Özkan Hacıoğlu, who is currently serving as Head of the Internal Control Department at Burgan Bank Türkiye, completed his undergraduate education at Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Economics (in English) Department, and his graduate degree in International Business (MBA) at Marmara University, Institute of Social Sciences. He has more than 25 years of experience in the banking/finance sector, especially in areas such as Internal Audit, Internal Control, Process Improvement, Risk Analysis, Fraud Detection/Prevention, Inquiry/Investigation, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Regulatory Compliance. He worked in various positions within the Internal Audit, Internal Control and Compliance Departments at Yapı Kredi Bank between 1999 and 2009. He joined Eurobank Tekfen in 2009 as Deputy Head of the Internal Audit Department and continues to serve in Burgan Bank's Internal Systems Group, where he is also responsible for the Internal Control functions of the bank's subsidiaries (Leasing and Investment companies). Özkan Hacıoğlu, who also provides trainings to the bank staff as an internal trainer on topics such as "Raising Fraud Awareness" and "Prevention/Detection of Money Laundering", holds CIA, CRMA, CCSA, CFSA, CFE, CISA, ISO27001LA, BD-KGK, SMMM (CPA-TR), and relevant CMB certifications. He actively served as a member of the TİDE Audit Committee during the 2021-2023 period. He is also a member of the Istanbul Chamber of Certified Public Accountants (İSMMMO) and the ISACA Istanbul Chapter, and has a chair on the Audit Board of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Türkiye Chapter (USİUD).