Born in 1974, Mrs. Arıkök graduated from Economics Department of Istanbul University and did her Master’s in Finance at Business Administration Faculty of Istanbul University in 1997. She started her banking career at Ottoman Bank Treasury in 1997 and she undertook several positions in the fields of Investment Advisory and Treasury at Ottoman Bank, Iş Investment, Turkcell and Calyon Bank respectively, between years 1997 and 2008. She joined QNB Finansbank in 2008 and worked as a manager in Treasury Sales. Following her assignment as Treasury Sales and Research Group manager in 2010, she was appointed as the Director of International Banking in 2018. As of January 2022, she was appointed as Director of International Banking and Treasury Sales and additionally Chairperson of QNB Finansbank Sustainability Committee.