About

Yapı ve Kredi Bankası, is Turkey’s largest private bank, owned under a joint venture structure by Koç Holding and UniCredit, both Fortune Global 500 companies. Having held the position of assistant general manager in charge of legal affairs since 2008, Cemal Aybars Sanal occupies a prominent legal position in Turkey’s financial sector. Demonstrating his knowledge and application of banking law, over the years Sanal has impressed with his work on a number of multibillion dollar syndicated loans. A notable example is Sanal’s 2017 involvement on a $1.36bn syndicated loan agreed with the participation of 37 banks from 17 countries. Another significant project Sanal has on worked during his tenure at Yapı Kredi was the sale of its insurance business to German insurance company Allianz in 2013. Before taking his current role Sanal worked at ELIG Law Firm as a senior consultant for one year. Prior to that he was chief legal counsel and vice president at Boyner Holding for seven years. He also enjoyed a seven-year spell at Shell Turkey from 1992 onwards, leaving in 1999 as chief legal counsel and a member of the board of directors.