Taha Çakmak, General Manager of Türkiye Sigorta and Türkiye Hayat Emeklilik, has resigned from his position.
An asset freeze and a travel ban have been imposed on Çakmak.
Taha Çakmak was appointed as the General Manager of Türkiye Sigorta and Türkiye Hayat Emeklilik in August 2023.
Çakmak previously served as Vice President of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) and Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey.
Who is Taha Çakmak?
Taha Çakmak graduated from the Department of Business Administration in English at Hacettepe University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. After serving as an Assistant Inspector at the Social Insurance Institution in 2005, he worked at Ziraat Bank between 2005 and 2019 as an Inspector on the Board of Inspectors, Business Design Manager at the Operations Center Department, Ankara Retail Branch Manager, Head of Human Resources, and Ankara Public Corporate Branch Manager.
Following his role as a Department Head at the Privatization Administration of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance of the Republic of Turkey in 2019, Taha Çakmak served as Vice President of the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) between 2019 and 2021, and as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey between 2021 and 2023.
As of August 3, 2023, Taha Çakmak was serving as General Manager and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Türkiye Sigorta and Türkiye Hayat Emeklilik. Taha Çakmak also held positions as Chairman of the Board of the Agricultural Insurance Pool (TARSİM), Chairman of the Board of OSEM, Vice Chairman of the Board of Turk P&I Sigorta, and member of the Board of the Pension Monitoring Center.
News Source: 12punto
