Ambition seems to be something that Binbasgil understands; his time at Akbank has been marked primarily by change and progress. He joined the bank after the 2000/01 financial crisis in Turkey with the hefty title of executive vice-president in charge of change management. He is pushing for further change, which should be more achievable now that he has completed what must have been a rather intimidating schedule of town hall sessions and meet-and-greets.
At the start of this year, Binbasgil replaced Ziya Akkurt, who had been CEO since 2009.
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