BIBF holds Corporate Governance Masterclass

Manama  : The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) held a Masterclass on Corporate Governance for the senior management team of the Bahrain Islamic Bank (BISB). 

The programme was held under the leadership of Hassan Jarrar, the CEO of BISB incorporating Central Bank of Bahrain’s (CBB) recommendations on upskilling senior executives with the global best practices of Corporate Governance. The programme was designed with a special focus on delivering Strategy and Risk management Principles to benefit the Executive Management in “controlled functions” to support their individual competencies and consequently supporting the bank with best practices and human capital development.  

Commenting on the programme, BIBF Director Solveig Nicklos stated, “The BIBF conducts these programmes regularly, consistent with the requirements of the Corporate Governance Code of Bahrain, which has laid special impetus on the role of the management team of BISB in promoting good governance across the organisation.” 

The BIBF’s Head of Banking Deen Jayah added that the bank received positive feedback from the senior management team of BISB, who attended this two-day
programme. 

Hassan Jarrar, Bahrain Islamic Bank Chief Executive Officer, stated: “As part of our ongoing staff development efforts at all levels within the organisation, this corporate governance workshop was an important and a timely step towards strengthening the capabilities of BisB’s senior management.” 

Seamus Gillen – a leading Board Advisor, led the Masterclass. Gillen has worked extensively with boards and senior executives in the UK, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Hong Kong, China, India, Malaysia, South Africa and the Baltic States.