The Board

Board Directors

Adel Abdul Wahab Al-Majed

Adel Abdul Wahab Al-Majed

Chairman

Adel is the Non-executive Chairman of the Board of BLME Holdings. He has around 40 years of experience in banking. He is currently Group Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Company’s o...

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Executive Directors

Andrew Ball

Andrew Ball

Chief Executive Officer

Andrew has more than 30 years of global experience in the Financial Services sector, specialising in Private and Retail Banking services. In 2020 Andrew stepped into the role of CEO. Having worked ...

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Chris Power

Chris Power

Chief Financial Officer

Chris has more than 35 years of global experience in Banking and Financial Services, specialising in Financial Control, Operations, Internal Audit and Risk. In January 2020 Chris was promoted to Ch...

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Non-Executive Directors

Abdul-Salam Mohammed Al Saleh

Abdul-Salam Mohammed Al Saleh

Deputy Chairman

Abdul-Salam joined the Board of BL...

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David Williams

David Williams

Non-Executive Director (Independent)

David Williams joined the Group in October 2015 as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Risk Committee. David was appointed as Chairman of Walbrook Asset Finance Limited and of...

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Jabra Ghandour

Jabra Ghandour

Non-Executive Director

Jabra Ghandour is a Non-executive Board member of BLME Holdings having previously served as Chief Executive Officer between March and November 2016. He has more than 30 years of experience in Finan...

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Calum Thomson

Calum Thomson

Non-Executive Director (Independent)

Calum Thomson joined the Board of BLME Holdings in April 2017 as Chairman of the Audit Com...

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Joanne Hindle

Joanne Hindle

Non-Executive Director (Independent)

Joanne Hindle joined the Board of BLME Holdings as an Independent Non-executive Director i...

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Bader Abdullah Al Kandari

Bader Abdullah Al Kandari

Non-Executive Director

Bader Abdullah Al Kandari joined the Board of BLME Holdings as a Non-executive Director ...

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Maged Fanous

Maged Fanous

Non-Executive Director

Maged Fanous joined the Board of BLME Holdings in March 2020.

Maged Fanous joined the Board of BLME Holdings in March 2020.He is a member of the Risk Committee. Maged is also a member of the Board of Directors of Walbrook Asset Finance Limited and BB2 Digital and Technology Services Limited. Maged is the Group Chief Risk Officer of Boubyan Bank. He has over 33 years experience in risk management, treasury and financial regulations working with a number of central banks and financial institutions in the UK, Asia and the Middle East.Before joining Boubyan Group in 2018, he was the lead partner of the Risk and Regulatory practices of Ernst & Young in the UK and MENA. Prior to this, he was the lead partner of the Finance and Performance Management (FPM) of Accentures UK/Ireland. Maged holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Cairo University. 

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Abdullah Abdulkareem Al-Tuwaijri

Abdullah Abdulkareem Al-Tuwaijri

Non-Executive Director

Abdullah joined the Board of BLME Holdings as a Non-executive Director in June 2021. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominations and Remuneration Committee. Abdullah is Chief Executiv...

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Awards

2022

Best Fixed Account Provider – COMMENDATION by Moneyfacts Awards

2021

Most Innovative Islamic Current Account in the UK by Islamic Retail Banking Awards

2021

Best Fixed Account Provider by Moneyfacts Awards

2021

Best Savings Bank Provider by Moneyfacts Awards

2021

Best Savings Provider by Savings Champion

2019

Best Islamic Bank in the UK by World Finance

2019

Best Islamic Bank in the UK by Islamic Finance News