Board of Dirctors

Mr Michael Robert Hanlon
Chairman/Director

Michael Hanlon was appointed to the Board of ICB Financial Group Holdings AG, the holding company of the ICB Banking Group since 7 March 2007. He is also a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee. He has a total of 44 years commercial banking experience, most of which was in the retail area. He spent 34 years with Barclays Bank Plc in the UK where he held a number of Senior Management and Senior Executive appointments, including Regional Director for the Bank’s retail banking in Central London. Later, he joined the Raiffeisen Banking Group of Austria as Managing Director for retail banking at the Bank’s Polish subsidiary, Raiffeisen Bank Polksa SA, where he was responsible for the creation and development of a retail banking capability. Michael joined the Islamic Bank of Britain in April 2003 as Managing Director where he had the responsibility of creating the very first Sharia compliant retail banking business in the UK and Western Europe. He retired from the Bank in 2006. An Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, he regularly speaks at international conferences. Michael is married with two adult children. He enjoys travel, art, music, cycling and swimming.

Ms Josephine Premla Sivaretnam
Director/Operations

Josephine Sivaretnam was appointed as a Non-Independent Director of ICB Financial Group Holdings AG since 7 March 2007. She is also a member of both the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. Through Panhelligan Investments Limited, she is a substantial shareholder of the Company. A lawyer by profession, Josephine spent her early career in the Malaysian Judicial and Legal Services as a Deputy Public until 1992 after which she commenced private practice. Josephine was responsible for the early establishment of the ICB Banks in Europe, Africa and for acquisitions made by the Group. She is a Non-Executive Director of a Malaysian listed company, The Nomad Group Bhd. Josephine graduated with a LLB (Hons) from University of Malaya and a LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
 

Mr René Fritschi
Director Personal

René Fritschi was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of ICB Financial Group Holdings AG since 20 July 2006. He is also the Chairman of the Nomination Committee. René started his career in 1973 as a trainee at the Handelsbank NW Zurich, Switzerland and in 1978 moved to Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co Zurich, Switzerland. He later worked for Bank Audi in Zurich before joining Fundus Treuhand AG in 1989. René then joined Deutsche Bank in 1994. Since 1998 he has been Chairman of Medio Consult where his experience as a senior bank director in international trade, major commercial banking, private banking, estate planning and asset management has been an advantage. He is also a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of ICB Financial Group Holdings AG. René is a Swiss resident and is fully conversant in English, German and French. He was born in 1948 and is married with two adult daughters. He graduated in economics in 1979. His hobbies include long distance running and cross country skiing. He is familiar with Asia and Africa where he had travelled extensively.
 

Dr Robert Kojo
Foriengn Operation

Dr Robert Kojo was appointed to the Board of ICB Financial Group Holdings AG since 7 March 2007. Dr Robert Kojo, who hails from Ghana, speaks English, French, Portuguese and Swahili; holds a PhD from University of Toronto and a First Class in Economics and Political Science from McGill University. He has also attended Harvard’s Graduate School of Business. Since 2004 Dr Robert Kojo has been Special Advisor to President MKapa (now retired) of Tanzania, Special Advisor Investment Climate Facility for Africa, Advisor to the Director General UNIDO, Chairman DCDM Africa and Advisor Hifadhi Business Park, East Africa. Ken served with the World Bank Group from 1976 to 2004 and held positions including Chief MIGA Africa Representative 2002 - 2004 and Manager for Africa 1998 - 2002. Between 1995 and 1998, he was seconded from the World Bank Group as Advisor to the Namibian Government. He is also a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. Dr Robert Kojo, who has numerous academic and professional awards and publications, regularly speaks at international conferences.