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Q DR. ESAM ABDULLA FAKHRO
Chairman
Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) WHO'S WHO PROFILE

CETIN YURTTASER
Director
Kuwait Turkish Participation Bank Inc. Bahrain Branch
Kingdom of Bahrain
ESSA AHMED AL-JOWDER
Cetin YURTTASER started his Banking Career at Citibank Ernst & Young, Manama, Bahrain.
Turkiye which he served the Bank at different positions
and departments which he gained his main extensive Mr Essa Al-Jowder is the Country Managing Partner of
EY Bahrain and is responsible for all the Assurance and
experience between 1991-1999.
Consulting services offered by the firm. Essa’s experience
He has almost 30 years of Wholesale, Retail, Private and
extends for more than thirty years in the professional
Corporate Banking Experience. And worked as approved services industry, twenty-one years of which with Ernst &
individual by Central Bank of Bahrain, Qatar Financial
Young. As Country Managing Partner, Essa is responsible
Services Authority, Dubai Financial Services Authority for overall service quality and responsiveness to client
and Dublin Financial Services Authority.
requirements.
He has been representing Kuveyt Turk within GCC
region for almost 20 years. During this period had Group Q FAROOQ Y. ALMOAYYED
assignments of setting up Bahrain Wholesale Branch, Chairman
Bahrain National Holding Co. B.S.C.
Qatar QFC Branch, Kuveyt Turk Regional Office in Dubai
and also taking role of CEO and Board Director at Kuveyt
Turk Dubai at DIFC.
When Kuveyt Turk BOD decided to exit from Qatar QFC
and Dubai DIFC also had assignment to voluntarily closing
all those operations in the region and then moved back to
Bahrain to head Kuveyt Turk Bahrain Wholesale Branch.
At his current role, he is assisting Kuveyt Turk Head Office
Treasury and work like money market Desk by raising up
Liquidity from GCC Banks to Turkiye and depending on
Banks’ liquidity position, investing a part of Banks’ excess
liquidity with GCC Banks. Supporting Head Office FI for
managing GCC FI Relationships and also participating to
MR. FATHALLA EBRAHIM
some Mega Islamic Projects/Syndications in Turkiye via
Bahrain operations. Chief Executive Officer
Al Majd Insurance Brokerage Co. WLL
Cetin holds Masters’ Degree in Finance and Bachelors’
Degree in Economics. And also holds professional Mr. Fathalla Ebrahim has more than 20 years of
certificates/qualifications like, AAOIFI CSAA, BIBF ADIF, insurance experience. He has occupied various technical,
CISI IFQ, CIMA CDIF, ACGP MGP. managerial and executive positions with leading local,
He is married and has 2 Children. regional and international insurance and reinsurance
companies. He joined Al Majd Insurance Brokerage Co.
Q CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL in 2017, having worked prior to that from 2011 to 2015
Chief Executive Officer as General Manager of the Bahrain branch of Zurich
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited - Retail Bank International Life Ltd. Before joining Zurich, he was the
General Manager of Bahrain National Life Assurance
Q EMAN MOJALI
Chief Executive Officer Company (BNL) and held various senior positions in Arab
Bahrain National Insurance Co. Bsc (C) Insurance Group (ARIG).
Q ENAS ASIRI Q FUAD ALKAABI
Chief Executive Officer Managing Partner
Bahrain National Life Assurance Co. Bsc (C) Horwath Bahrain
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