BMI Bank, a subsidiary of Al Salam Bank – Bahrain, has appointed Salah Saleh Asheer, a senior and experienced Bahraini banker, as its new chairman.

Announcing the key appointments, the Bahraini lender said its newly-appointed board of directors also unanimously elected Habib Ahmed Kassim as the deputy chairman at their first board meeting held recently.

Ahmed Al Abri, Sunder George, Mohammed Tariq Sadeq, Yousif Abdulla Taqi, Jamal Ali Al-Hazeem and Dr. Anwar Khalifa Al Sadah are the other members of the newly constituted board of directors and represent key figures within the banking industry.

The shareholders of BMI Bank had appointed the new board at an Extraordinary General Meeting held in June, said the bank in a statement.

BMI Bank said it will continue to focus on providing customers with competitive, unique and innovative financial solutions as its moves forward towards streamlining the operational aspects of its business combination with Al Salam Bank - Bahrain.

A leading retail and commercial banking institution, BMI Bank offers its customers a complete range of innovative and unique financial products and services through its extended network of 10 branches and 28 ATMs.-TradeArabia News Service