Çetin Düz joined Akbank in 2004 and after taking various responsibilities in Internal Audit division, he worked as Deputy Head of Internal Audit between 2014-2015. He was appointed as Executive Vice President of Aklease in charge of Credit Allocation in August 2015. Initiating his tenure as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer responsible for Credits at AKLease in the year 2015, Mr. Düz subsequently undertook the roles of Board Member and General Manager of the company starting from January 2019. As of February 1, 2023, Mr. Düz, who has taken on the role of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Banking at Akbank, concurrently serves as the Chairman of the Board at AKLease. Düz is graduate of Boğaziçi University, Department of Political Science end International Relations and holds an Executive MBA degree from Sabancı University.