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DIB appoints new CEO

  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, March 09 - 2005 at 13:00
  • PRESS RELEASE

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) today announced that Mr. Saad Abdul Razak had been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the bank to succeed Mr. Butti Al Falasy who submitted his resignation lately.

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Mr. Saad Abdul Razak will take up his new appointment on April 7 of this year, a move that will see him step up from deputy CEO - DIB. The board of directors at DIB accepted the resignation of Mr. Butti, who is leaving the bank for personal reasons.

On the occasion, Butti bin Darwish Al Falasy said: "Working at Dubai Islamic Bank has been a rich and successful experience in all its aspects in which the bank achieved several important achievements. I decided to resign from my position for personal reasons. I would like on this occasion to grasp opportunity to thank the board of directors at DIB for the precious trust they put in me, and I wish the bank and all its employees the best of luck."

The board's statement recorded their confidence in the abilities of the bank's management and employees to continue the success DIB witnessed, where the bank has positioned itself as a leader in Islamic banking in the region. The statement said: "The board of directors at DIB has every confidence that with the leadership and management of the bank, DIB will not only maintain the growth and very high standards it has set but will also be driven to reach new heights of achievements."
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About Dubai Islamic Bank
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), which was established in 1975 as a publicly owned company, is the first Islamic bank to have incorporated the principles of Islam in all its practices.

The bank now enjoys a reputation as a leader and innovator in its specialist area and is noted for the quality, flexibility and accessibility of its products and services. In a very short space of time it has created market leading services and products that are setting benchmarks for the rest of the sector.

The bank has been proactive in creating partnerships and alliances at local and international level and has shown its outstanding capabilities by being appointed to provide specialist financial solutions for huge developmental projects within the UAE, one of which led to the world record $1 billion Sukuk Al Ijara. The issue was arranged for the Government of Dubai Department of Civil Aviation to raise funding for the second phase of the expansion of Dubai International Airport. The bank also lead managed and arranged $350 million Ijara syndication for Nakheel. The financing made further capital available to build on Nakheel's blue chip portfolio of developments such as The Palm and others in Dubai.

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