 2001 to 2012. He served as Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Savings Pension Fund GRANTUM JSC (Subsidiary of Kazkommertsbank JSC) between June 2009 and January 2012 and from July 2009 to April 2012, he has served as Chairman of the Management Board and Member of the Board of Directors of GRANTUM Asset Management PAIMC (Subsidiary of Kazkommertsbank JSC). In May 2012, he was appointed to BTA Bank JSC as Managing Director and he has been working as Managing Director, Member of the Management Board and Member of the Board of Directors.
28.02.2013
Board of Directors of the Bank has authorized General Management to issue bond up to TRL 500 million and 6 months maturity date.
27.02.2013
Independent Board Member candidate Üzeyir Baysal will be submitted for approval in the Ordinary General Assembly will be held on 21.03.2013 and his resume is as below.
Üzeyir BAYSAL:
Born in 1961. A graduate of Ankara University, Faculty of Political Science Department of Economy-Finance. He began his career in 1985 and continued his career as Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency Banking Certified Chief Auditor.He has been an Independent Board Member of Şeker Finansal Kiralama A.Ş. since April 2012.
27.02.2013
In the Board of Directors Meeting dated 27.02.2013 it has been decided that the Bank’s profit according to the independently audited financial statements for year 2012 is TRY 240,301.535.00 and after subtracting TRY 40,697,287.84 deferred tax income that is not subject to profit distribution, distributing the rest of TRY 199,604,247.16 under the provisions of the Articles of Association and the Turkish Commercial Code as;
• 5 % amounting to TRY 9,980,212.36 to the Legal Reserves Account,
• Remaining amount after the distribution of legal reserves of TRY 189,624,034.80, deferred tax income of TRY 40,697,287.84 and previous year’s profit of TRY 201,253.54 with a total balance of TL 230,522,576.18 to be transferred to the Extraordinary Reserves,
10.01.2013
On February 7, 2012, ISS Corporate Services, Inc. (ISS), an international corporate governance rating agency certified by the Capital Markets Board of Turkey, announced Şekerbank’s corporate governance rating, as 88.21 as part of the Bank’s efforts to comply with corporate governance criteria. The Bank’s rating was raised to 90.95 after the periodic annual assessment. The composition of Şekerbank’s rating score by subcategories is shown as below.
Shareholders |
0,25 |
93,21 |
9,32 |
Public Disclosure and Transparency |
0,35 |
91,07 |
9,10 |
Stakeholders |
0,15 |
96,40 |
9,64 |
Board of Directors |
0,25 |
85,25 |
8,52 |
Total |
1,00 |
90,95 |
9,09
|
10.01.2013
Board of Directors of Şekerbank T.A.Ş. decided to be held the 60th Ordinary General Assembly Meeting of our Bank for the fiscal year of 2012 on March 21, 2013, Thursday, at 11:00 a.m. at the headquarters located at Büyükdere Caddesi No: 171 Metrocity A Blok Esentepe-Mecidiyeköy/İSTANBUL for the purpose of discussing and resolving the agenda items and due to a reason of not being able to held the meeting or obtain the meeting quorum, the second meeting to be held on April 8, 2013, Monday, at the same time and at the same place with the same agenda and to vest the General Management to make all necessary preparations regarding Ordinary General Assembly.