Alpaslan ZORLU MSc-CFA-MBA (LSE)

* Partnering to TOGG-TRUGO and FUZUL Group EV charging network cooperation * M&A acquisition review of Generali Insurance data room with PWC for Due Diligence. * Issuing (Sukuk) Lease certificate for strategic growth financing. * Managing the renewable energy investment (solar) of group including battery investment * Directing group's excess funds to beat the inflation for higher return * Establishing Venture Capital Investment Fund (GSYF) to gain investors in finance rounds and series * Establishing Real Estate Investment Fund for affordable housing business model in Turkey * To present investment project to foreign funds and obtaining funding via venture capital financing model. * Infusing finance with AI (financial planning and analysis-FP&A,financial reporting and analytics,financial close,payment processing,treasury and cash management,grup reporting and intercompany,order to cash,procure to pay,billing and revenue management,tax and revenue management)• Supporting management in setting up and enhancing cash and liquidity forecasting processes • Performing quantitative risk analysis and modeling • Providing support and guidance to management during the internal and external audit process • Helping prepare the treasury function for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) • Supporting pre- and post-merger integration and carve-outs • Helping to monitor and improve the cost efficiency of the treasury function and optimize costs • Assisting management with defining and implementing a data management and reporting strategy • Helping management identify new treasury management systems (TMS) and commodities trading and risks management (CTRM) systems • Assessing feasiblity of YEKA energy auction, strategy, financial retunr, funding models * Generating economic analysis on global financial markets identifying emerging trends, forecasting their potential impact on Group's various asset classes, ranging from interest rate products to energy and agriculture.

Seeking additional funding from existing lenders and new funding from alternative banks and lenders Implementing cash conservation measures, optimisation of working capital for liquidity Financial restructuring bank loans, credit funds in assessing options and negotiating FX risk management on cash flows, key metrics and derivatives to mitigate cash impacts Engaging with banks to raise debt for growth Combining best practice to sensitise cash flow and forecasting models Using corporate finance and restuructingto maximise value Updating business plans, budgets Identifying worst-case scenarios Increasing capability of existing reporting tool and SAP to allow real time

FINANCE AND TREASURY • Being the face of the company for financial institutions • Structuring of financing needs, developing good relations with the banks • Ensuring strong bank relations in the region, as well as securing entities short/long term credit requests • Leading the rolling annual treasury forecast of all entities, covering credit facilities position, external loans, loans, IC loans and fx exposure, • Strategic planning debt and treasury, advising the board, preparation for an IPO • Evolving the finance model, funding scenarios • Restructuring debt, refinancing • Managing performance to rating agencies for an update • Liquidity stress modelling of liquidity • Expanding additional lines of loan when covenants more restrictive • Leveraging flexible pricing strategies, to fight inflation and a blueprint portfolio level • Reducing costs, debt leverage, revenue growth BUDGETING FORECASTING AND FINANCIAL PLANNING • Heading to corporate budget process, simulation and sensitivity analysis • Preparation of short-term forecasts and fulfilling creditor’s debt coverage • Monitoring actual to budget variance and performance metrics for Board • Analyzing deviations to response new threats FINANCIAL REPORTING AND CONTROLLING • Designing financial statements and reporting packages • Financial controlling to faster financials • Analyzing P&L, cash flow, gross margin analysis LIQUIDITY PLANNING, CASH FLOW AND WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT • Daily cash dispositioning, interest rate swappings • Liquidity planning a strict 12 weeks cash flow • Preparing liquidity scenario planning and stress tests • Creating a dynamic cash forecast RISK MANAGEMENT AND IT TECHNOLOGIES • Identifying alternatives to reduce FX risks volatility • Establishing risk model, commodity price risk • Cash flow hedging to protect margins • Implementing SAP S/4HANA, digital transformation in R2R, O2C, R2S ACCOUNTING AND TAX • Coordinating Transfer Pricing • Following incentives

• Responsible of supervision of banking, financing, and treasury operations [day to day activities on Cash & Debt Management and supply chain financing • Managing relations with Finance Institutions, • Observing the payment and collection balances at the group level, preparing the cash flow budgets, estimating cash flow, determining the cash needs • Always searching for loans, with all banks also non-cash loans • Determining the interest and exchange rate risks arising of the operations to search for suitable hedging alternatives • Following and analyzing domestic and foreign economic developments. Conducting stress tests and informing senior management about the volatility results that may occur in Turkey and our export markets. • Early detecting of risk reporting to the C-Suite Credit Committee. • Analyzing the usage performance of foreign currency, early collection products, sharing the actions to be taken with the credit commitee and Board. • Carrying out the necessary process and control management to ensure that the banking transactions • Monitoring the financial operations and processes, foreign trade transactions (export/import letter of credit, letter of guarantee), audit foreign trade transactions • Supervising the execution of the financial units, banks and daily operation processes • Establishing the necessary follow-up system to ensure the operational continuity of financial processes such as cash flow, collections, payments, credit and cash transactions, and to monitor the operational efficiency • Following capital adequacy, cash flow and liquidity, profitability, interest rate risk, FX position • Actively creating financial analyses and KPIs and using the insights • Budget preparation in accordance with budget policies and global timescales • Fixing working capital challenges, F/X exposures and proposing countermeasures • Executing risk management strategies, hedge instruments incl. forwards, options in banks and VİOB.

• Has agreed with Credit Suisse a refinancing (restructuring) agreement on a € 400 mn syndicated bank loan. • Leading finance, reporting, accounting and tax, budgeting, financial planning. • Improving banking relationship, arranging new funds, advising to reduce bank loan demand. • Directing treasury teams, cash conversion cycle (CCC), treasury ERP • Monitoring FX risks, commodity prices (aluminum, scrap steel) in LME, revising real-time pricing • Delivering of an automated system, SAP IBP (Digital budgeting) inc zero-based budgeting • Restoring liquidty, harmonizing time mismatch of EBITDA • Overseeing the financial operations of JV's, reporting solo and multi-currency consolidation compliance with IFRS and US GAAP (HemaTRW quoted in Dow Jones), breast of IFRS developments IFRS 15, IFRS 9 • Forecasting of 13 weeks cash flows. • Fast near real-time month-end closing in SAP, reviewing debt covenants. • Implementing SAP R/3 to SAP S/4HANA transtioning IFRS and US GAAP • Maintaining ICFR (internal control over financial reporting) which subjected to section 404(b) of the SOX. • Strategic planing forecasts and outlook variables to the COGS and P&L to meet goals. • Taking cost-cut reduction initiatives. Reviewing manufacturing metrics, gross margins • Reviewing cash flow, improve cash flow acceleration and foreign currency exposure. • Processing treasury operations and maintaining cashflow hedging (not balance sheet hedging) • Controlling statutory accounting in order to comply with Turkish Uniform Accounting Principle. • Providing some specific advisory for the daily discussions on tax issues and tax risks. • Ensuring that Local and IFRS tax accounts,Preparing the annual transfer pricing documentation • Supporting local reporting team on month ending process • Strict following up on procedures, reporting requirements, adapting policy • Assisting in documenting treasury policies and implementing treasury best practice

• Leading all finance functions (treasury, accounting and tax, budget and reporting, cash flow) • Leading review of monthly closing, analysis and commentary on sales, P&L and financial statements • Having responsibility for records on management, statutory and IFRS books in line with DENMARK HQ. • Maintaining banking relationship, arranging new loans and lines. • Monitoring cash flow, balancing working capital, sustaning EBITDA and perfecting margins • Overseeing budgeting and reporting, budget vs actual analysis, providing perspective on profitable growth, control targets, measure the performance of KPI’s. • Ensuring timely and accurate recordings, reportings, in accordance with Turkish GAAP and IFRS tax planning, following trends in FX, commodity prices and global markets. • Establishing financial planning for revenue growth. forward-looking models, activity-based analysis to provide financial insight and operating budgets. • Coordinating hedging transactions by analysing commodity and foreign currency liabilities of Group companies, • Supporting GM in achieving financial objectives, analyze for margins, operating income. • Interface with auditors for local and foreign HQ independent auditing procesesses. • Following VAT refund, export and investment incentives. • Establishing internal controlling processes, coordinating financial and ad-hoc reports for HQ in DENMARK. • End-to-end operational setup with supply chain, legal entities and stakeholders • Supporting ad-hoc projects, e.g. global treasury projects • Arrange and manage in-group loans in line with the financing needs of Group companies, • Develop and implement operational strategies and polices relating to treasury activities • Controlling subsidiaries on cash flow, bank loans, fx exposures, L/C and derivatives

• As a Finance Director, PE-backed manufacturing and business is maximizing value on Exit, obtaining high quality data information • Enabeling decision making to maximize EBITDA, growth story, business drivers, forming strategy, transparent in dealing with the investors. • Managing financial and corporate accounting functions inclusive of financial planning and analysis, budgetary controls, treasury, funding and tax planning for the Group operations in fair organization, tourisim, retailing (Shell, Simit Sarayı), manufacturing • Establishing relations with external stakeholders (local banks and local branches of international banks/tax office/external auditors/dealers), markets, financial institutions and potential investors • Cash liquidity planning, reporting, optimising and management, maintaining cash availability • Preparation of budget, performance management activities, reviewing the budget, actuals, forecast and analyzing variances • Being finance partner with the CEO • Financial and management reporting for Local and REED CEE Gmbh in consolidated IFRS • Overseing new debt issues, credit lines • Leading critical operational reporting to Board and shareholders (REED CEE) • Participate in strategic financial planning, budgeting and forecasting • Directing in long-range plans “what-if” proposals of growth, investments • Reviewing the budget presentation for the Board of Directors and tracking KPI’s • Controlling all of the costing parameters used in standard costing system, • Preparation of profitability and feasibility • Maintaining internal control and liaise with external and internal auditors • Leading investment projects to support the long-term strategy of the treasury • Viewing cost control disciplines, raising finance to fund growth • Establishing a granular financial model to give 5 years of detail. • Operating in a faster pace, focusing on the bottom-line results, improving financial technology • Acquiring and managing talent in finance team

• Preparing of credit lines, bank accounts related treasury reports, Solving daily bank and accounting problems • Ensuring financial reporting for Doğuş Holding MIS, SPK, BDDK, Bundesbank and for the HQ in Germany, Wolkswagen Financial Servises AG in line with statutory and IFRS, supporting funding and general cash management needs • Providing expert analysis on financials, accounting, planning & forecasting and operating cost • Coordinating and preparing budget processes, forecasts, planning financial budgets • Analyzing and making recommendations the costs of alternative banking services and products • Projecting to establish funding needs and invest surplus cash • Preparing reports and analysis as needed to understand cash planning and position • Monitoring cash balances and liquidity, cash-flow income, expenditure, and investments • Assisting in financial audits and hedge processes and accounting support • Supervising a team of accountants and finance clerks • Monitoring the economic and financial changes, • Preparing monthly financial statements in line with statutory reporting, tax regulations as well as IFRS • Preparation of treasury reports required by Corporate team • Communicating closely with Corporate team on treasury related issues. • Assisting corporate finance groups with financial reporting requirements • Supporting the departments regarding the profitability and performance of the sales departments, taking an active role in the financial control and analysis of P&L; analyzing financial data and recommending changes to improve performance • Execution of Board foreign exchange strategy (planning/forecasting, hedging) • Within treasury activities: ensuring compliance with tax, legal, and regulatory and Volkswagen Financial Services AG requirements, procedures and internal controls • FX risk management (derivatives, IAS 39)

• Supervising reconciliations (e.g. sales, cash collection, gross margin, bank accounts, overheads) • Confirming intercompany reconciliation and reporting (group closing schedule) • Checking vendor aged report and prepare the supplier payments in SAP/Kyriba accordingly • Supervising the regular booking of all accounting entries with our external accounting partner • Ensuring that proper credit-control is performed on a regular basis • Developing re-occurring entries (accruals, allocation of expenses by cost center) for the CFO review • Ensuring the statutory accounts are stated according to rules, declarations filed on a timely manner • Preparing that all the compulsory tax returns (employee benefits, company tax, VAT, customs…) are filled on a timely manner with our partners (HR, accounting) • Assisting external auditors (PWC and Koc Holding) request for the yearly statutory and group audits • Assisting preparation of the yearly budget, estimate (3 times a year) and B+2 directly with the CFO • Implementing new P&L reporting (by store (Migros), by project) • Supervising the proper reconciliation and control of CAPEX and overheads • Assisting the CFO and Retail Merchandiser while preparing the open to buy (purchase budget)

• Processing treasury operations and maintaining cashflow, hedging and insurance proces • Controlling statutory accounting in order to comply with Turkish Uniform Accounting Principle. • Ensuring that legal books of the company are maintained up to date according to legislation • Preparing all monthly financial statements in accordance with local statutory reporting and tax regulations, related tax reporting, deferred tax and tax forecasts, • Solving daily bank and accounting problem with accounting team and 3rd party team. • Thoroughly analyzing the company's operations and determine/minimize tax risks. • Providing some specific advisory for the daily tax issues to the other departments • Supporting local reporting team on month ending process • Preparing the annual transfer pricing documentation process • Monitoring bank account balances and activity, and prepare daily and monthly cash projection to establish funding needs and invest surplus cash • Supporting funding and general cash management needs • Assisting for ongoing bank trancastions and supporting existing bank relationships • Preparing credit lines, bank accounts related treasury reports • Working closely with AR&AP team to understand business needs, enhance both collection & payment processes as well as simplification projects by leading communication and negotiating process with banks and playing a key facilitator role.

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