Bank Sarasin-Alpen strengthens its Qatar operations

The Bank Sarasin-Alpen private banking team in Qatar will be headed by Sulaiman Yousif Salhi. He will be supported by Meenal Mahajan and Rasha Badawi in client relationship management roles. The Qatar operations of Bank Sarasin-Alpen were launched in February 2008. This move has come in with the Bank's aspirations to grow in Qatar and use it as a base to market in other GCC countries.

"With the growing business opportunities in Qatar, it was very important that we bring in resources that can channel our operations in the right direction", comments Rohit Walia, Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of Bank Sarasin-Alpen (Qatar) LLC. "We are confident that Sulaiman Yousif Salhi and the new team will play an important role in helping us further expand our business in Qatar. They bring with them great experience from the local Qatari market and are extremely familiar with the nuances of the region."

"The Middle East region is very important for us and as our operations are well established in Dubai, we are looking at the Qatar market for expansion and growth. We hope to grow in Qatar at a reasonable pace and carve a niche for ourselves in the private banking market of Qatar"

says Fidelis M Goetz, Head of Private Banking Division, Bank Sarasin & Co Ltd, Switzerland and Chairman of Bank Sarasin-Alpen (Qatar) LLC.

Sulaiman Yousif Salhi

Sulaiman Yousif Salhi will have the key responsibility of leading the Qatar Private Banking Team as the Senior Executive Officer. Sulaiman has over 19 years of work experience and joins us from HSBC, Qatar where he was the Head of HSBC - Amanah.

Meenal Mahajan

Meenal Mahajan joins us from ICICI Bank- Qatar where her last position was Country Head & Assistant General Manager. Meenal comes with over 17 years of work experience.

Rasha Badawi

Rasha Badawi joins us with over 13 years of work experience. Her last stint was with Standard Chartered Bank where she was the Head of Wealth Management & Shared Distribution. Prior she worked for 10 years with HSBC Qatar.