SAEED MOHAMMED A. ALGHAMDI

Chairman

Born in 1963 in Al Ramadah, Saudi Arabia. He holds BS degree in Science and Computer Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in 1987. He began his career in 1987 with the Ministry of Defense and Aviation and then he commenced his career with Al Rajhi Bank in 1991, where he progressed in a number of jobs to assume later between 1998 and 2012 several leading positions including and respectively; Chief Information Officer (CIO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), General Manager - Retail Banking Group, and Vice President of Al Rajhi Bank. He also was a Board Director of: “Al Rajhi Bank - Malaysia”, “Al Rajhi Capital”, “Al Rajhi Takaful.” During 2012 and 2013 he worked as an advisor to H.E. the Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), and as an advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “The National Commercial Bank.” He became the CEO and member of the Board of The National Commercial Bank in March 2013. He served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası between March 2013 and December 2015. He serves as the Chairman of the Board at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as of December 2015.

Total banking and professional experience is 29 years.

ALSHARIF KHALID ALGHALIB

Board Member

Born in 1964 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He earned a degree in Business Administration from the College of Notre Dame (USA) in 1984 and an MBA degree from the College of Notre Dame (USA) in 1985. He began his career at the Investment Services of Riyad Bank, Saudi Arabia in 1986 to become the Executive Vice President in charge of the Kingdom-wide Branch Network. Prior to this position, between 1988 and 2000, he took various responsibilities at Riyad Bank such as Corporate Relationship Officer, Assistant Branch Manager, Branch Manager, Main Branch Manager, Regional Operations Manager, Regional Manager, and Deputy Regional Manager. In 2000, he joined The National Commercial Bank (NCB), the largest bank in Saudi Arabia. He served as Head of Retail Distribution, Head of Customer Management Group, Head of Private Banking Division, and Sector Head of Individual Banking at the National Commercial Bank (NCB) between 2000 and 2010. He is currently Senior Executive Vice President/Sector Head of Corporate Banking and Senior Credit Officer (SCO) Level 1. Since May 2013, he has served as Board Member at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası.

Total banking and professional experience is 30 years.

EREN GÜRA

Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee

Born in 1963 in Antalya, Turkey. Earned a degree in Industrial Engineering in 1987 from Bosporus University and MBA degree from University of Leuven, Belgium in 1990. After his service at Procter & Gamble in Belgium and Turkey, he joined Republic of Turkey, Privatization Administration in 1994 as specialist. He started his banking career in 1995 in Citibank and worked as Vice-President, Project & Structured Trade Finance until 2000. Joined AVEA İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş. in 2001 as Finance Manager. He worked as Finance & Accounting Director until 2006 and as Chief Financial Officer until 2009. Worked in STFA Yatırım Holding A.Ş. from 2010 to 2013 as Chief Financial Officer. He also served as Board Member in Enerya Enerji A.Ş, a subsidiary of STFA Group, and its 9 subsidiaries from July 2011 to September 2014. Since 2015, he has worked as Freelance Financial Advisor. Foreign companies investing in Turkey, IFC and EBRD are among the institutions that he has worked as Financial Advisor. He serves as a Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as of November 2016.

Total banking and professional experience is more than 25 years.

LAMA AHMAD M GHAZZAOUI

Board Member

Born in 1975, in Beirut, Lebanon. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the Lebanese American University in 1996 and, in 2000, she obtained her CPA accreditation and membership to the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) from the State of Colorado, USA. She started her career as an external auditor in Deloitte & Touche in 1997. Lama began her association with The National Commercial Bank (NCB) in 2003 as Senior Financial Analyst and then as Financial Controller in-charge of general finance, budgeting, reporting and control for the Treasury Division. Lama A. Ghazzaoui is the Head of Finance Group at NCB and the leading financial services group in the region. She was appointed to this position in August 2013. Lama progressed to become one of the respected female executives in the Bank and in December 2010, she was appointed the Bank’s Chief Accountant. She is a member of the Higher Management Committee, ALCO and Purchasing Committee of the Bank. She is also the Chairman of NCBC’s Audit Committee and is a member of CMA Advisory Committee. Concurrently, she has been Board member and Audit Committee member at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası since March 2014.

Total banking and professional experience is 19 years.

MAJED HAMDAN A. ALGHAMDI

Board Member

Born in 1981 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He holds a B.Sc in Industrial Engineering from King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia and a M.Sc in Risk Management from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Majed Hamdan Al Ghamdi is an Executive Vice President at The National Commercial Bank (NCB), the leading financial services group in the region. In his role as head of Enterprise Risk Management within the NCB Risk Group he acts as the custodian of the control and financial risk management processes, conducting oversight of various activities with comprehensive coverage of all major risk disciplines. He has experience working in multiple regulatory jurisdictions including Saudi Arabia and Turkey. In his years of experience at NCB he progressed through various roles and played a pivotal part in building NCB’s Enterprise Risk Management capabilities. He also represents NCB in inter-bank cooperative and regulatory initiatives. Since March 2016, he has become a Board Member at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası.

Total banking and professional experience is 11 years.

WAEL ABDULAZIZ A. RAIES

Board Member and CEO

Born in 1972 in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Earned a degree in Electrical Engineering in 1996 from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals and Master’s degree in Business Administration in 2004 at King Saud University. Joined Schulmberger Wire line & Testing (Oil Services) in 1996 as a Field Engineer operating in different geographical locations both off-shore and on-shore reaching the Engineer-In-Charge of Qatar land locations. He started his banking career in 1999 in Commercial Banking business in Saudi American Bank, a Citi Bank subsidiary. Joined The National Commercial Bank Corporate business in 2002 as a Senior Relationship Manager. He progressed to Commercial Business in NCB leading Central Region in 2008, followed by leading Eastern Region in 2010. He then moved on to Head Office to lead Commercial Business Kingdom wide in 2013. Prior to his appointment as Country Head, Wael headed the Finance Restructuring in June 2013 for a brief period. Over the years Wael has attended specialized Engineering, Banking and Leadership courses with reputable schools such as INSEAD, Darden and Harvard Business School. He serves as CEO and Board Member at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as of October 2016.

Total banking and professional experience is 20 years.