About the Research

The “50 Most Effective CFOs” list, which has been conducted by BMI Business School in collaboration with DataExpert since 2016, targets “Finance Leaders” who represent the finance function at the highest level in their companies. Turkey’s 50 Most Effective Finance Leaders, who stand out with their performance, are identified based on criteria determined by the Research Advisory Board consisting of industry experts and academics.

Research Criteria

  • The survey covers the executives who represent the relevant function at the highest level in their companies. (Candidates who report to another executive in the same function other than Global Management, BoD, CEO, General Manager, Group President, etc. are excluded.) In group companies, the senior function manager of each company belonging to the group has the right to participate separately.
  • In order for the candidates to be evaluated within the scope of the research, they must have a minimum of 1 year of experience in the relevant function in their current company. 1 year and min. 6 months in their current position. 6 months in their current position.
  • Participation in the research is realized through the research participation form that will be sent individually. You can contact info@csummitseries.com to request the application form.
  • Participation in the research is voluntary.
  • The application forms received from the candidates during the application period are reviewed by the Advisory Board.
  • Each Advisory Board member has 1 vote.
  • The 50 executives who receive the highest number of votes from the members of the Research Advisory Board are announced as the 50 Most Effective Function Leaders.

Advisory Board

Adnan Nas

STFA Holding 

Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee

Prof. Dr. Ali Hepşen

Istanbul University

Faculty Member

Başak Vardar

Deloitte Türkiye

CEO

Dr. Burçin Gözlüklü

Centrum Türkiye

Managing Partner

Cenk Ulu

PwC Türkiye

Country Head

Prof. Dr. Erhan Arslanoğlu

Istanbul Bilgi University
Lecturer at the Department of Economics

Prof. Dr. İdil Kaya

Galatasaray University

Faculty Member

Metin Canoğulları

EY Türkiye

Country Head

Murat Alsan

KPMG Türkiye

Country Head

Nuran Durmaz

Data Expert

Partner

Prof. Dr. Nuran Cömert

Marmara University
Faculty Member and President of MÖDAV

Prof. Dr. Volkan Demir

Galatasaray University

Faculty Member

Prof. Dr. Yaman Ömer Erzurumlu

Bahcesehir University

Faculty Member

Yasin Altunkaya

DataExpert

Founding Partner

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