Mr. Samir Brahimi, appointed new General Director of the Tunisian Qatari Bank (TQB)

Tunisia, Tunis December 31^st 2010: The Tunisian Qatari Bank (TQB) Board of Directors meeting in Tunis, has appointed Mr. Samir Brahimi as General Director of the bank, succeeding Mr. Abdel Wahab Nachi, who was moved to the head of Modern Leasing. Since 1998 and until then, Mr. Brahimi served as General Director of Legal Services, Organization and Audit at the Central Bank of Tunisia.

Mr. Samir Brahimi (53 years old) holds a BA in Public Law and Certificate of Aptness for Lawyers Profession has in particular served as Secretary General of the Tunisian Financial Analysis Commission, and was a member of the Refinancing Committee. He currently serves in the Economic and Social Council and Chairman of the Middle East & North Africa Financial Action Task Force.

He represented the Central Bank of Tunisia in many instances and financial and banking institutions, including the Arab Monetary Fund, the College Council of Financial Market, the Tunisian Foreign Bank, and the Financial Fund for Loans and Support for Local Public Communities and Tunisian Italian Company of Petroleum Exploration.

Mr. Samir Brahimi also teaches at many institutions specialized in banking and finance. He has supervised several works of study and research in the field and has widely lectured at scientific meetings nationally and internationally. He also published a number of studies in academic journals in Tunisia and abroad.

After its conversion to a universal bank, the expansion of its branch network in the capital and regions as well as strengthening its banking services dedicated to individuals and different businesses and modernizing its internal procedures, the Tunisian Qatari Bank prepares to further strengthen its contribution to the national economy.

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