Background
Kurtul, Zafer was born on August 30, 1958 in Sivas, Turkey. Son of Burhan and Seval Kurtul.
Kurtul, Zafer was born on August 30, 1958 in Sivas, Turkey. Son of Burhan and Seval Kurtul.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Istanbul University, Turkey, 1979. Master of Business Administration, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1983.
Manager Citibank, Istanbul, Turkey, 1984—1988, Banque Nationale de Paris AK-Dresdner Bank, Istanbul, Turkey, 1988—1990. Assistant general manager Society Generale, 1990—1993, Tekfenbank, Istanbul, 1993—1998. Chief Executive Officer Akbank, since 1998.
Member of Association for Investment Management and Research.
Married Ayse Sonat, August 18, 1993. Children: Esra, Asli.