Fikret Utku Özdemir holds an Associate Degree in Nuclear Engineering from Hacettepe University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Management from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Middle East Technical University. He holds a master’s degree from EDHEC Business School (France). He joined İşbank as a member of the Board of Inspectors in 1996 and served in a number of the Bank’s departments and positions. Appointed as a member of the Board of Directors and General Manager on 27 August 2019, Fikret Utku Özdemir is also a Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi and a member of the Non-life Management Committee of the Insurance Association of Turkey.