Rakesh has over 25 years of experience with banks and leading audit firms. He started his career with Coopers & Lybrand in India before moving to Ernst & Young in Bahrain. Prior joining Qatar Islamic Bank as Group Chief Risk Officer, Rakesh worked in Ahli United Bank (AUB) in Bahrain and Ahli Bank Qatar for over 20 years in the areas of Risk Management, Corporate Banking, Corporate Finance advisory and Audit.  He currently holds the Group Head of Risk Management position. He is also a fellow member of the Indian Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds a CISA qualification from the USA.

Senior banking executive with over 32  years of experience predominantly in Corporate Banking domain with reputable international & regional banks. Tarek holds Bachelor of Economics and Business Administration from American University in Cairo.  He started his banking career with Arab African International Bank in Egypt as Credit Officer and progressed with leading banks including Chase International Bank – UAE, Misr America International Bank, Burgan Bank – Kuwait, National Bank of Oman, and Masherq Bank UAE & Egypt. Prior to joining Qatar Islamic Bank as the General Manager - Wholesale Banking Group, Tarek’s last assignment was with Mashreq Bank – Egypt as CEO and Country Head.

Gourang, Chief Financial Officer in Qatar Islamic Bank, carries 22 years of accounting and Finance experience with international banks and leading audit firms.  He started his carrier with Price Waterhouse Coopers - India and progressed through Standard Chartered Bank - India before a long standing career with Banque Saudi Fransi in Saudi Arabia for 15 years handling various roles including Asset Liability Management, Treasury Middle Office,  & Financial Planning. His last assignment, prior to joining QIB, was with Banque Saudi Fransi as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Gourang is a CFA Charter holder, FRM, Chartered Accountant from India.

Atef has more than 30 years of specialized and extensive banking experience in the area of audit, risk management, corporate governance, BASEL, organizational restructuring and valuation, compliance, credit review and analysis, credit administration, operations and financial services. He is currently working for Qatar Islamic Bank as Chief Auditor.  Atef is a Certified Risk Professional (CRP) and Certified Bank Auditor (CBA) and holds a diploma in BASEL and Bachelor of Accounting.

Osama Abdel Razek Helmi is the Head of Sharia'a Audit Section in Qatar Islamic Bank since 2006. Starting his carrier in Risk Management Dept. in 1984 with Misr America International Bank affiliated with Bank of America, Osama then moved to Saudi Arabia working in the Credit Inspection Dept. at Riyadh Bank, and then to Qatar Islamic Bank working in Investment and Local Financing before assuming the position of  Director of Credit Risk Management in the United Bank of Egypt. His experience, mostly in the areas of Finance and Credit, enabled him to participate in the development of Islamic Finance in the United Bank of Egypt. Osama holds Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Accounting and Certified Lender License from Egypt and is a certified provider from the Marine Arabic Academy of Administrative Sciences.

Akram has more than 23 years of experience assuming executive positions in large banks and financial institutions including National Bank of Kuwait and Kuwait Finance House.  He contributed to the establishment of Islamic Banks in many countries and has functioned as a board member in several investment companies.  He has also worked in restructuring of many companies, implemented strategies, and has provided advisory services through specialized intergovernmental committees in which he was a member in the area of foreign direct investment, privatization and economic reforms. Akram is an MBA holder from the American University of Beirut and has received several specialized courses in investment banking, strategy and finance at Wharton Business School in the United States.