Board of Directors

Board of Directors

EMRE TEZMEN

Chairman of the Board

Emre Tezmen, with 27 years of business experience, is an expert financial analyst (CFA) who has played an active role in Turkey's capital markets. Graduating with High Academic Achievement from the Economics Department of Université Libre de Bruxelles in 1995, Tezmen also completed his Master's in Business Administration with Distinction from VUB-Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 1997. He holds the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) certification and is a Regular Member of the CFA Institute.

Beginning his professional career in 1995, Tezmen has held various positions in several investment firms, including Research Department Head, Corporate Sales Department, and Deputy General Manager in charge of Research.

Emre Tezmen undertook an 18-month project management role for "E-seans," one of Turkey's first online trading platforms. He also led the establishment of Research and Corporate Sales Departments in multiple institutions. Under his leadership, these departments provided services to the most significant and reputable institutional investors trading on Borsa Istanbul. He contributed to elevating his company's market share to the top 10 level and achieving a substantial increase in profitability.

Building on his experience in the financial markets and the successes of his managerial ventures, Tezmen founded Tera Yatırım Securities Inc. in 2005, Arena Finance Factoring Inc. in 2015, and Tera Portfolio Management Inc. in 2020 through acquisitions. With trust and belief in Turkey's youth and future, he established TRA Information Technologies Company and, most recently, in 2023, launched Tera Yatırım Bank with the goal of creating a global brand for our country.

In addition to domestic investments, Emre Tezmen founded Gildencrest Capital Ltd. in London to provide investment advisory services to institutional investors operating in the United Kingdom and other global financial centers.

Emre Tezmen, carrying out foreign economic relations of the Turkish private sector, especially foreign trade, international investments, services, contracting and logistics; Researching investment opportunities at home and abroad; He was elected as a Board Member and Venture Capital Committee Chairman of DEIK Digital Technologies Business Council, an institution tasked with contributing to increasing Turkey's exports and coordinating similar business development activities. He was also elected as a Board Member of the Central Registry Agency.

ERDİN ÖZEL

Member of the Board

He was elected as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors at the General Assembly held on July 29, 2022, and was registered on August 12, 2022. After graduating from the Local Administration Department of Kırıkkale University, Erdin Özel graduated from the Business Management Department of Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England. Since 2012, he has been serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Middle East Economic Platform. In this capacity, he has facilitated the signing of agreements between numerous projects in our country and foreign investment funds. In his commercial life, he has various companies operating in the fields of Investment, Consulting, Food, Outdoor Media, and Energy. He has social activities in international commercial organizations and NGOs operating both domestically and abroad. Erdin Özel has been serving as the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pera Yatırım Holding A.Ş. since August 12, 2022.

KADİR BOY

Independent Member of the Board

Mr. Kadir Boy was born in 1956 in the Geyve district of Sakarya province. He completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Geyve and enrolled in the Faculty of Political Sciences of Ankara University in 1975. He graduated with honors from the Department of Economics and Public Finance in 1979.
In 1980, he successfully passed the entrance examination for Assistant Accounts Expert organized by the Ministry of Finance and joined the Board of Accounts Experts. Within the Board, he was appointed as an Accounts Expert in 1983 after passing the proficiency examination and was promoted to Chief Accounts Expert in 1990.
During his tenure at the Board, he was appointed as Deputy Head of the Istanbul Group in October 1990 and subsequently as Deputy Chairman of the Board in December 1991.
He was assigned to the United Kingdom for study and research purposes for one year between 1987 and 1988, and for an additional four months in 1993.
Regarding his administrative duties, he was seconded as Deputy Treasurer of Istanbul on 15.12.1993 and served in this position until 02.03.1999. As of the same date, he was appointed as Treasurer of Istanbul, a position he held for approximately 5.5 years. On 27.08.2004, he was appointed as Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance.
Mr. Boy voluntarily retired on 15.07.2005 after 26 years of public service.
Throughout his career, he also held several additional positions, including Representative of the Ministry of Finance at the Istanbul Olympic Games Preparation Committee, Member of the Board of Directors of the Export Promotion Study Center under the Undersecretariat of Foreign Trade, Member of the Hajj and Umrah Committee of the Presidency of Religious Affairs (as Representative of the Ministry of Finance), Chairman of the Audit Board of the Istanbul Chamber of Certified Public Accountants, and Chairman of Istanbul Finance Sports Club.
During his retirement period, he has served as Auditor and Member of Advisory Boards in Real Estate Investment Trust companies.
Mr. Boy is the author of a book on Law No. 6183 on the Procedure for the Collection of Public Receivables and has published numerous articles on economic, financial, and tax-related matters in various professional journals. He also served for a short period as a visiting lecturer at Sakarya University and Istanbul Bilim University.

GÜRKAN PARLAKAÇ

Independent Member of the Board

Gürkan Parlakaç is an investor and entrepreneur with experience in organization and business development, strong analytical skills, and an extensive collaboration portfolio. He is a global investor active in various fields such as e-sports arena systems, digital mobile game production and investment, blockchain, and payment systems. Currently, he manages venture capital investments in both the gaming ecosystem and the advanced technology ecosystem at Tera Portfolio Management Inc., focusing on startups and seed-stage ventures. Previously, he worked at Arter Advertising Agency and CEO Event Inc., where he served as the director of business development and was responsible for identifying and evaluating new investment opportunities and markets. Additionally, between 2006 and 2009, he co-founded UNI LIFE, a company that successfully organized concerts, parties, conferences, and events in Turkey, where he developed creative ideas. He has been responsible for the smooth running of events, planning and overseeing legal processes, and managing technical operations and financial feasibility. Between 2002 and 2006, as a founding partner of UNI Production, he took on effective industry analysis and operational process management in advertising, design, printing, publishing, and marketing. Between 1999 and 2002, as an expert at Reklametri Advertising Agency, he supported customer support teams by preparing information, documents, and industry analyses, and developed new partnerships and potential customer platforms. Parlakaç is a proactive professional with strong communication skills who is eager to develop different projects. He has extensive experience in managing investor relations and investing in startups with high growth potential.