Mustafa Savaş Sepin began his career as a management trainee at Akbank T.A.Ş. and subsequently served for many years in auditing and consulting roles across various sectors, with a primary focus on Banking, at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He also served as the Head of Financial Institutions in PwC's National Technical Office, overseeing numerous business valuation, merger and acquisition, and financial advisory projects for various organizations. Additionally, Savaş developed high value-added solutions on complex IFRS issues for numerous Turkish and international organizations, and in 2008, he was honored with a 'double promotion' by PwC.

Following his career at PwC, he served as CFO and Deputy General Manager at various banks in Europe and Turkey for a period exceeding five years.

M. Savaş Sepin holds a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license, an Independent Auditor License from the Public Oversight Authority (KGK), as well as Capital Markets Board (CMB) Advanced Level (Level III) License, Corporate Governance License, Credit Rating License, Derivative Instruments License and Independent Auditing License.

He holds Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) and Master's degree in Business Administration from Boğaziçi University. He is proficient in English and Romanian.

International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)

M. Savaş Sepin possesses extensive knowledge and experience in developing and implementing complex IFRS solutions, particularly in the fields of Banking and International Finance. His expertise includes hedge accounting, derivative instruments, securitization accounting, derecognition, reverse factoring practices, and more. He has also led numerous IFRS transition projects for various organizations and has managed the preparation of IFRS-compliant financial statements for many businesses.

In addition, he served as an official IFRS trainer at PwC and as a guest lecturer at Boğaziçi University. He has also taken on significant roles in society to enhance knowledge and awareness of IFRS.

Business Valuation and Financial Due Diligence

M. Savaş Sepin has been involved in various sectors, primarily in the banking industry, where he has played key roles in merger and acquisition, valuation, financial due diligence (FDD), and financial feasibility projects. He has also successfully executed purchase price allocation (PPA) projects resulting from mergers and acquisitions, and has prepared numerous PPA reports in accordance with IFRS principles.

Corporate Structuring and Governance Advisory

Having served for many years as a consultant and a Bank CFO in Europe, Savaş developed corporate solutions to address the needs of foreign investors in company formation, corporate governance, and financing transactions, particularly in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and other European countries. He is currently leading international corporate structuring and governance projects as the Chairman of Saba's Boards of Directors.