Interview with Hüsnü Özyeğin, interviewed by Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Istanbul, Turkey
Publisher: Harvard Business School
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng; tur
Number of pages: 107
Subjects: Interviews; Alumni and alumnae; Banks and banking; Businessmen; Bankers; Philanthropists; Family-owned business enterprises; Holding companies; International business enterprises; Bank capital; Bank mergers; Entrepreneurship; Financial crises; Personnel management; Education; Business; History; Economic conditions; Commerce; Harvard University. Graduate School of Business Administration; Finansbank; FIBA Holding; FINA Holding
Description: Mr. Özyeğin talks about his involvement in the banking and finance sector in Turkey, particularly the role he played in the development of Pamukbank, Yapi Kredi, and finally at the bank he founded, Finansbank. He also describes his experiences as a student in the United States, in Oregon and at HBS. Mr. Özyeğin speaks in detail about his work changing management strategies and shoring up capital in the finance industry, as well as his relationship with various government officials in Turkey and his view on the personal qualities of excellent managers.
Notes: Title from PDF title page (viewed on August 24, 2015).

Interview translated into Turkish. Transcript available in English and Turkish.

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Video interview conducted in English on 2014 March 5 and September 6 in Istanbul by Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Professor and Senior Associate Dean for International Development, Harvard Business School through the sponsorship of the Business History Initiative, Harvard Business School.

Interview with Hüsnü Özyeğin, interviewed by Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Istanbul, Turkey, March 5, 2014 and September 16, 2014, Creating Emerging Markets Oral History Collection, Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School.

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Forms part of: Creating Emerging Markets oral history collection, 2006-