Qatar First Bank appoints new chief business offficer

Qatar First Bank (QFB) has appointed Sulaiman Yousif al-Salhi (pictured) as chief business officer.Sulaiman will be responsible for overseeing all commercial banking activities including business development, client operations and building strategic partnerships for QFB, the first independent Shariah-compliant bank authorised by the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority.Prior to this, he served as managing director and senior executive officer at Bank Sarasin-Alpen (Qatar), where he led the private banking team and successfully managed the bank through its critical start-up phase in Qatar.Sulaiman’s success is built upon two decades of experience at HSBC Middle East, during which he progressed from branch manager to head of HSBC-Amanah Islamic finance.QFB has authorised capital of QR2bn and paid up capital of QR1.7bn, providing the financial strength to capitalise on lucrative investments.