|
|
| |
Liz was a career civil servant with the Ministry of Defence for many years working on a range of projects from Northern Ireland to defence estates acquisitions and public inquiries. During the 1990s she was a key player in the team that set up the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency and subsequently led the first stage of the privatisation process, including the rebranding of the organisation a.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
R. Lakshmanan is the Chief Executive Officer of Sakana Holistic Housing Solutions BSC (c), Kingdom of Bahrain. His overall responsibilities include overseeing the development and implementation of a full range of real estate solutions and associated multi-level services for individuals and companies. These include property financing, development, management, consulting and brokerage. Previously, M.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Having graduated from London University with an honours degree in history in 1983, Jason joined Lloyds Bank International and spent ten years in various postings in South America, Australasia and the Middle East. He then joined Saudi International Bank, a Saudi government controlled consortium bank managed by JP Morgan, as Head of Corporate Banking. In 1996, Jason joined Barclays Bank Group where .. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Richard is a veteran in the field of Shariah-compliant finance, with over 28 years of experience in the sector. Richard was previously Managing Director of GSH (UK) Ltd and Chairman of Gatehouse Bank. Prior to joining the Securities House group of companies, he was Head of Islamic Financial Services at Arab Banking Corporation in London (ABCIB), as well as Chief Executive Officer of ABCIB Islamic .. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Adam joined Gatehouse in April 2009 after spending two and a half years working with Philip Churchill, currently our Head of Real Estate, at HDG Mansur on the HSBC Amanah Global Properties Income Fund. Prior to that Adam worked for CIT, a private equity real estate company and Bank of Scotland Joint Ventures providing debt, mezzanine and equity real estate finance. Adam’s real estate background .. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Matt holds the position of Associate Director at Volterra, having joined in 2004. He holds a degree in Economics from Leeds University and an MSc in Economics from Nottingham University. Matt has been heavily involved in our Basel II projects and has been instrumental in developing Volterra's approach to stress testing. He is also author of an article in the Mortgage Finance Gazette on the benefit.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Aziza is an Islamic capital markets lawyer based in our London office. She specialises in Islamic capital markets. Aziza has advised numerous financial institutions and corporations on various types of Sukuk and Islamic structured product financings in the UK and the Middle East. She acts for a wide range of financial institutions offering Islamic financial solutions including Barclays Capital, No.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Philip is Head of Real Estate at Gatehouse Bank. He has a wealth of Islamic finance and real estate experience having previously been Head of Investment Management, Europe for four years with HDG Mansur (fund manager of the HSBC Amanah Global Properties Income Fund), and prior to that working at Citigroup for nine years, including the establishment and investment of two Shariah compliant European .. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Dr Yousef Al-Horr is the Chairman and Managing Director of Barwa and Qatari Diar Research Institute (BQDRI), which aims to develop new knowledge, tools, processes, techniques and continuing education for professionals involved in building energy and technology. The goal is to create healthier, productive, energy efficient strategies that will lead to high performance buildings and sustainable envi.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Rakesh is responsible for structuring and investing real estate funds on a worldwide basis. He has over 12 years of experience, including 4 years of experience in investing capital in key markets in the United States, The Gulf Region & South Asia. Rakesh also has experience in investing capital according to Sharia’ compliant principles. Global Investment House, Kuwait is a leading Investment Com.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
David joined the investment industry in 2003.David is responsible for the management of the Aviva Investors real estate investment strategy and research team. As well as having the remit to further enhance the UK and European strategy and research capability, David co-ordinates global asset allocation discussions and assists in allocations across direct, unlisted funds and listed securities.David .. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Nick specialises in Middle East and UK project development, corporate and Islamic finance. Nick's experience includes project development and finance in the Middle East and the UK, privatisation and corporate structuring as well as inward investment into the UK and Europe, particularly for Islamic Banks. Nick has previously lived and worked in the Middle East as resident managing partner of the Fi.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Mike Rainey is a partner in the Middle East & Islamic Finance Practice Group of King & Spalding and is resident in the London office.Mr. Rainey has significant experience in advising Middle Eastern banks, sponsors, borrowers and public bodies in connection with their lending and investment activities in Europe and the Middle East on both a conventional and Shari’ah-compliant basis.Mr. Rainey has.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Jawad Ali is a partner at King & Spalding’s Dubai and London offices and is the deputy leader of the firm’s award-winning Middle East & Islamic Finance practice group. His practice covers a broad range of Shari'ah-compliant and conventional finance and investment transactions. He is especially recognised for his knowledge of Shari'ah issues and his skills in developing innovative, Shari'ah c.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Isam Salah is a senior finance partner in King & Spalding’s New York and Dubai offices and heads up the firm’s Middle East & Islamic Finance Practice Group. His practice covers a broad range of international and domestic finance and investment matters, with particular emphasis for the past fifteen years on the structuring of Shari’ah-compliant finance and investment transactions. His work in.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Asmihan Ibrahim is an associate in the Islamic Finance Group. A graduate in law from University of Wales, Aberystwyth. She won a Monbugakusho scholarship from the Japanese government to do her LLM in University of Niigata, Japan where she specialised in Corporate and Banking law. Immediately after the master program, she won a Fulbright scholarship to be a visiting scholar attached with the Univer.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Imam Qazi has been with Burges Salmon LLP since 1997 and is an experienced real estate lawyer acting for investment funds, landowners and funders. Since 2005 Imam has been specialising in shariah compliant real estate finance and investment and has worked with UK based Islamic banks and windows in developing innovative product and transaction documentation.Imam has delivered various training semin.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Stella Cox is Managing Director of DDCAP and its subsidiaries DD&Co Limited and DDGI Limited. Stella and her team are responsible for DDCAP’s Islamic and Middle Eastern clients and market activities. DDCAP’s wholly owned subsidiary, DD&Co, is a leading provider of asset facilitation services to the Islamic wholesale markets. Through DDGI, the Firm has also invested, for its own account, in a n.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Mohammed Paracha joined Al Salam Bank-Bahrain in February 2006 as an Executive Vice President and is part of the Bank’s executive management. Mohammed formed part of the team that established the Bank and has been central to its development and successes both in terms of growth and market penetration. Mohammed relocated back to the United Kingdom in 2008 to take the post of Chief Executive of Al.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
John is a partner in the London office of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He leads our Real Estate Industry Practice in Europe, the Middle-East and Africa. He has been with the firm for over twenty years, six of them in Russia where he led our real estate practice. He leads our practice across our various services for the real estate industry, covering four broad areas:
Product structuring and advice.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Dirk Ruppert joined TMW Fondsverwaltung GmbH, a former affiliate of Pramerica, as Portfolio-Manager in 2000, where he was responsible for four different Real Estate Investment funds allocated in Europe. He managed a total of approx. € 1bn for these funds and coordinated the acquisition, the Asset-Management and the disposal for these funds. In addition, he overviewed the legal and tax set-up for.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Roger heads up the UK operation of Westcore, where he brings his considerable and varied experience to bear. With specialties in cross-border structuring and asset finance, Roger also has wide experience in full life-cycle real estate investment from procurement, acquisition and underwriting through to development, management and disposal in most sectors.
Roger started his career as a retail le.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Trevor Norman joined Volaw Trust Company in 1988 and was appointed a director in 1989. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1983. He gained an Honours Degree in Business Studies in 1980, and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the International Tax Planning Association and the I.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Tony is the Global Head of the Economics and Property Forecasting research team at DTZ. He runs a team of forecasters/economists who deliver global analysis on the economic and investment prospects for real estate. Tony joined DTZ in the summer of 2008 prior to which he worked at JLL. His career includes spells at PruPIM and CB Hillier Parker, as well as 6 years as Senior Lecturer and Director of .. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Mike worked in the National Investment department at Nelson Bakewell working on both acquisitions and disposals. Key clients being a number of the UK Institutions and Property Companies. Having been with the firm for 4 years, Mike then moved to Knight Frank to concentrate solely on European.
The European Investment Team (EIT) at Knight Frank is a London based team with the mandate of servicing t.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Mushtak Parker is the Editor of Islamic Banker, the market reference for the global Islamic finance sector. He has covered the sector for more than three decades and has written extensively on the sector - over 3,000 articles. He was a correspondent for the FT Group of Publications for more than 14 years, and has contributed on business, finance, governance, sports and the arts to major publicatio.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Mufti Muhammad Nurullah Shikder is the Head of the Shariah Advisory and Shariah Compliance Department at Gatehouse and an executive member of the Bank’s Shariah Supervisory Board. He studied Shariah and completed the Shahaadatul Aalamiyyah and obtained a BA/MA (Islamic Theology) from Darul Uloom Al Arabiyya Al Islamiyya, Bury, UK. He subsequently spent another year at the same institution specia.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Sheikh Faizal Ahmad Manjoo graduated as Aalim Fadhil from Darul Uloom Madrassah Arabia Islamiya Azaadville, South Africa in 1996. He continued his Islamic Studies at the Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, where he completed his BA Honours in 1997 and also ventured into an MA Islamic Studies. He qualified as a solicitor in South Africa in 2001 and had used his legal expertise to enhance Islam.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Mufti is senior imam of Finchley mosque in London and prominent Islamic Shariah law scholar with a strong background in economics and finance. He received an MPhil in Informatics from the University of Wales (UK). He acquired a Mufti (diploma) in Islamic law and Fazil (Bachelor of Islamic Studies) from the Islamic University, India. He is a member of the Shariah supervisory boards for several UK f.. more |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Shaykh Haytham Tamim is the senior lecturer and scholar and has studied Islamic law for over 20 years. His academic background includes accreditation in interpretation and sciences of the Qur'an, Prophetic sayings (hadith) and jurisprudence (fiqh) from scholars of As-Sham. As well as verifying over 20 books, his specialities include comparative jurisprudence, principles of jurisprudence (usool ul .. more |
| |
|
|
