Two key Islamic finance appointments have been recently announced. National Bank of Abu Dhabi has announced the appointment of Aref Al Khouri as general manager of Abu Dhabi National Islamic Finance, the Islamic finance subsidiary and the Islamic banking window of NBAD. Mr Al Khouri plans to tackle the competition by ensuring a clear positioning strategy for ADNIF launch through his team of young and well experienced Islamic bankers in corporate, retail finance, operations; to offer dedicated personalised services including treasury, investment services and banking and banking for women. Dr Ahmad Fufai Muhammad has been appointed as the new head of Sharia for the International Islamic Financial Market. Dr Muhammad's key responsibilities at the IIFM will be to co-ordinate all Shariah aspects of IIFM initiatives and projects with Shariah scholars in the Islamic capital and money market industry, as well as consult with other scholars.