Layas has served as chairman and General Manager of the
Libyan Arab Foreign Bank, the only bank authorized to conduct international banking transactions during sanctions. Additionally, he has been deputy chairman for the British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB) in
London,
UK until 2004, and the Banque Inter Continentale Arabe, in
Paris, France. He was also Director of the Arab International Bank in
Cairo, Egypt – in addition to membership on the boards of several other banks and investment companies. Mr. Layas is Director of
Banco Atlántico S.A. in Spain, and he joined the Board of the Bahrain-based
Arab Banking Corporation in 2001: Additionally, since 2006 he has been president and
chief executive officer of the
Libyan Investment Authority. ==See also==