Suzan Sabancı Dinçer | |
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Born |
Suzan Sabancı 1965 (age 51–52) Istanbul, Turkey |
Residence | Istanbul |
Nationality | Turkish |
Education | Finance and International marketing |
Alma mater |
Richmond, The American International University in London, London, UK Boston University, USA |
Occupation | Chairperson |
Organization | Akbank |
Spouse(s) | Haluk Dinçer |
Children | Haluk Akay Dinçer, Ceyda Dinçer |
Parent(s) | Erol Sabancı, Belkıs Sabancı |
Relatives | Çiğdem Sabancı Bilen |
Suzan Sabancı Dinçer, CBE (Turkish pronunciation: [suˌzan sabaːnˌdʒɯ dinˈtʃeɾ]; born 1965, Istanbul), a member of the Sabancı family in third generation, is a Turkish businesswoman. She is currently chairperson and executive board member of Akbank, as well as board member of Sabancı Holding.
Sabancı Dinçer was elected Akbank's chairman and executive board member on March 28, 2008. Prior to this position, she served on the board of directors of Akbank as managing director for eleven years. She has over 20 years of banking experience. Sabancı Dinçer was appointed as the division head of Akbank's Treasury Department in 1989 and was promoted to executive vice president in charge of Treasury in 1994. She was elected to the board of directors as the managing director responsible for Asset Liability Management and Correspondent Relations in 1997 and as the executive board member responsible for all matters of Akbank in 2000. On 27 March 2015, Sabancı Dinçer was elected a member of the board of directors of Sabancı Holding.
Suzan Sabancı Dinçer holds a B.A. degree in Finance and International Marketing from Richmond, The American International University in London, UK and an MBA degree from Boston University, US.
Mrs. Sabancı Dinçer is a member of the Institute of International Finance Board of Directors and Emerging Markets Advisory Board, Harvard University’s Global Advisory Council, Harvard Business School’s Global Leaders Circle, Harvard Kennedy School Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government’s Advisory Council and an emeritus member of the Harvard Business School’s Middle East and North Africa Advisory Board. Suzan Sabancı Dinçer is also a member of the Global Board of Advisors at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Sabancı Dinçer also assumes the role of Luxembourg Honorary Consul and has been a WEF Young Global Leader since 2006. From 2010 to 2014, Suzan Sabancı Dinçer served as the chairman of the Turkish-British Business Council for two terms.