Republic Group appoints new Chief Risk Officer

Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) has announced the appointment of Farid Antar to the position of Chief Risk

Officer, with effect from October 1, 2017.

Antar, the current General Manager for Corporate Operations and Process Improvement at Republic Bank Limited, will assume the role from Anthony Subero, who will retire from the Bank after more than 35 years of sterling service.

In announcing the appointment, RFHL today said Antar has "contributed immensely to myriad functions at the bank", including Marketing, Branch Operations, Information Technology, Operational Risk and Corporate Security as well as Administration, Premises, Business Continuity Planning, Business Systems and Process Improvement, and Portfolio Management.

Antar is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ACIS) and holds a Chartered Institute of Bankers UK (ACIB) certification.

Republic Group congratulated Antar on his new appointment and wished him success in his career.