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Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik has appointed a new Corporate
Communications Manager

Tuğba Öcal has been appointed as the in the Marmara Regional Sales
Corporate Communications Manager Directorate. She continued working in
at Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik. the Marketing Department within the
General Directorate in 2008.
Tuğba Öcal is the new Corporate
Communications Manager of Anadolu In 2017, Öcal was promoted to the
Hayat Emeklilik. Öcal, who graduated position of Deputy Manager in the
from the International Relations same department, and in 2021,
Department at Gazi University in she transitioned to the company’s
2004, has served in various sectors corporate communications unit. Tuğba
in marketing, promotion, and public Öcal started her role as “Corporate
relations roles. In March 2006, Öcal Communications Manager” on May 1,
began her career at Anadolu Hayat 2023.
Emeklilik as an Assistant Specialist

The Share Transfer in the Acquisition Process of Groupama Sigorta by AXA has been

Completed

Following the receipt of necessary approvals, AXA has lines and reach a whole new
completed the share transfer in the acquisition process of dimension in our operations
Groupama’s 100% ownership of insurance operations in in Turkey. We believe that
Turkey, as announced earlier this year. together, we will achieve
great success in the coming
AXA’s acquisition process involved the purchase of 100% of the period.”
shares of Groupama Investment Bosphorus Holding A.Ş., which
holds the shares of Groupama Sigorta A.Ş. and Groupama Yavuz Ölken, CEO of AXA
Hayat A.Ş, was finalized yesterday. With this acquisition, AXA Sigorta, made the following
Sigorta, one of the leading companies in the Turkish insurance evaluations regarding the
sector, will further strengthen its presence in the market. matter: “We have been a
company that has shaped
As of the end of 2022, AXA Türkiye, with a growth rate of the insurance industry in
124.5%, a premium production of 13.3 billion TL, a market Turkey with our strong
share of 6.5%, and a fund size of 2.4 billion TL, is one of financial structure, creative
the established players in the insurance ecosystem. It serves solutions, and data-driven
its customers through more than 2,800 agents and over 800 business approach focused
employees nationwide. With the acquisition, AXA Türkiye will on the customer-agent-employee equation. Our passion
have the opportunity to collaborate with over 1,700 agents has always been appreciated within our group. Today, the
working for Groupama Sigorta A.Ş. and Groupama Hayat A.Ş., acquisition process of Groupama’s operations in Turkey marks
and will also add more than 300 employees to its talent pool. a move that demonstrates the trust of AXA Group in Turkey,
while also being a step that supports our 2023 strategy called
Nuria Fernandez, the General Manager of AXA Madrid ‘Sustainable Development and Growth’. I see this positive
International Hub, commented on the acquisition, saying: development as a reflection of the strength we derive from our
“We are pleased to have completed the acquisition process more than 130 years of rich history and our ability to effectively
of Groupama’s insurance operations in Turkey, which is a manage the opportunities in our country. With our new business
strong reflection of our strategy to create scale in our technical partners and team members who will walk this path together,
business lines. By integrating new distribution channels into we will further strengthen ourselves and take a step forward
our network, we will increase our market share in our business from yesterday.”