Executive Board

1. Chief Executive Officer – Dr. Selcuk Demir

Dr. Selcuk Demir was born in 1966 in Erzurum.

He graduated from Eskisheher Anadolu University with bachelor’s degree in 1989.  In 2008 he graduated from Istanbul Commercial University with a major in International Banking and Finance as a master’s degree and in 2015 he got his PHD degree with a major in Economics from Istanbul University. 
 He started his professional career in 1989 as assistant specialist at “Turk Denizchilik Bank”. He worked as Assistant Manager at Türkiye Emlak Bankası between 1992-2001. He joined Ziraat Bank in 2001 as a Branch Manager in Sinanoba. Between 2003 and April, 2021, he worked as Cağaloğlu, Beyazıt, Beşiktaş, Taksim İstanbul, İstanbul İkitelli, İstanbul Levent, Branch Manager, Individual Sales Department Manager, İstanbul Anatolian Regional Coordinator, Ankara Regional Coordinator, İstanbul Regional Manager. 
Currently Dr. Selcuk Demir holds the position of CEO in Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan. 

 

2. Member of the Executive Board - ROVSHAN İBRAHİMOV

Rovshan İbrahimov was born in 1983 in Sumgait.

He graduated from Azerbaijan International University with major in Legal Regulation of Economics in 2004. He got his Master degree in Finance in 2010 from Azerbaijan State University of Economics.
He started his career in 2006 as a Credit Specialist at Demirbank OJSC. In the following years, he continued to work in the same bank as a Senior Credit Specialist, Branch Manager, Head of Unit and Deputy Director of the Credit Analysis Department.

He worked as a Director of Credit Allocation and Monitoring  Department at Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan OJSC between 2015-2019. And since 2019, he has been working as the Director of the Operations Department at Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan OJSC.

On June 18, 2020, he has been appointed as a Member of the Executive Board of the “Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan” OJSC.

 

3. Member of the Executive Board - VUGAR ALİPASHAYEV

Vugar Alipashayev was born in 1979 in Shamakhı.

He graduated from  Azerbaijan State University of Economics with major in Finance and Credit in 2001 as a Bachelor, and got his Master degree from dame University and department in 2003.

Since 2018 participates in Philosophy Doctorate Program of the Azerbaijan State University of Economics –on "Domestic Fiscal Policy and Public Finance"

He started his professional career in 2003 as a Loan Officer in the “Microfinance Bank of Azerbaijan” CJC (current name: “Access Bank” CJC). In the following years, he occupied different positions such as  Senior Loan Officer, Branch Manager and Director of the Corporate Banking Services in the same bank. Since 2015 he continued his career in “Pasha Bank” OJC as a Director of the SME Banking Department . He joined to the “Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan” OJSC team as the Head of Customer Services Department since March 2016.

On June 18, 2020, he has been appointed as a Member of the Executive Board of the “Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan” OJC.

 

4. Member of the Executive Board - AHMET KUDRET İŞLER 

Ahmet Kudret Ishler was born in 1975 in Ankara. 

In 1993, he graduated from TED Ankara College in Turkey.

In 1997, he got a Bachelor's degree in Statistics from Hacettepe University.

In 2002, he got a Master's degree in the same faculty from Gazi University.

After graduating from Ziraat Bank School of Banking, he worked as a Specialist in the Asset Management and Financial Control Department of TCZB from 1998 to 2004, and as a Director in the Trade Loans Department of TCZB from 2005 to 2012.

From 2012 to 2015, he was the Head of the Loan Department at TCZB.

From 2015 to 2016, he was the Director of the Credit Analysis and Monitoring Group at Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan, and since 2016 he has been working as the Credit Allocation and Analysis Group Manager.

In addition, Ahmet Kudret Isler has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the Azerbaijan Credit Bureau since 2017.

From 24 July, 2020 he has been appointed as a member of the Management Board of Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan.

 

5. Member of the Executive Board - Aliyev Seymur

Seymur Aliyev was born in 1983 in Gedebey region.

In 2004 he graduated from the Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Faculty of Economics of Production and Services, and in 2006 with a Master's degree from the same faculty with honors. He started his professional career in February 2008 as a specialist in the Microcredit Department of Rabitabank OJSC. From August 2008 to April 2016 he worked in the Credit Institutions Supervision Department of the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in 2016 he started working as a leading inspector in the Supervision Department of the Chamber of Control over Financial Markets of the Republic of Azerbaijan and in a few years was able to move up to manager. In April 2020 he joined ZiraatBank Azerbaijan OJSC and was able to lead the Risk Management Department.

From 18.05.2021 was appointed the Member of Executive Board of the “Ziraat Bank Azerbaijan” OJSC.