Citi appoints Usman Ahmed chief executive officer of Citi Islamic
Citi has announced the appointment of Usman Ahmed as Chief Executive Officer for Citi Islamic Investment Bank (CIIB) & Global Islamic Banking. Prior to this appointment, Usman was deputy CEO for Citi’s Global Islamic Banking business since 2006, and has held various product and geographic coverage positions at Citi in London, Bahrain and Pakistan since joining the bank in 1996.
Citi’s Global Islamic Banking operations were established in 1981 in London, and in 1996 Citi became the first international financial institution to set up a separately capitalized Islamic Bank – the Citi Islamic Investment Bank.
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