Suzan Sabancı Dinçer

Suzan Sabancı Dinçer
Born	Suzan Sabancı 1965 (age 46–47) Istanbul, Turkey
Residence	Istanbul
Nationality	Turkish
Education	Finance and International marketing
Alma mater	Richmond, The American International University in London, London, UK Boston University, USA
Occupation	Chairperson
Organization	Akbank
Spouse	Haluk Dinçer
Children	Haluk Akay Dinçer, Ceyda Dinçer
Parents	Erol Sabancı, Belkıs Sabancı
Relatives	Çiğdem Sabancı Bilen

Suzan Sabancı Dinçer (born 1965 in Istanbul), a member of the Sabancı family in third generation, is a Turkish businesswoman. She is currently chairperson and executive board member of Akbank.

Sabancı Dinçer was elected as Akbank’s chairperson and executive Board Member on March 28, 2008. Prior to this position, she has served on the Board of Directors of Akbank as Managing Director for eleven years. She has more than 20 years of banking experience. She was appointed as the division head of Akbank's Treasury Department in 1989 and was promoted to Executive Vice President in charge of Treasury in 1994. She was elected to the Board of Directors as the Managing Director responsible for Asset Liability Management and Correspondent Relations in 1997 and as the Executive Board Member responsible for all matters of Akbank in 2000.

Suzan Sabancı Dinçer holds a B.A. degree majoring in Finance and International Marketing from Richmond, The American International University in London, UK and an MBA degree from Boston University, USA.

Suzan Sabancı Dinçer is a member of a number of organizations including: The National Bank of Kuwait's International Advisory Board, Blackstone’s International Advisory Board, the Chatham House Panel of Senior Advisers, the Institute of International Finance Board of Directors and Emerging Markets Advisory Board, the Chairman of the Turkish-British Business Council of Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey DEIK, the Global Relations Forum Board of Directors and the Forum Istanbul Honorary Advisory Board. Sabancı Dinçer also assumes the role of Luxembourg Honorary Consul and has been a WEF Young Global Leader since 2006.

Sabancı Dinçer also assumes various responsibilities in the social field: she is a Member of The Prince’s Charities Council, the Board of Trustees of Sabancı University, both a Founding Member and Board Member at Endeavor Turkey, an Advisory Board Member at Akbank Sanat and a member of TUSIAD (Turkish Industrialists' and Business Association).

Sabancı Dinçer is married to Haluk Dinçer, and they have two children.

Suzan Sabancı Dinçer is described by the Financial Times as possibly the most powerful businesswoman in Turkey, and by Newsweek as one of the country's "top tycoons". Suzan Sabancı Dinçer was listed in the “Top 50 Women In World Business-The Alternative 50” list published by the Financial Times.

She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Endeavor Turkey. Endeavor, an international non-profit development organization that finds and supports high-impact entrepreneurs in emerging markets.