Mr. Salman boasts over 15 years of experience in internal audit and financial controlin the Islamic Financial Sector. He was Chief Internal Auditor at Al Baraka Islamic Bank-Bahrain and Vice President of Internal Audit at Al Baraka Banking Group. His early professional experience was in the Internal Audit Department at Khaleeji Commercial Bank.

Mr. Salman is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the Colorado State of Accountancy, a Certified Islamic Professional Accountant (CIPA) from the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in the United States of America. He also holds a Bachelor's in Accounting from the University of Bahrain.