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TARSİM monitors the digital

developments in the market

Serpil Günal, General Manager of TARSİM: “Our primary target is to expand the use of
our system among farmers and breeders, therefore realizing its potential”

Ms. Günal, first of all, we would like to congratulate you and Distribution. I was assigned as the Assistant General Manager of
wish you all the best for your new position. Could you tell us Operations in January 2017, and Assistant General Manager of
about yourself and your career? Technics & Marketing between August 2018 and January 2020.
I have been appointed as the General Manager of Agricultural
I was born in Ankara in 1974. After graduating from TED Anka- Insurance Pool Management Company, and at the same time,
ra College, I completed my university education in 1998, having Board Member of TARSİM (Agricultural Insurance Pool) as of
studied Mathematics at Middle East Technical University. In the 13 January 2020.
same year, I graduated from Ziraat Bank’s Banking School. I re-
ceived my MBA degree from Atılım University in 2006. I started As the General Manager of Agricultural Insurance Pool Man-
my career in 1999 at Ziraat Bank, Commercial Loans Depart- agement Company, what steps will you take for a stronger
ment. Between 2001 and 2012, I was appointed to the Retail TARSİM in 2020?
Marketing Department. Between April 2012 and May 2013,
I served as Product Manager of Insurance and Other Agency Our primary target is to expand the use of our system among farm-
Products at Bancassurance Unit of Retail Marketing Depart- ers and breeders, therefore realizing its potential. We aim to in-
ment. Between May 2013 and January 2017, I was appointed as crease the penetration of Crop Insurance, which currently stands
Bancassurance Manager under the Executive Vice Presidency of at 20% as the driving branch of our System, and making sure