Savaş Külcü joined Akbank in 1998 as an Assistant Internal Auditor. After taking various responsibilities in Internal Audit division, he served, as Deputy Head of Internal Audit for 10 years, and as the Head of Internal Control and Compliance Department for 2.5 years. Savaş Külcü was appointed to the position of Head of Internal Audit in 2019. He is also Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Bank’s subsidiaries Aklease, Ak Asset Management and Aköde Elektronik Money and Payment Services. Külcü has a B.Sc. degree in Economics from Boğaziçi University; recevied MBA degree from Sabancı University and master’s degree in Accounting and Auditing from Işık University. Savaş Külcü holds, CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist), CAMS – FCI (Advanced Financial Crimes Investigator), CGSS (Certified Global Sanctions Specialist) and CDPSE (Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer) certificates. He is also a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) licensed by The New Hampshire Board of Accountancy in USA. Mr Külcü is fluent in English, German, Dutch, Arabic and also speaks Indonesian and Malay.