Dr. Ali Al Amari Senior Director, Supervision and Authorisation
	Dr Al Amari brings two decades of regulatory experience to the QFC Regulatory Authority, covering a range of financial services disciplines including risk management, supervision and licensing, Islamic banking, anti money laundering and corporate governance. Dr Al Amari took a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Qatar University before going on to take MBAs in finance and accounting and international business from Regis University (USA). He also holds a PhD in credit evaluation process and the role of credit scoring from University College Dublin (Ireland). During his tenure at Qatar Central Bank (“QCB”) Dr Al Amari was responsible for the supervision and licensing of financial institutions as well as leading the implementation of Basel II. He has held a number of senior committee positions working to develop regulation and financial services in the State of Qatar including: Chairman of the founding committee of the Qatar Credit Bureau, President of the National Banks Committee for the implementation of Basel II, QCB official member in the GCC Committee and Arab Committee of supervision, and QCB representative and member of the negotiating team to the national committee for Qatar’s membership in the WTO. Before joining the Regulatory Authority Dr Al Amari was Chief Risk Officer in Barwa Bank where he was in charge of all elements of risk management. In addition and among his risk management responsibilities, he successfully implemented operational risk models, credit rating and scoring models for both corporate and retail banking.

	Mr Prasanna Haran Director, Supervision of Financial Institutions
	Prasanna Haran brings more than 18 years of financial institutions’ supervisory experience to the QFCRA. As an Assistant Vice President at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, he was responsible for the supervision of large complex banking organizations.  Over his near twelve year tenure at the Federal Reserve, he has served as Team Leader and Relationship Manager and spearheaded many an examination of domestic and foreign banking organizations.  A speaker at several of the Federal Reserve’s technical assistance efforts world-wide, Mr. Haran is a recipient of multiple Presidents Awards for Excellence for his contributions to Bank Supervision. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the United States.

	Mr Garry Monksfield Director, Authorisation and Regulatory Services
	Mr. Monksfield is a qualified Chartered Insurer, a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance and he holds diplomas and certificates in the fields of Compliance, Financial Planning and Asset Management.  He has been employed in the UK Financial Services Industry for over twenty five years as an industry practitioner and as Compliance Officer by major UK based firms conducting both Retail and Wholesale activities in domestic and international markets. More recently he worked at one of the UK’s top Financial Services Groups for over eight years, including being appointed as their Deputy Group Compliance Director.  A former president of a local UK Chartered Insurance Institute and tutor for their Associate Qualification, Mr Monksfield has spoken at a number of UK and International conferences on financial services and regulatory compliance related topics.