Head of Assets Management
Barwa Bank
Total years of experience :31 years, 6 Months
Head of Assets Management-Barwa Bank-Qatar (Aug 08-March 09)
January 2000- November 2007
INVESTORS BANK B.S.C (c), Bahrain
Islamic Financial Institution involved in operating a wide range of Sharia compliant investment and financial products. These include direct equity investments, venture capital, real estate, trade finance and syndication, asset management services, Business advisory and Islamic financial engineering, etc. Largest shareholder of Bahrain Islamic Bank (listed in Bahrain Stock Exchange) and majority shareholder of Takaful International, Bahrain (listed Islamic insurance company)
Vice President - Asset Management
Responsibilities: Sourcing and evaluating deals involving Islamic products, including negotiating, deal structuring, due diligence, exit strategies, identifying investors, organizing road-shows, etc. Evaluating real estate investment opportunities in the region.
Monitoring and providing Business advisory services to companies in which the bank has substantial stake; Developing Trade Finance and Syndication products. Also member of committee preparing corporate strategy and business plan for the bank.
Structuring and launching certain Islamic funds. Functioning as the Sharia Board's Reporter, and the co-coordinator for AGMS, meetings, Annual Reports, and all other administration matters such as Bank's share registrar and operations as well.
In-addition functioning as the money laundering officer and board security.
Taking the role of the CEO from May 2006 up to March 2007
General Manager, Eye of Dubai Investment Company - Dubai (Oct 2005 - July 2006) . Board Member (June 2006)
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Board Member Gulf Petroleum Investment Company - Kuwait (Oct 2004 - March 2005)
Board Member -Takaful International (B.S.C) Bahrain (April 2000 - March 2003)
MAR 1994- DEC 1999
AL BARAKA ISLAMIC INVESTMENT BANK, Bahrain
Islamic investment bank involved in operating a wide range of Sharia compliant investment and financial products.
Senior Investment Manager
Responsibilities: Structuring and operating Islamic investment products. In charge of dealing with other Financial Institutions.
Was a voting member of the bank's Credit as well as the Budgetary Committees.
Finally was in charge of the Credit Department,
FEB 1977- MAR 1994
BANK OF BAHRAIN AND KUWAIT.
Largest commercial bank in Kingdom of Bahrain with a capital base of US$ 270 million. BBK, which is 32 years old. Provides a full range of lending, deposit, treasury and investment services to various sectors of the domestic and regional markets, using state-of-the-art technology. The Bank plays a major role in financing infrastructural and industrial projects in Bahrain and the Gulf, creating products and services that cater to the needs of individual borrowers, depositors and investors.
Corporate Relationship Manager
Responsibilities: The first 5 years worked in the Operation Dept.; work relating to Foreign Exchange, Savings, Current Accounts, Collections/Bills, Letters of Credit, Currency movement Department, and later was member of team that prepared the Operations Manual
In 1986, assigned to the Saudi Market with a Portfolio of US$ 200 million (Eastern, Central and Western Province)
In October 1987, promoted to Assistant Manager and transferred to the Local Market to work for Marketing Department and handling Portfolio of BD 60 million.
In 1988, with the intention of BBK to re-establish it's Marketing Department into Corporate Banking and Commercial Individual
Banking, was promoted to Manager-Corporate Banking Dept. Was one of the Corporate Relationship Managers handling Portfolio of BD 30 million liability business (Deposits)
In 1993, was awarded a Service Award for completing 15 years of Services.
DETAILS OF COURSES ATTENDED:
From 1983-86 worked as Credit/Marketing Officer with a Loans Portfolio of US$ 350 million (Kuwait desk), including Syndications and Individual Loans.
In 1981, was promoted as Credit/Marketing Officer. Worked for the Local Marketing Department for six months, and then selected to work for the BBK Offshore Unit. Was appointed to head the Loans Admin. Department with 8 staff reporting to me.
INTRODUCTION TO SUPERVISION IN-HOUSE (BBK) 1980
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• POST GRADUATED DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION - FEBRUARY 2003 - HULL UNIVERSITY - UK
• BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMERCE (ACCOUNTING) • BEIRUT ARAB UNIVERSITY - 1992