Management Team

Hüsnü Özyeğin

Chairman

Hüsnü Özyeğin billionaire businessman, Studied in United States, Chairman of TFI Yatirim Groups, founded several finance companies, which has around 5000 employees in 15 companies. Over the past few years, he invested in high-demand industries such as real estate, energy and retail, building condominiums and shopping centers across the main domestic business districts. In 2001 he entered the retail business purchasing the supermarket, Endi, Spar and Greens. Furthermore, Özyeğin signed a franchising contract with the British retail chain

Hamdi GÜLEÇ

Chief Executive Officer

Hamdi GÜLEÇ is the CEO of TFI Yatirim Groups and serves on its board of directors. Before joining TFI Yatirim Groups, he served as chief operating officer of mobil oil since November 2016, and as its chief financial officer when joining the company in July 2014. Prior to Mobil oil, Hamdi GÜLEÇ served for almost four years as co-head of global Zenith investment banking at Goldman Sachs. He joined Zenith Investment banking in 1999, was named partner in 2004, and served as the head of communications media and Internet equity research. Before returning to Zenith, Hamdi GÜLEÇ spent almost three years as chief financial officer of the National Football League.
A graduate of the Wisconsin state university, Hamdi GÜLEÇ also holds masters of business administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

Ahmet BORA

Chief Officer Global Operations

As the Chief Officer of Global Operations, Ahmet Bora oversees operational excellence across all business units at TFI Yatirim Groups. His main focus is to support the company’s growth objectives and provide exceptional service to TFI Yatirim Groups’ members and clients. With over 20 years of experience in operations transformation and infrastructure optimization, Ahmet Bora brings a wealth of expertise from his work in the financial services, telecommunications, and consumer packaged goods industries. Before joining TFI Yatirim Groups, Ahmet Bora led Global Digital Servicing for Citi’s U.S. Credit Card, Retail Bank, and Retail Services businesses, achieving industry-leading customer satisfaction and operational proficiency during her tenure.
Ahmet Bora holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University and two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Florida. he resides in KTT Turkey with his wife and three children.

Chris Lapointe

Chief Financial Officer

Chris Lapointe is TFI Yatirim Groups' CFO. He joined from FIS Technologies where he was the Global Head of FP&A, Corporate Finance. Prior to FIS, Chris was Vice President of TMT Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs.
Chris holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Math and Economics From Dartmouth College.

Derek White

Director, Finance & Capital Market,

Technology and innovation leader Derek White brings to TFI Yatirim Groups and its clients more than 20 years’ experience building and transforming financial services.
He was appointed TFI Yatirim Groups, Director Finance & Capital Market on June 1, 2021, only the second in Galileo’s 20+-year history. He succeeded Director, Finance & Capital Market founder and fintech visionary Clay Wilkes, who now serves as the company’s vice chair.
Prior to joining Director, Finance & Capital Market, Derek was vice president of Global Financial Services at Google Cloud, responsible for partnering with banks, insurance companies, fintechs and other financial services entities to redefine their core business units and transition to leading-edge, digital-first operations.
Earlier in his career, he was vice chair and chief digital officer for U.S. Bank, global head of client solutions for BBVA and chief design and digital officer at Barclays. He also served as the technology ambassador for London, actively promoting the U.K. market as a fintech capital.
Derek holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree from Utah State University. He lives in Utah with his wife and their four children.

Liam George

Executive Investment Coordinator

Mr. Liam serves as the executive Investment Coordinator, a position he has held since July 2017. Mr. Liam also serves as an associate consultant of TFI Yatirim Groups. Prior to this position, he served as Chief Executive Officer of eHealth, Inc., and member of eHealth’s Board of Directors, both positions he held from December 1999 to May 2016. Prior to joining eHealth, Mr. Liam was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MetaCreations Corporation from 1998 to December 1999. Prior to joining MetaCreations, Mr. Liam was part of the senior executive team that helped build Silicon Graphics, Inc. into a leading computing manufacturer. Mr. Liam began his career at IBM. Mr. Liam previously served on the Board of Worldpay, Inc. from 2012 until the acquisition by FIS on July 31, 2019.

Boynet Ümit

Director Loans, Finance & Commerce

Boynet Ümit, Director Loans, Finance & Commerce at TFI Yatirim Groups From 2001 to 2004, he held several executive-level posts at America Online, Inc., a web services company. he. Hook also served in executive and special advisory roles at Time Warner, Inc., was legal adviser to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, and was a senior attorney at Viacom International, Inc. Boynet Ümit is a director of Philip Morris International Inc. and Nokia Corporation. Boynet Ümit previously served as a director of Unisys, Inc, Partners Group Holding AG, Ping Identity Holdings, Inc. and RB Global, Inc. and as Senior Independent Director of RELX PLC and RELX NV. Boynet Ümit previously served on the Board of Worldpay, Inc. from 2015 until the acquisition by FIS on July 31, 2019.

Serpil Timuray

Chief Legal Officer

Serpil Timuray is TFI Yatirim Groups General Counsel, overseeing all legal matters at the company. Prior to joining TFI Yatirim Groups, Serpil served as the board member of the JPMorgan Chase & Co’s Legal Department and as General Counsel of the Chase retail businesses. shee started her career as a bank regulatory associate at Semmes, Bowen & Semmes and later held a series of positions at Citigroup, Inc., including General Counsel of Citi’s mortgage lending unit, commercial/small business division, retail banking, and international consumer business. During her last three years at Citi, Serpil was the General Counsel of the bank’s Global Consumer Bank which operated in over 40 countries.Serpil is active in her communities and sits on KKTC Turkey of Public Health Solutions, which provides medical services to underserved communities in Northern Cyprus City.

Harris Smith

Director of Projects

Harris Smith is the Director of Projects of TFI Yatirim Groups and serves on its board of directors. Before joining TFI Yatirim Groups, he served as chief operating officer of roger bell communication, and as its chief financial officer when joining the company. Prior to bell, Harris served for almost four years as co-head of global TMT investment banking at Goldman Sachs. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, Harris also holds a master of business administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School.

Yusuf Ahmet

Chief Operation Officer

Yusuf Ahmet serve as the Chief Operation Officer TFI Yatirim Groups
Prior to joining TFI Yatirim Groups, Yusuf was vice president of Global Financial Services at Google Cloud, responsible for partnering with banks, insurance companies, fintechs and other financial services entities to redefine their core business units and transition to leading-edge, digital-first operations.
Earlier in his career, he was vice chair and chief digital officer for U.S. Bank, global head of client solutions for BBVA and chief design and digital officer at Barclays. He also served as the technology ambassador for London, actively promoting the U.K. market as a fintech capital.
Harris holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree from Utah State University.

Mesut Hasim

Investment & Strategy Manager

Mesut Hasim, Investment & Strategy Manager of TFI Yatirim Groups, he is in charge of selecting financial vehicles tailored to the investor's needs and goals, in addition to their risk appetite, specific interests and time horizon. Mesut hold MBA on Financial Risk Management in Istanbul University