New GM for Al Manar Financing & Leasing

Kuwait -- Mr. Abdullah Soud Al-Bader was appointed Al Manar Financing and Leasings general manager, announced yesterday Bader Al-Sumait, Al Manars chairman. Al-Bader has more than twenty years experience in Kuwaits financial services sector and is a specialist in business and organisational development.

Kuwait (PRWEB) June 8, 2004 -- Mr. Abdullah Soud Al-Bader was appointed Al Manar Financing and Leasings general manager, announced yesterday Bader Al-Sumait, Al Manars chairman. Al-Bader has more than twenty years experience in Kuwaits financial services sector and is a specialist in business and organisational development.

As a fairly new organisation, Al Manar is at an exciting time in its development", said Al-Sumait. The company is still defining itself and the impact it will have on the Islamic financing community. We welcome Al Bader to the Al Manar team and we are confident that he will take us to where we want to be".

I have accepted the challenge", said Al Bader. This is my favourite time in a companys growth because this is when Al Manar will become the company it wants to be: the leader of the second generation of Islamic financial institutions while realizing substantial returns for our investors ."

Before joining Al Manar Financing and Leasing, Al-Bader spent 24 years with a leading financial institution in Kuwait. After joining as part of the sales and marketing team, Al-Bader worked his way up the corporate ladder and was named general manager in 1995. During his tenure, the company experienced significant growth and consistent profitability.

Al-Bader has a rich and successful history of creating success in the finance sector. Al Manar got off to an exceptional start and Al-Bader has the skills and abilities to ensure that our first decade is as successful as our first quarter", said Bader Al Sumait, Al Manars chairman.

Al-Bader holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Kuwait University. He has completed several Harvard Business School programmes, including the Senior Executive programme for the Middle East and The Gulfs Management Challenges" seminar.

Al-Bader has also completed several seminars specific to Islamic financing. In addition to a comprehensive course that covered systems, Islamic funds and financial tools, he also participated in courses related to the mechanisms for converting conventional financial institutions to Islamic financial institutions.

I love a job where I get the chance to learn, as well as the chance to teach", concluded Al-Bader. Al Manar is a dynamic young company and I expect to have plenty of opportunities to do both."

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