Profile
Dr. Mehmet Ö. Aras is Chairman & Group Chief Executive Officer at Finansbank AS and Chairman at Finans Emeklilik ve Hayat AS. Upon finishing his studies, over the span of three years, Dr. Aras was a faculty member at the Business Administration Department of Ohio State University, and worked as a consultant. Between 1984 and 1987, he served as Credit Marketing Manager and Credit Committee Member at Citibank, and worked as the Head of Yapi Kredi Securities. Dr. Aras participated in the founding of Finansbank in 1987, and served as Assistant General Manager for two years and as General Manager for six years and as an Executive Board Member of Finansbank and Vice Chairman of Fiba Holding from 1989 to 2006. Between 2003 and 2007 he held the Board Member position in TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists' Businessmen's Association). Mr. Aras served as Vice Chairman of Finansbank A.S. and Group CEO of Finansbank Group of Financial Companies (FinansLeasing, FinansInvest and Finans Portfolio A.S.) between 2006 (November) - 2010 (April). Dr. Aras was appointed as Chairman in April 2010. Dr. Aras graduated from the Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences, Department of Economics, in 1975. He received an MBA in 1978 and a PhD in Business Administration in 1981 from Syracuse University.
Mehmet Ömer Arif Aras active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| QNB FINANSBANK | Chairman | 15/04/2010 |
Cigna Saglik Hayat ve Emeklilik AS
 Cigna Saglik Hayat ve Emeklilik AS Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Cigna Finans Emeklilik ve Hayat AS provides insurance products and related services. Its life insurance products include consumer, corporate, and tax advantage products. Finans Emeklilik consumer products include credit card protection life insurance, KMH protection life insurance, assurance mortgage payment, car loans payment guarantee, consumer loan payment assurance, life insurance package and SME package life insurance. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. | Chairman | 12/01/2011 |
| Finansbank AS (Broker) | Chief Executive Officer | 31/10/2006 |
Former positions of Mehmet Ömer Arif Aras
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| QNB FINANS FINANSAL KIRALAMA | Chief Executive Officer | 31/03/2010 |
QNB Finans Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS
 QNB Finans Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS Investment Banks/BrokersFinance QNB Finans Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS is a Turkish financial investment company founded in 1996. QNB Finans Yatirim Menkul Degerler is based in Etiler/Istanbul, TR and ultimately controlled by the Government of Qatar. The private company provides investment services through its platform, QNB Finansinvest, which is user-friendly, innovative, fast, and reliable. The platform allows customers to easily make transactions and monitor the market. | Chief Executive Officer | 31/03/2010 |
| Turkish Industry & Business Association | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2006 |
Fiba Holding AS
 Fiba Holding AS Financial ConglomeratesFinance Fiba Holding AS operates as a holding company with interest in the financing, energy and retail sectors. The company was founded by Husnu M. Ozyegin in 1987 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. | Director/Board Member | 31/12/2005 |
Citibank NA (New York)
 Citibank NA (New York) Major BanksFinance Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Sales & Marketing | 31/12/1986 |
Training of Mehmet Ömer Arif Aras
| Syracuse University | Doctorate Degree |
| Marmara University | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
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| QNB FINANSBANK | Finance |
| QNB FINANS FINANSAL KIRALAMA | Finance |
| Private companies | 6 |
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Citibank NA (New York)
Citibank NA (New York) Major BanksFinance Citibank NA engages in the provision of banking services. It offers retail and commercial banking; credit cards; banking, capital markets, and advisory; markets and securities services; private banking; and treasury and trade solutions. The company was founded on June 16, 1812 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
Fiba Holding AS
Fiba Holding AS Financial ConglomeratesFinance Fiba Holding AS operates as a holding company with interest in the financing, energy and retail sectors. The company was founded by Husnu M. Ozyegin in 1987 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. | Finance |
QNB Finans Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS
QNB Finans Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS Investment Banks/BrokersFinance QNB Finans Yatirim Menkul Degerler AS is a Turkish financial investment company founded in 1996. QNB Finans Yatirim Menkul Degerler is based in Etiler/Istanbul, TR and ultimately controlled by the Government of Qatar. The private company provides investment services through its platform, QNB Finansinvest, which is user-friendly, innovative, fast, and reliable. The platform allows customers to easily make transactions and monitor the market. | Finance |
| Turkish Industry & Business Association | |
Cigna Saglik Hayat ve Emeklilik AS
Cigna Saglik Hayat ve Emeklilik AS Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Cigna Finans Emeklilik ve Hayat AS provides insurance products and related services. Its life insurance products include consumer, corporate, and tax advantage products. Finans Emeklilik consumer products include credit card protection life insurance, KMH protection life insurance, assurance mortgage payment, car loans payment guarantee, consumer loan payment assurance, life insurance package and SME package life insurance. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. | Finance |
| Finansbank AS (Broker) | Finance |
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