Sir Edgar Vincent
Photographer: Sébah & Joaillier Ottoman Bank Museum
A Young, Dynamic and Ambitious Chief Executive Manager: Sir Edgar Vincent Sir Edgar Vincent, appointed chief executive manager to the Ottoman Bank in 1889, was a perfect choice for furthering the expansion of the bank’s commercial activity. He came from Cairo having proven his commercial genius and with a strong determination to radically change the marketing policies of the bank. Vincent commissioned a new building as the headquarters, matching the institution’s recently acquired power. Under his management, the bank experimented with novel techniques that varied from offering profitable checking and commercial accounts to widening credit opportunities and opening accounts, designed to attract a broadening clientele. In this vein, Vincent also paid particular attention to the proliferation of the bank network: new branches were opened in Adana and Konya (1889); in Denizli and Sofia (1890); in Balıkesir, Pera, Samsun, Trabzon and Uşak (1891); in Baghdad, Mersin, Bassorah and Ruse (1892); and in Ankara (1893). However, this dynamic manager’s ambition proved pernicious; in 1895, a speculative bubble of his own making burst into a stock exchange crisis that nearly swept away the Ottoman Bank itself.
SALT Research, Ottoman Bank Archives
Sir Edgar Vincent
Fotoğrafçı: Sébah & Joaillier
Osmanlı Bankası Müzesi
Genç, Dinamik ve Hırslı Bir Genel Müdür: Sir Edgar Vincent Kahire’de yöneticilik vasıfları ve ticari dehasını ispatlamış olan Sir Edgar Vincent, 1889’da İstanbul’a atandığında Osmanlı Bankası’nın çehresini değiştirmeye kararlıydı. Yeni genel müdür, bankanın ihtişamına yaraşır yeni bir genel müdürlük binası yaptırdı. Vincent’ın yönetimi altında, geniş kitlelere yönelik olarak avans ve mevduat imkânları artırılmış küçük tasarruf hesapları uygulaması başlatıldı. Bankanın şube ağı hızlı bir şekilde büyüdü: 1889’da Adana ve Konya; 1890’da Denizli ve Sofya; 1891’de Balıkesir, Beyoğlu, Samsun, Trabzon ve Uşak; 1892’de Bağdat, Mersin, Basra ve Rusçuk; 1893’te ise Ankara şubeleri açılarak hizmete girdi. Ancak Vincent aşırı hırsının kurbanı oldu; 1895’te kendi yaratmış olduğu spekülatif borsa hareketleri bir krize dönüşünce banka ciddi bir tehlike atlattı.
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