CİHAT SALMAN


EXPERIENCE

1998 - 2002 Körfez Bank A.Ş.
Vice President 
Bahrain Branch 
Managing Director 

1997-1998 - Credit Lyonnais Istanbul Head Office  
Istanbul
Account and Finance Director
? Responsible for the whole of the financial affairs.

1996-1997 - Buggy Gıda ve İth. Mad. San. ve Dış Tic. A.Ş. 
Istanbul
Finance Director, Investment & Foreign Trade
? Started as finance director in charge of finance of turn-key investment projects and related foreign trade operations.

1993-1996 Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş.
Bahrain
Branch Manager
? Increased total assets from $150 million to $1.5 billion with only two extra employees in a branch of 8 personnel.
? Increased total loan portfolio from $50 million to $450 million
? Implemented new organization structure, new control procedures and soft-ware which immediately increased time & human resources management capacity of the branch.
? As the project manager of a new banking soft-ware, had the chance to observe & analyze 4 different banking soft-ware and multi-branch banking organization and procedures.
? Experienced in Off-Shore Banking regulations & Correspondent relations
? Supervised all external audit procedures.
? Organized/Participated in financial seminars about Turkey

1990-1993 Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş.
Bahrain
Authorized Operations Officer
? Prepared fiscal year b/s, p/l accounts & cash flow statements.
? Managed a cash/non-cash loan portfolio of 200 customers (increased from 25 to 200 customers)

1989 July-1989 Nov. Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait
Istanbul
Accounts Officer, Asst. Mngr., Marketing
? Prepared loan proposals for 14 new customers 4 of which were finally approved by the executive committee.
? Prepared and presented financial analyses of potential customers.

1989-1990 Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş., Yeditepe Br.
Istanbul
Authorized Accounts Officer, Marketing
? Managed a portfolio of 25 prime customers of the branch.
? Prepared profitability & cost analyses of the loan portfolio.

1988-1989 Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş., H.O.,
Istanbul
Accounts Officer, Marketing

1986-1987 Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş. Karaköy Br.
Istanbul
Authorized Imports Officer

1985-1986 Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş., H.O.,
Istanbul
Officer, Foreign Operations

EDUCATION

1979-1985 University of Istanbul, Faculty of Letters Istanbul
? B.S. English Language & Literature

1984-1985 Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance
Bahrain
? Advanced Accounting Certificate

PROFESSIONAL COURSES ATTENDED

? Basic Accounting, 	BIBF, 	Bahrain
? Basic Principals of Law, 	BIBF, 	Bahrain
? Law Related to Banking, 	BIBF, 	Bahrain
? Monetary Economics, 	BIBF, 	Bahrain
? Finance of Foreign Trade (Advanced) 	YKB, 	Istanbul
? Finance of Foreign Trade 	YKB, 	Istanbul
? Banking Principles 	YKB, 	Istanbul

COMPUTER LITERACY

? MS-OFFICE Applications like Excel, Word e.t.c.
? Highly experienced in banking and cost accounting soft-ware due to my advanced accounting certificate obtained from BIBF in Bahrain and to my function as project manager of a new soft-ware applied during my tenure in YKB Bahrain Branch.
PERSONAL DETAILS
DATE OF BIRTH	: 	14.04.1962
PLACE OF BIRTH	: 	ISTANBUL
MARITAL STATUS	: 	MARRIED WITH A SON

REFERENCES

Tayfun BAYAZIT
General Manager
Banque de Commerce et de Placement, Geneva

Cemil KÖKSAL
Member of Board
Head of Executive Committee
Çukurova Holding
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