Board of Directors

Ali Ercan - Chairman of the Board of Directors

Ali Ercan was born in 1986 in Konya. He completed secondary education at TED Ankara College and his license degree in the United Kingdom, at Leicester University Department of Business Management.

Ali Ercan has served as the General Manager, a Member of the Board of Directors, the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board of Directors in body of Ercan Company Group occupied in the fields of ceramics, tourism and mining. He particularly holds high level knowledge and experience in ceramic and granite production as well as financial management.

Having actualised many projects in the fields of construction, tourism and ceramics, Ail Ercan also takes part in various non-governmental organisations as a founding member.

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Azra Deniz KIZILKAYA - Member of the Board of Directors

Deniz Kızılkaya was born in 1971 in İstanbul. After completing secondary education at Beşiktaş Atatürk High School in İstanbul, she has graduated from İstanbul University Economics Department (English Language) in 1993. Currently she continues her studies in the İstanbul Bilgi University International Finance MS thesis program.

Having started her business career in Enka Holding A.Ş., she has moved to Aktif Finans Faktoring A.Ş. (currently Garanti Faktoring A.Ş.), the first factoring company of Turkey, as a management trainee. Later, she has taken positions as a manager in both internal bank factoring departments and various departments of factoring companies.

She has taken part as a department manager in founding of International Factoring and Correspondent Affairs departments in İş Faktoring A.Ş. and Garanti Faktoring A.Ş. Since the start of 2021 she has worked as the founding General Manager of a fintech company and managed international banking relationships of the group.

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Uğur YÜCE - Member of the Board of Directors

Uğur YÜCE was born in 1977 in Denizli. He has graduated from Ankara University Political Sciences Faculty Finance Department, and earned his post-graduate degree in USA, at Emory University Goizueta Business School (MBA). Currently he continues his studies at İstanbul Trade University Institute of Finance Banking doctorate program.

Uğur YÜCE has worked as an inspector for the Ministry of Finance between 2002 and 2004, as has held the positions of Banking Expert, Coordinator, Group Director and Director of the Department of Practices in body of the Banking Regulatory and Supervisory Board since 2004.

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Hüseyin ÇALIŞKAN - Member of the Board of Directors / General Manager

Born in 1971 in Manisa, Hüseyin Çalışkan was graduated from Middle East Technical University Department of Business Management in 1993.

Starting his business career in 1993 as an Assistant Inspector in Department of Inspections of Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş., Hüseyin Çalışkan has worked in the position of an Inspector between 1993 and 2002. Having held the position of Assistant Director of the Commercial Credit Allocations Department of the same Bank between 2002 and 2007, and the position of Department Manager of SME Credit Allocations Department between 2007 and 2013, Hüseyin Çalışkan was assigned as the Assistant General Manager of İş Faktoring A.Ş. in 2013.

Having served as Assistant General Manager and Deputy General Manager in İş Faktoring A.Ş. until 2024, Hüseyin Çalışkan was retired from Türkiye İş Bankası in November 2024, and moved over to Q Finans Faktoring A.Ş. in the positions of General Manager, and currently still holds this position.


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Hakkı Çatman - Member of the Board of Directors

Born in 1988 in Bilecik, Hakkı Çatman completed secondary education in Mustafa Şeker Anatolian High School, and earned his license degree from Eskişehir Anadolu University Department of Business Management in 2011. He holds a CPA certificate. He has worked as an Assistant Accounting Expert in Euro Dekor A.Ş. between 2009 and 2011, and as an Accounting Expert in Bien Yapı Ürünleri Turizm Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.Ş. between 2012 and 2013. Since 2016 he holds the position of the Director of Financial Affairs in Qua Granite Hayal Yapı ve Ürün. San. Tic. A.Ş. In addition to this, he also holds the positions of a member of the board of directors for the Q Yatırım Holding company group.


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