21st Dec 2009 07:00
21 December 2009
Tejoori Limited
("Tejoori" or the "Company")
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Tejoori is pleased to announce the appointment of Ilke Toklu as Chief Executive Officer of the Company with immediate effect. Ilke was previously General Manager at Tejoori from March 2007 to January 2008 before rejoining Tejoori in October 2008 after a spell as Managing Director of Dubai Capital Group, responsible for real estate investments, in Dubai and UAE. She has made a major contribution to establishing and launching Tejoori. Ilke was also heavily involved in helping Tejoori become the world's first independent Islamic investment company to be listed on AIM. Ilke will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Company. A new Chief Investment Officer has been appointed to the senior management team of the Company who will be responsible for advising on investments made by the Company.
Ilke has a broad and varied career history from working with US multinational corporations to running small banking operations; from management consultancy to business development and Board direction. Over this period she has worked across a wide range of industry sectors, including Islamic banking, corporate finance, investment banking, financial services, FMCG and government. She has conducted business and lived in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Ilke has also worked in the banking industry in various capacities such as corporate advisory, fund raising and post merger integration. As a member of the Islamic banking unit for Gulf, Levant and Pakistan she is well versed with global corporate governance trends.
Previously, Ilke was the Business Unit Manager for Citibank Islamic banking as well as International Private Banking in the Middle East and North Africa and Business Development Manager for the Dubailand project at Dubai Holding.
Ilke obtained her BSc in Finance and BA in Economics from University of Florida, USA. She also holds a certificate degree in Real Estate from University of Florida.
Ilke Toklu Onal (aged 35) is, or has been, a director of the following companies in the last five years:
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There are no further details to be disclosed to be made pursuant to Schedule 2, paragraph (g) or Rule 17 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
For further information, please contact:
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Tejoori Limited Ilke Toklu Onal |
Tel: 00971 433 00994 |
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Allenby Capital Limited Nick Athanas/James Reeve |
Tel: +44 (0)203 328 5656 |
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