Born in Adana in 1974, Kemal Akkaya received his bachelor's and master's degrees in Business Administration. Mr Akkaya started his career as an Assistant Specialist at Oyak Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. in 1997 and served as Investment Specialist, Assistant Investment Manager and Investment Manager until 2015.
He has more than 20 years of experience in Capital Markets and also has experience in venture capital as an angel investor. He holds Capital Markets Advanced Level and Derivative Instruments licences.