financialdirector.co.uk - BANKERS are not a popular bunch. Since the financial crisis of 2008 they have become whipping boys for regulators and politicians while, arguably with some justification, finding themselves as the focus of public ire, perceived as and risk takers playing financial roulette with the nation’s economy.
Richard Williams, finance director at the Bank of London and the Middle East (BLME), is happy to challenge the conventional perception of bankers. As the FD of a wholesale Islamic bank which is one of the main providers of Islamic finance in the UK, and claims to be the largest Islamic bank in Europe, Williams has had to adhere to the principles that Islamic finance upholds - fairness, integrity and transparency. (source)
