Data Security and Protection Steering Committee
Type of Committee: Main Committees
Subcommittee Type: Orientation / Coordination
Committee's Aim / Responsibilities: Committee is responsible for ensuring that data owned by Garanti BBVA, its subsidiaries and its customers are compliant with the relevant legal regulations and corporate policies.
The Committee’s responsibilities are;
- To determine the policies that are within the scope of data security and protection, to review these policies periodically and to update them if needed,
- To prioritize the projects which are in the context of data security and protection,
- To monitor the efficiency of the processes operated in the scope of data security and to evaluate the improvement needs,
- To monitor the legislative changes that are in the scope of data security and to ensure that the needs are met and changes are implemented within the bank.
The competence and coordination of the studies prepared for the protection of personal data, policies, procedures, etc. evaluates together with the documentation studies.
While preparing the studies, it monitors the efficiency and functionality of the working environment and ensures that the necessary actions are taken to improve the working environment.
Regarding Data Security and Data Protection:
- To follow the training activities to increase awareness and to find the necessary directions,
- To make guiding evaluations about important legislative changes,
- To evaluate the prioritization criteria in the studies carried out.
Committee History: Established on March 2019.
Meeting Frequency: The Committee meets once in 4 months.
Number of Meetings (2022): 3 (As of November 2022)
Committee Members
İlker Kuruöz |
Engineering & Data EVP |
Member |
Aydın Düren |
Independent Board Member |
Member |
Tuba Köseoğlu Okçu |
Talent & Culture EVP |
Member |
Ferda Özge |
TC - Infrastructure & Communication Unit Manager |
Member |
Özgür Tüzemen |
TC - Data & Advanced Analytic Unit Manager |
Member |
Feridun Aktaş |
TC - Corporate Security Unit Manager |
Member |
Osman B. Turgut |
Director of Internal Audit |
Participant Member |
Emre Özbek |
Compliance Director |
Member |
Denel Şehriban Kırali |
Legal Advisory Services - Legal Counsel |
Member |
Beyza Yapıcı |
Internal Capital and Operational Risk Department Director |
Member |
Tolga Haliler |
Organization & Process Development Director |
Member |
Korcan Demircioğlu |
Customer Security & Trans. Risk Management Director |
Member |
Barış Gülcan |
Internal Control Director |
Member |
Emre Poyraz |
TC - Data Governance Unit Manager |
Member |
Cihan Subaşı |
Corporate Information Security Responsible |
Member |
Canfeda Karabulut |
Corporate Information Security Manager |
Member/Secretary |
Kerem Güngör |
Personal Data Protection Responsible |
Member/Secretary |