Erhan TOPAÇ
Chairman of the Board
After graduating from Ankara Science High School, he earned his bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Boğaziçi University. He went on to receive a postgraduate diploma and master’s degree from the same faculty. He pursued doctoral studies at Boğaziçi University’s Faculty of Industrial Engineering. From 1971 to 1979, he worked as a Research Assistant at Boğaziçi University.
Between 1979 and 1985, he served in the Planning Department of Eczacıbaşı Holding fom 1985 to 1986, he worked as the General Manager's Consultant at İpek Kağıt and between 1986 and 1990, he held the position of Marketing Manager. From 1989 to 1990, he served as Marketing Manager at Pepsi Cola.
Since 1991, he has been a founding partner and the Chairman of the Board of Gedik Yatırım, actively contributing to the capital markets. Erhan Topaç currently serves as the Chairman of the Board at Misyon Bank.
Onur TOPAÇ
Vice Chairman of the Board
After graduating from the Austrian High School, he completed his undergraduate studies in Industrial Engineering at Koç University in 2013 and earned a master’s degree in Financial Engineering from Özyeğin University. Onur Topaç began his finance career at Gedik Investment in 2008 and was actively involved in the establishment phase of the Banking Division in 2013.
He held the position of General Manager and later as Chairman of the Board at HUB Venture Capital Investment Trust Inc. Additionally, he acted as Vice Chairman of the Board at Marbaş Securities Inc. from 2015 to 2019.
Currently, he is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Gedik Investment, he is also the Vice Chairman of the Board and General Manager at Inveo Investment Holding Inc., as well as the Vice Chairman of the Board at Misyon Bank.
Dr. Sezai BEKGÖZ
Board Member
After graduating from the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Political Science at Ankara University in 1983, Dr. Sezai Bekgöz worked as an Auditor in the Surveillance Department of the Capital Markets Board from 1983 to 1992.
Between 1992 and 1998, he served as the Head of the Inspection Board at Borsa İstanbul, and from 1998 to 2007, he was the Vice President responsible for Markets, Risk Management, and Member Affairs.
From 2007 to 2016, he worked as the Deputy General Manager at Takasbank Central Securities Depository, responsible for domestic and international settlement and custody operations, external relations, and member affairs.
Dr. Bekgöz completed his postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Economics at Istanbul University and pursued a doctorate in Banking at the Banking and Insurance Institute of Marmara University.
Dr. Sezai Bekgöz is currently a Board Member at Misyon Bank.
Halit Haydar YILDIZ
Board Member
Halit Haydar Yıldız graduated from Faculty of Business Administration at Marmara University, completed his master’s degrees in Business Finance and Business Management at Istanbul University. He began his professional career at İktisat Bank and worked at Pamukbank from 1987 to 2003, holding various positions, with his last role as Head of Retail Loans and Operations Department.
Between 2003 and 2008, Yıldız served as Deputy General Manager of Retail Loans at Akbank. From 2009 to 2020, he held the position of Deputy General Manager of Retail Banking and later became the General Manager at Şekerbank. He also served as a Board Member at Şekerbank from March 2016 to May 2020.
Currently, Yıldız is a Board Member at the Turkish Finance Executives Foundation and Misyon Bank.
Hasan Halim ÇUN
Board Member
After graduating from the Department of Business Administration at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Boğaziçi University, he continued his graduate and doctoral studies in the Department of Public Administration at the same faculty.
Halim Çun began his career in 1987 as a Senior Specialist in the Planning and Investments Department of Sabancı Holding. He worked in various projects and positions before returning to the finance sector. In 1998, he became the General Manager during the establishment of Ak Invest, and in 2000, he took the same role at Ak Asset Management.
He was involved in the establishment of Ak Pension Company and pension funds and participated in committees related to the distribution and marketing of the company's financial products until 2006. In 2006, he joined Gedik Investment, where he took on responsibilities in restructuring investment funds and portfolio services. In 2008, he became the General Manager during the establishment of Gedik Asset Management (after the name change, Inveo Asset Management).
Halim Çun is currently a Board Member at Misyon Bank.
Gökhan TOSUN
Board Member
Born in Ankara in 1977, Gökhan Tosun completed his undergraduate studies in Economics (with a scholarship) at Bilkent University in 2000 and earned his MBA from İstanbul Bilgi University in 2016. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Banking and Finance at Kadir Has University. Tosun began his career in 2000 in the Audit Department of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He then held various positions at BP Petrolleri AŞ between 2003–2006, Türk Ekonomi Bankası between 2006–2008, and Akbank between 2008–2011. Between 2011 and 2013, he served as Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board at the Batik Group, and from 2013 to 2021, he provided advisory services to leading companies and family funds.
In 2021, Gökhan Tosun joined Inveo Yatırım Holding AŞ, where he continues to serve as Director of Strategy and Planning. He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Gedik Yatırım Menkul Değerler AŞ, Inveo Ventures Venture Capital Investment Trust AŞ, Turpe Venture Capital Investment Trust AŞ, and Finveo Yatırım Holding AŞ (acting as the legal entity representative on behalf of Inveo Yatırım Holding AŞ), as well as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at ICHAIN Yatırım Holding AŞ and Inveo Araç Kiralama Hizmetleri AŞ.
Gökhan Tosun is currently a Board Member at Misyon Bank.