Gatehouse Bank, a Shariah-compliant bank based in London, has appointed Charles Haresnape as CEO.
Haresnape has taken over from Fahed Faisal Boodai, chairman and co-founder of Gatehouse Financial Group, who has acted as CEO of Gatehouse during the past year. Boodai will return to his role as chairman of the group.
'I am delighted to see someone of Charles's calibre joining us to lead the firm, he will be pivotal in leading Gatehouse during the next stage of its strategy, and I look forward to working alongside him in achieving our ambitions for the firm, our clients and our shareholders,' commented Boodai.
Gatehouse focuses on banking activities, real estate investment and financing and residential property financing.
Previously, Haresnape has worked at specialised lender Aldermore, as well as the Royal Bank of Scotland. 'It's an exciting time to join Gatehouse and lead the bank through its next stage of growth, particularly as we focus on growing the core capabilities of the business and identifying new ways to enhance our bank’s value to all our stakeholders,' concluded Haresnape.
