Qualification
Elif Tavşancıl combines executive search expertise with a background in banking strategy, business management, and talent advisory. Prior to executive search, she spent six years at HSBC Corporate Banking supporting senior management on growth strategies, business planning, and executive reporting before joining Michael Page and later Page Executive, where she focused on leadership hiring across financial services and banking.
Education
Career
Experience
Areas of Expertise
Elif Tavşancıl advises clients on executive search and leadership hiring assignments across financial services, banking, insurance, investments, consumer industries and corporate functions. Her experience combines strategic business leadership with executive talent advisory.
Executive Search Experience
Over the last 19+ years, Elif has worked across banking, corporate strategy and executive search, helping organisations identify and attract senior leadership talent. She has successfully delivered C-level, board and senior management appointments across Turkey and the Middle East.
Executive Search Specializations
Elif specializes in leadership hiring across financial services, insurance, investments, commercial leadership and corporate functions, supporting organizations undergoing growth, transformation and succession planning.
Financial Services
Executive search assignments across banking, fintech, investment management and financial institutions.
Insurance Leadership
Supporting insurers and financial services organizations in leadership hiring and succession planning.
Commercial Leadership
Search mandates for Chief Commercial Officers, Sales Directors, Marketing Directors and Growth Leaders.
Corporate Functions
Leadership hiring across HR, Legal, Finance, Strategy and Corporate Affairs functions.
Representative Executive Search Mandates
Chief Executive Officer
Leading Financial Institution
Chief Human Resources Officer
Well-Known Services Company
Chief Finance Officer
An Investment Holding
Chief Risk Officer
An International Bank
Leadership Areas Covered
- CEO
- Managing Director
- CFO
- Country Manager
- General Manager
- Chief Risk Officer
- Chief Commercial Officer
- Chief Sales Officer
- Chief Business Development Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Legal Officer
- Chief Risk Officer
Discuss Your Executive Search Requirements
Looking to strengthen your leadership team in financial services, insurance or corporate functions? Let’s discuss your executive search requirements.

