No Board member may have more than one Directorship of a Retail Bank or a Wholesale Bank. This would mean an effective cap of a maximum of two Directorships of financial institutions inside Bahrain. Two Directorships of licensees within the same Category (e.g. 'Retail Bank') would not be permitted. Banks may approach the Central Bank for exemption from this limit where the Directorships concern banks or financial institutions within the same group.