Hakan Ates

Hakan Ates was the founder of Garanti Bank (1995, Chief Executive Officer, 1996-1997) and DenizBank AS (1997, Chief Executive Officer & Director, 1997-2025).
Current jobs include Chairman of DenizBank (Wien) AG, Zweigniederlassung Frankfurt, Chairman of Deniz Investment & Securities, Inc., Chairman of EkspresInvest Securities, Vice Chairman of Turkish Tourism Investors Association, Chairman of Intertech Bilgi Islem ve Pazarlama Ticaret AS, Chairman of Denizbank AG, Chairman of DenizBank Moscow JSC, Chairman of DenizYatirim Securities, Director of Deniz Pension, Director of American Life Hayat Sigorta SA, Director of TED Ankara College, Trustee of TED University, Trustee of Türk Hava Kurumu, and Trustee of Ted Istanbul College Foundation.
Former jobs include Chairman of Deniz Gayrimenkul Yatirim.
Ortakligi AS, Chairman of Deniz Finansal Kiralama AS, Chairman of Destek Varlik Yönetim AS, Director of Deniz Faktoring AS, Member of Management Board at Dexia Holding SA (2011-2012), Internal Auditor at Türkiye Is Bankasi.
AS (1981-1985), Executive Vice President of Central Operations at Interbank AS (1993-1994), and Executive VP of Financial Affairs & Operation at Bank Ekspres AS (1994-1996).
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Metu Faculty of Economics & Administrative (1980).