Hüseyin Erkan

Hüseyin Erkan is a Turkish financial executive and international capital markets advisor, born in 1958 in Konya, Turkey. He is known for his extensive experience in stock exchanges and financial markets, having served in leadership roles at several prominent institutions, including as CEO of the World Federation of Exchanges and chairman and CEO of the Istanbul Stock Exchange.
==Background==
Erkan's career in financial markets spans over three decades. He began his career in the transportation, petroleum, and manufacturing sectors before entering the capital markets in 1989 as a research analyst working with foreign institutional investors. He later worked as a research analyst for Bankers Trust and became a partner and deputy chairman at Tezal Securities in Istanbul.
In 1994, Erkan joined the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) as director of research and international markets. He quickly rose through the ranks, becoming executive vice chairman in 1995 and deputy CEO in 1996, a position he held until 2006. During his tenure at ISE, Erkan also served as a board member of Takasbank, the Settlement and Custody Bank of ISE.
In 2007 he was briefly general manager of Istanbul-based Ticaret Securities and was chief advisor to the board of the Konya Sugar Company.
Erkan returned to the exchange to serve as chairman and CEO of the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) from late 2007-2012, his second stint following an initial 10-year career at the ISE. During that time he was instrumental in establishing the 33-member Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS), of which he became president.
In addition to FEAS, he also established the international relations, research and international market departments at ISE during his first tenure.
In November 2011, plans were announced for a merger between Turkey's two largest exchanges: ISE and TurkDEX. Erkan also announced at that time that he would step down due to a new law passed by the Turkish government, giving the capital city of Ankara the power to appoint executives to the ISE board.
=== World Federation of Exchanges===
Erkan was previously secretary general of the WFE. Erkan's appointment as CEO came at a time when the WFE looked to restructure its upper management and increase its role in shaping global financial regulation. Following final agreements on restructuring by the board, in June 2012 Erikan became the CEO of the World Federation of Exchanges, a position he held until October 2014. He was replaced by WFE secretary-general Nandini Sukumar CEO. 
After leaving the World Federation of Exchanges, Erkan worked as an independent capital markets consultant before joining the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) as a senior advisor to the CEO in September 2017. He later became the chief of market information and indices at Tadawul in August 2018.
==Education==
Erkan received his early education in Konya, Turkey, before completing a certificate program at the English Language Center in Brighton, England. He then pursued higher education in the United States, obtaining the following degrees:
* Associate in Science (A.S.) from Orange County Community College, New York, in 1979
* Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Economics from New York University Stern School of Business in 1981
* Master of Business Administration (MBA) in International Business and Finance from New York University Stern School of Business in 1984, where his research focused on currency risk management at the United Nations International Development Program (UNDP).
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