Turkish Capital Markets Association Chairman İlhami Koç elected as Borsa İstanbul Board Member, to represent the Association

Turkish Capital Markets Association Chairman İlhami Koç was elected as Borsa İstanbul Board Member, to represent the Association.

İlhami Koç graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences in 1986, and started to work in the Inspection Board of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. (İş Bank) the same year. He was appointed as Assistant Director of İş Bankası Securities Department in October 1994, where he was engaged in equity market transactions, investment fund management, and was also responsible for international capital markets operations. Koç was appointed as the Director responsible for the capital markets and portfolio management in İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. (İş Invest Securities) on January 3, 1997, and was promoted to Assistant General Manager in 1999, in which capacity, he was responsible for corporate finance, research, and domestic and international capital markets. He was appointed as the General Manager of İş Girişim Sermayesi Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş. (İş Venture Capital Investment Fund) on September 11, 2001, and then as General Manager of İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. on April 28, 2002. Koç was promoted as Assistant General Manager of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. on January 30, 2013.

Koç has taken part in the boards of directors of various capital markets institutions, and is currently Chairman of İş Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş., as well as board member of İşbank AG, CSJC İşbank and Şişe Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş.. İlhami Koç was elected as Turkish Capital Markets Association Chairman on July 8, 2014.

Koç has participated in numerous trainings, seminars and conferences in Turkey and abroad, and has lectured specialists and managers of varying levels on the capital markets. İlhami Koç is married with one child, and speaks English.