Elif Mutlu

• Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
• Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends.
• Collaborated with legal, accounting and other professional teams to review and maintain compliance with regulations.

• Completed professional cook programme in Mutfak Sanatları Akademisi (MSA) (Culinary Arts Academy) which is one the most prestigious and globally accredited culinary arts school of Turkey

• Collaborated with music bands to perform pop and jazz repertoire in special events including weddings, business gatherings etc.

• Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision, and long-range planning.
• Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
• Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations, and contract details.
• Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.

• Dealt with all aspects of project execution from origination to documentation,
transaction, negotiation/ structuring and closing of M&A transactions, bond issuances and public offerings
• Coordinated and manage internal and/or external teams of professionals, including legal/tax/technical advisors, analysts etc.
• Conducted business due diligence; build and review financial models and business plans; and valued companies
• Prepared pitch books/ presentations to advise potential clients

• Managed a sales team (three to four people)
• Coordinated the team to find the new renewable energy/energy efficiency and other type of project finance opportunities in the region and analyzing them to be realized,
• Prepared credit proposals, term-sheets and following up the project finance and the other corporate loan processes(working capital loans,L/C’s,L/G’s etc...),
• Negotiated about the collateral structure and other conditions of the projects,
• Gave presentations to the Credit Committee for their approval,
• Developed a pipeline of project finance/corporate loan opportunities,
• Conducted due diligence and risk assessment,
• Collated project information and documentation,
• Coordinated World Bank and European Council of Development Bank Apex Banking activities within the bank (Ended in 2016),
• Worked as a consultant in the project of World Bank about SME Financing in Nigeria and Ethiopia,
• Gave speeches about Solar Finance for TSKB in seminars, fairs etc...

• Worked for expanding the clients and the asset size of the Bank by finding feasible renewable energy/ energy efficiency and other type of industrial projects to be financed.
• Conducted Apex Banking Process within the Bank and served as an intermediary
between supranational companies like World Bank ,European Investment Bank and Turkish Financial Institutions.

• Managed the sales activities for the portfolio of corporate customers effectively;
• Prepared credit proposals and followed up the processes;
• Responsible for marketing the banking products to potential corporate customers for ensuring the portfolio;
• Managed the customer relations in order to increase penetration and ensure the customer loyalty.

• Assisting the basic banking operations within the Karakoy Branch;
• Dealing with the foreigner customers.

• Assisting the foreign trade operations of the bank ;
• Classifying the documents related to the foreign trade operations.