Risk

The Shariah compliant financial system has embedded within it a requirement for careful evaluation of risk in all forms. Gatehouse has embraced Basel II enthusiastically and was one of the first institutions to submit its application for authorisation to the FSA with a full ICAAP (Individual Capital Adequacy Assessment Process).

Gatehouse has already created market-leading and innovative systems and processes that are Shariah, Basel II and IFRS compliant simultaneously – a considerable achievement which is vital to building a market leading Shariah-compliant investment bank.

The design of our banking and risk model, together with a significant investment in the implementation of a tailored full service system, provides a highly efficient and cost effective platform for product design and innovation going forward.
 

Chief Risk Officer

Stephen Gulson

Stephen has more than forty years banking experience in Credit and Corporate Banking in Commercial and Investment banks including Standard Chartered, Lloyds Bank International and Guiness Mahon in London, Asia and the GCC. Recently, Stephen has specialised in the Arab World markets and since 1996 has worked with Arab Banking Corporation in Bahrain, Burgan Bank in Kuwait and Jordan International Bank in London. Stephen is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.

Head of Credit and Market Risk

Emily Macdonald

Emily joined Gatehouse in January 2008 from Investec Bank (UK) Limited where she was a voting member of Credit Committee. Emily started her career in risk management at Dresdner Kleinwort in London where she worked for five years in Debt & Ratings Advisory. She has analytical experience spanning a wide range of products and sectors including Financial Institutions, Corporates, Commodities, Resource Finance and Asset Finance. Emily holds a B.A Hons in International Business and Modern Languages from Strathclyde University.

Head of Finance, Operations and Settlement

Twalha Dhunnoo

Twalha Dhunnoo joined Gatehouse in September 2007 from Deutsche Bank. He was previously the Statutory and Regulatory Manager for Mellon International Limited and also worked for Ernst & Young for six years, leaving as an audit manager.