Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB), a leading provider of Sharia compliant integrated financial solutions, has appointed Eman Ali Abdulla Ebrahim as the head of the bank’s Central Operations department.

The move makes her the first Bahraini female to occupy this role since BisB was first established.

Hassan Jarrar, chief executive officer of BisB, said, “We would like commend our colleague Eman Ali as the first Bahraini woman to take on this critical role. This is a milestone, especially when Eman takes on this challenging role during a critical period in the Bank’s history during which BisB is transforming itself into a leading digitally oriented organisation. We wish Eman the best, and look forward to her key contributions in the Bank’s digital transformation journey.”

Eman Ali Abdulla Ebrahim has over 20 years of experience in banking operations, including coordination between support operations in Trade Finance, Treasury and Islamic Finance.

Having joined BisB in 2006 after working for eight years at Ahli United Bank in various functions including the Retail Banking department; she has experience in both conventional and Islamic banking operations, as well as financial product and services. – TradeArabia News Service