Board of Directors and the Executive

Meet Al Rayan Bank's Board of Directors and Executive.

Steven Hicks, Independent Non-Executive Director

Steven Hicks

Steven Hicks joined the Bank in August 2021 and was appointed to the Board in September 2021 as non-executive director.  He is chairman of the Board Risk Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration & Nomination Committee. 

He has more than 40 years’ experience in Financial Services and has extensive governance, risk management and compliance experience.  He worked for 28 years at Barclays, including roles leading commercial banking in London and Premier banking nationally, was executive director with responsibility for risk at Arbuthnot Latham & Co Limited and CEO at a home finance start-up, Gentoo Genie Limited where he is now the Chairman.  He is also currently a non-executive director and Chair of Board Risk Committee at State Bank of India UK Limited and non-executive chairman at Orchard Funding Group PLC.

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