Barwa Bank, Qatar‘s fastest growing Shari’ah compliant banking service provider is proud to announce that Mr.Steve Troop, CEO, Barwa Bank has been named “Banking CEO of the Year” at the MENA 2013 Awards held by The European Magazine.

The European Magazine Awards acknowledges businesses and organisations that develop and advance the regional economy with several companies recognised for their outstanding performance in their respective fields.

Mr Troop commented, “I am honoured and flattered to be acknowledged by The European with this award though stress that we are a team at Barwa Bank and I accept it on behalf of all our dedicated and hard-working Barwa Bank Group employees. At the same time, my thanks go to our customers and shareholders for their loyalty and support in helping us build an innovative and customer focused Shari’ah compliant bank that aims to lead the way in this growing sector.”

Commencing operations in 2010, Barwa Bank now has six branches in Qatar and three fully-integrated subsidiaries – First Investor, First Finance and First Leasing – and has demonstrated an ability to compete with other far-longer established banks through providing its clients high quality products and services tailored to specific customer groups.