ABOUT THE PROGRAMME MANAGER  

Br. Oğuz Kemal Bulut is presently the managing partner of MGI (Midsnell Group International) Audit and Consultancy, a UK-based independent auditing company operating in 72 countries, and the official representative of MGI in Turkey. He is also the legal editor of Calyon Bank Türk AS. Br. Bulut is a Certified Public Accountant (member of Istanbul Chamber of YMM-Certified Public Accountants-) and instructor at regular training courses in the Turkish Bankers’ Association, T.C. Ziraat Bank, Halk Bank, Şekerbank, Garanti Bank, Akbank, Finansbank and Koçbank on Risk Management, Asset-Liability Management, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Generally Accepted Accounting Standards (US GAAP) and Financial Accounting. 

Br. Bulut conducted audits in Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan (BTC) project, a large scale natural gas pipeline project connecting Baku to the Mediterranean and a joint audit with MGI Belgrade office in Serbia Gas, a large scale government agency, the only authorized body importing and distributing natural gas throughout Serbia. 

Br. Bulut took responsibility in establishing firms in Spain, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine and Liechtenstein on behalf of various clients; conducted several major financial institution audits including Fibabank, Milli Aydın Bank.(Tarisbank), Türk Ticaret Bankası and Strateji Securities. He finalized two large scale company liquidations in Ireland and was assigned by MGI to represent the company in Kazakhstan. 

Br. Bulut received his MS in Economics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA as a scholar of Turkish Undersecretariat of Treasury. He holds a BS from Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences on Economics and Fiscal Policy. He attended the O.C.C. (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency), American Eximbank and FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) working group studies and seminars. 

His past career includes the posts of the President of Okan Investment Bank, a member of the team founding the Bank and the Executive Board Member of International Bank of Alma-Ata (IBA) owned by Okan Group in Kazakhstan; Senior Vice President of TAIB Investment Bank responsible for Corporate Planning & Control and Relations with Government Agencies; Head of Department at General Directorate of Foreign Investment of Undersecretariat of Treasury (GDFI); Head of Department at Privatization Administration; Financial Analyst at the World Bank (for one year upon the completion of his MS in economics on government scholarship) and Sworn Banks Auditor of the Undersecretariat of Treasury.

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