Board of Directors

Jalal GASIMOV

Chairman of the Board
Jalal Gasimov completed his undergraduate studies in Economics at Azerbaijan State University of Economics and obtained his postgraduate degree in Economic Relations at the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy and an MBA from Warwick Business School.

Jalal Gasimov started his banking career in 1999 at İlkbank OJSC, Azerbaijan. Between 2002-2003, he held various positions in the finance sector of private companies. From 2003-2004, he served as the Finance Director at Azpetrol Oil Company, and from 2004-2006, he was the Deputy Chairman of the Board at Azpetrol Holding. Subsequently, Gasimov held positions at McKinsey & Company in their Moscow office, as CEO at Bank of Baku, as Finance Director in CRA Group Companies, and as CEO at Unibank. In 2015, he joined PASHA Holding as the Banking Group President and Acting CEO. He served as the Deputy CEO of PASHA Holding from October 2016 to December 2019, and in January 2020, he was appointed as the CEO of PASHA Holding. Jalal Gasimov also served as a member of the Working Groups / Project Teams established in February 2016 by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan to create various government initiatives. Since 2016, Jalal Gasimov has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Azerbaijan Deposit Insurance Fund. He has been part of the working group for the establishment of the Azerbaijan Mortgage and Credit Guarantee Fund and served as a member of the Advisory Council of the Azerbaijan Bankers Association from July 2015 until the beginning of 2021. Gasimov has served as an Independent Member of the Board of Directors at MTBank Belarus for 5 years and at Saba Poultry Azerbaijan for 3 years.

He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Azerbaijan Supermarkets (Bravo), Food City Agropark, and PASHA Management Company, and a Board Member at PASHA Sigorta, PASHA Hayat, PASHA Yatırım, and Kapital Bank. Jalal Gasimov joined the Board of Directors of PASHA Investment Bank Inc. on August 17, 2015, and has been serving as the Chairman of the Board since March 31, 2017.

His experience in banking and business spans over 25 years.

Javid GULIYEV

Board Member
Javid Guliyev completed his undergraduate studies at the Azerbaijan University of Languages and his master's degree in Finance and Credit at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics.

He began his career in 1996 as a Customer Service Department Manager at the British Bank of Middle East, a subsidiary of HSBC, and served as the Head of the Financial Control Department in 1999.

Javid Guliyev joined Unibank in 2003 as a General Manager Consultant and was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board in 2004. He served as the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Bank Standard from 2005 to 2012.

In 2012, Guliyev worked as the Executive Financial Director at the Azerbaijan branch of Capital Resources Advisors. He joined PASHA Holding as a Chief Advisor in 2014.

Guliyev started his career at PASHA Bank OJSC in 2015 as the Business Development Advisor to the Chairman of the Executive Board. On February 22, 2016, he was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of PASHA Bank OJSC, on March 1, 2018, as the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Commercial Director, and on April 12, 2022, as the Acting Chairman of the Executive Board. Effective from June 9, 2022, Javid Guliyev has been appointed as the CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of PASHA Bank OJSC.
Since June 12, 2019, he has been serving as a Board Member of PASHA Yatırım Bankası A.Ş.

His experience in banking and business spans over 28 years.

Shahin MAMMADOV

Board Member
Shahin Mammadov obtained his bachelor's degree in accounting and auditing in 2002 and his master's degree in 2004 from the Azerbaijan State University of Economics. He completed his PhD in economics at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences in 2010 and graduated from Harvard Business School in 2017.

Shahin Mammadov began his professional career in 2003 at Yapı Kredi Bank Azerbaijan (formerly Koçbank JSB Azerbaijan) and continued as an Audit Manager at Deloitte&Touche LLC. In 2009, he joined PASHA Bank Azerbaijan OJSC as the Director of Financial Management Department and became a member of the Executive Board in 2011. In 2013, he joined the Executive Board of PASHA Bank Georgia. In July 2014, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of PASHA Bank Georgia.
In January 2018, Mammadov was appointed as the Director of Business Support and Acting CEO of PASHA Holding. Since March 1, 2018, Shahin Mammadov has been a Board Member of PASHA Bank Azerbaijan and since May 30, 2018, a Board Member of PASHA Bank Georgia. He is also a Board Member of PASHA Hayat and PASHA Sigorta in Azerbaijan.

Shahin Mammadov has been serving as a Board Member of PASHA Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. since March 31, 2015.

His experience in banking and business spans over 21 years.

Kamala NURIYEVA

Board Member
Kamala Nuriyeva completed her undergraduate studies in banking at the Azerbaijan Western University in 1998 and graduated with an honor's diploma from her master's program in finance at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics in 2002. In 2023, she completed the Women's Executive Leadership Program at Wharton School.

Nuriyeva began her professional career as an IT Specialist at Postbank OJSC and was promoted to the Head of the Credit Department within seven years.

In 2003, she joined the Rural Investment Fund, established under the TACIS program to develop Azerbaijan's regional agricultural industry, as a Credit Officer. Within the same year, she became the Treasury Controller responsible for Currency and Market Risk at Unibank OJSC. Between 2004 and 2005, she worked as a Cost Control Specialist at McDermott Caspian Contractors, involved in the production and establishment of the Azeri Central Offshore Platforms. From 2005 to 2007, she served as the Acting CFO responsible for Accounting Operations and Management Reporting at Bank of Baku, OJSC.
Nuriyeva started her career at PASHA Bank in 2007 as an internal auditor and headed the Risk Department from 2011. In 2012, she began working as the Group Internal Auditor at PASHA Holding and was appointed as the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of PASHA Bank. In 2013, Kamala Nuriyeva was appointed as the Group Risk Management President at PASHA Holding. Since May 2021, she has been serving as the President responsible for Risk Management in the Family Office. She is a Board Member of PASHA Bank Georgia, PMD Group LLC, and Lu-Mun Holding LLC.

Kamala Nuriyeva has been a Board Member of PASHA Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. since November 25, 2016.

Her experience in banking and business spans over 28 years.

Nuri TUNCALI

Independent Member of the Board of the Directors
Nuri Tuncalı is a graduate of the Business Administration Department at Boğaziçi University. He started his career as an Assistant Inspector at Akbank T.A.Ş. in 1984 and continued as an Inspector at TEB A.Ş. from 1986. Between 1988 and 1996, he served as an Assistant Manager in the Credit Control Department, Gayrettepe Branch, and Credit Allocation Department. From 1996 to 2001, he was the Manager and then Director of the Credit Allocation Department, followed by his role as the Deputy General Manager of the Credit Allocation and Financial Analysis Group from 2001 to 2011, and the Deputy General Manager of SME Loans from 2011 to 2018. Tuncalı was a member of the Credit Committee at TEB Faktoring A.Ş. from 2001 to 2019 and a Board Member at BNP Paribas Financial Leasing A.Ş. from 2017 to 2019.

Since March 29, 2019, Nuri Tuncalı has been serving as an Independent Member of the Board of Directors at PASHA Yatırım Bankası A.Ş.

His experience in banking and business spans over 40 years.

Dr. Furkan EVRANOS

Independent Member of the Board of the Directors
Dr. Furkan Evranos completed his undergraduate studies at Istanbul University's Faculty of Economics in the English Economics Department, his first master's degree in International Economics at Marmara University's Institute of Social Sciences (2-year program with thesis), and his second master's degree in English Accounting & Finance at Marmara University's Institute of Social Sciences (2-year program with thesis). He also completed his doctoral studies in International Economics at Marmara University's Institute of Social Sciences.

Evranos began his professional banking career in 2000 as a Management Trainee at Finansbank A.Ş. and continued working as an Assistant Inspector from 2003. Between 2008 and 2016, he served at TEB A.Ş. Inspection Board as an Inspector, Chief Inspector, and Audit Group Manager. From 2016 to 2017, he was the Chairman of the Inspection Board at Odea Bank A.Ş.

Since 2018, Evranos has been the founder and investing partner of COGITO PARK&CO Group, a fintech initiative operating under Teknopark Istanbul and Bilişim Vadisi. In this role, from 2018 to 2021, he served as an Advisory Board Member, Founding Deputy General Manager, Founding Executive Board Member, and Founding Board Member in various non-banking financial sector organizations, including Asset Management and Electronic Money & Payment Services Institutions. He has also served as an Advisory Board Member, High Consultation Council Member, and Chairman Advisor of the Board of Trustees at various universities.

Dr. Furkan Evranos, who began his academic career in 2012 at Marmara University's Faculty of Economics and the Department of Economics at the Institute of Social Sciences, continues his teaching as an Assistant Professor at Nişantaşı University's Graduate School Institute of Finance and Banking, a title he obtained in 2017.

Since May 25, 2021, Dr. Evranos has been serving as an Independent Member of the Board of Directors at PASHA Yatırım Bankası A.Ş

His experience in banking and business spans over 24 years.

Rovshan ALLAHVERDIYEV

Deputy Chairman of the Board
Rovshan Allahverdiyev completed his undergraduate studies in Labor Economics and Sociology at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics.

He began his career in 1992 as a Senior Specialist at Khayal Cooperative Bank. In the same year, served as a Senior Specialist and Chief Accountant at Garagayabank Commercial Bank.

In 1996, Allahverdiyev joined Arkobank JSB as an Assistant Chief Accountant, later becoming the Director of the Finance Department and Deputy General Manager. In 2002, he moved to Zamin Commercial Bank as the Deputy Director of the Credit Department and later joined Caucasus Development Bank, where he held various roles, including Director of Customer Service and Finance-Credit Department and Deputy General Manager.

From 2003 to 2006, he worked at Texnikabank, and from 2006 to 2007, he served as a Branch Manager at Kapital Bank. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Deputy General Manager at PASHA Bank OJSC. He then served as the General Manager and Chairman of the Executive Committee at Kapital Bank OJSC from June 11, 2013, to May 4, 2023.

On May 5, 2023, Rovshan Allahverdiyev was appointed as the Deputy General Manager of Corporate Banking and Insurance Group at PASHA Holding.

Since March 18, 2023, he has been serving as a Board Member of PASHA Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. and since March 15, 2024, Rovshan Allahverdiyev has been serving as the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors at PASHA Yatırım Bankası A.Ş.

His experience in banking and business spans over 31 years.

H. Cenk EYNEHAN

CEO and Member of the Board of Directors
H. Cenk Eynehan completed his associate degree in Economics at Erasmus University in the Netherlands, his bachelor's degree in Business at Monroe College in the USA, and postgraduate studies in Foreign Trade and Marketing at New York University. He completed his Executive MBA at Koç University and the Strategic Management in Banking Senior Executive program at INSEAD (Executive Education).

He started his banking career in 1994 at DHB Bank (Nederlands) N.V and held various management and business development positions until 2001. Eynehan continued his career as a managing partner in the real sector from 2002 to 2004 and held senior executive positions from 2005 to 2013.

Since August 2, 2013, H. Cenk Eynehan has been serving as the CEO and a Member of the Board of Directors at PASHA Yatırım Bankası A.Ş. He also served as a Board Member of PASHA Bank Georgia from September 2015 to December 2018.

His experience in banking and business spans over 30 years.