Islamic Bank of Britain, the UK’s only totally Islamic British bank, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mahomed Ashraf Piranie (known as Ashraf) as Finance Director, effective as of 11 July 2005.
Ashraf (42) joins Islamic Bank of Britain’s Board of Directors from Alliance & Leicester where he held the position of director of finance for retail banking and was one of the key directors responsible for the organisation’s retail banking business. Ashraf was a key member of the team which took A&L to flotation and has, over the years, taken an active part in the company’s growth and development. He has over ten years experience within the UK financial Services Sector, including extensive involvement in areas such as distribution channel strategy, external reporting, new product development, compliance and mergers and acquisition work.
Commenting on Ashraf’s appointment, Michael Hanlon, managing director said:
“I am delighted to welcome Ashraf to the board. He joins us at a time we are to embark on major expansion plans for the Bank, and I am sure that his extensive experience of retail banking will prove invaluable in building for the future”.
Matters required under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules in respect of appointment of director:
Mr Piranie does not currently hold any directorships or partnerships. He has recently resigned as a director of Alliance and Leicester Personal Finance Limited and this is the only directorship or partnership he has held during the past five years. There are no other matters to be disclosed under Schedule 2(g) (iii) - (viii) of the AIM Rules.
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- A group of Islamic Scholars act as Islamic Bank of Britain’s Sharia’a supervisory committee and all services, activities and investments must be approved by this Committee. The Committee will also undertake regular audits to ensure that all activity is compliant with Sharia’a.
- Islamic Bank of Britain is a UK registered company which started trading on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) on 12 October 2004.
- As an independent bank, Islamic Bank of Britain is not part of a larger conventional banking group so does not compromise on its principles or practices and does not mix its funds in such a way as to compromise Sharia’a.