Nurdan Tunay Günaylı began her career in 1999 as a Management Trainee at Pamukbank, where she worked between 1999 and 2002, and subsequently served as a Commercial Portfolio Manager at Koçbank from 2002 to 2004. She joined Garanti BBVA in 2004 and held various managerial positions in commercial banking between 2004 and 2012, followed by Branch Manager roles in mixed, commercial, and corporate branches from 2012 to 2023. In 2023, she was appointed as SME Banking Marketing Director. As of December 25, 2025, she has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Garanti BBVA Pension and Life. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, and has over 26 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector.
