British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB) strengthens leadership with key appointments

  • Date: 22-Jul-2021
  • Source: Zawya
  • Sector:Retail
  • Country:Middle East
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British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB) strengthens leadership with key appointments

London: (BACB), the international wholesale bank dedicated to specialist markets, has announced a series of key appointments that strengthen the Bank's leadership, enhance its risk strategy framework and focus on growing trade finance flows in key North African markets and re-positioning its UK Real Estate business. These key appointments follow the appointment of CEO Eddie Norton in October 2020. Stephen Bell has been appointed as Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer. Recently serving as Chief Executive and Chair of Investment Committee for a private-equity backed real estate lender, Stephen has held a variety of Executive and Board roles with a focus on risk, strategy, transformation and restructuring. Former employers include Wellesley Group, Ulster Bank Group, Allied Irish Banks, , and and he is a serving Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of Homes England. A consummate business leader with deep knowledge across the financial services sector, Bell will focus on the enterprise-wide risk and opportunity landscape, and is committed to the highest standards across the full range of specialist markets that BACB serves. Sami Al-Sharif, an experienced banker with significant Libyan expertise, returns to BACB as Deputy Chief Executive Officer. A qualified accountant and established banking professional, Al-Sharif joins from