Al-Thani takes CFO and tax roles at Qatar Financial Centre Authority

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Al-Thani takes CFO and tax roles at Qatar Financial Centre Authority

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Sheikh Salman Bin Hassan Al-Thani has become chief financial and tax officer of the Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFC Authority), the commercial and strategic arm of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) and responsible for developing and ensuring compliance with the QFC regulations and rules comprising the QFC’s legal and tax environments.

Before joining the QFC Authority, Al-Thani was director of risk management at the Qatar Central Bank. He also worked in project finance for Qatar Petroleum.

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