Mahmut Akten

Mahmut Akten started his career in 1999 in the USA. After having served in various positions in the Finance and Treasury departments of a global construction materials company, in 2006, he joined McKinsey & Co, management consulting firm. Between 2006 and 2012, he worked Boston and Istanbul offices.

Mahmut Akten, joined Garanti BBVA on July 1, 2012 as the director responsible for Mass Retail Banking. On January 17, 2017, Mr. Akten was appointed Executive Vice President responsible for Retail Banking, leading Retail Banking Marketing, Mass Banking Marketing, Affluent Banking Marketing and Consumer Finance. Also, Mr. Akten has served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Garanti BBVA Mortgage, Garanti BBVA Romania, Garanti BBVA Securities, Garanti BBVA Payment Systems, and Garanti BBVA Pension and Life. On June 1, 2022, he was appointed as the Executive Vice President responsible for Corporate Banking, Global Markets, Cash Management and Financial Institutions, Corporate and Investment Banking Strategy, Analysis and Coordination, Investment Banking and Finance, and Sustainable Finance.

As of August 2024, Mahmut Akten has been appointed as the CEO of Garanti BBVA and Country Manager of BBVA in Türkiye. Akten is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Garanti BBVA International, Garanti BBVA Securities, Garanti BBVA Pension and Life, Garanti BBVA Factoring, Garanti BBVA Leasing, Garanti BBVA Fleet, Garanti BBVA Payment Systems, Garanti BBVA Crypto, Garanti BBVA Payment and E-Money, Garanti BBVA Financial Technologies, Garanti Bank S.A (Romania), Member of the Board of Trustees of the Teachers Academy Foundation.

With an undergraduate degree from Boğaziçi University in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and graduate degree in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University, Akten has 26 years of experience in banking and business administration.