After completing his graduate studies (M.B.A.) at the
University of South Carolina, A. Ümit Taftalı worked as an investment banker in
Atlanta, New York and London; he took on senior positions in Merrill Lynch
& Company, Bankers Trust Company and Goldman Sachs International. A. Ümit
Taftalı, who is still working as the deputy-advisor of Suna Kıraç, has been a
part of international financial markets for twenty-three years. He has also
participated as board of trustees, board of directors, founder and member in
many foundations and associations including Suna & İnan Kıraç Foundation,
TESEV, TÜSİAD, Saint Joseph Education Foundation, TEGV, FİDYAK, Galatasaray
Sports Club, American Finance Association (USA), Financial Management
Association (USA), Museum of American Financial History (USA), BSU Foundation
(USA), Turkish Bankers Association (UK), and The American Turkish Society
(USA). Mr. Taftalı speaks English and French, and he currently works as the
Chairman of the Management Committee.
REFERENCE: Üst
Yönetim - Başkan Yardımcısı (kiraca.com.tr, 04.07.2017).