ADIB - Key Persons


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Job Titles:
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Bassam EL Hage

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) External Audit Committee
Bassam is a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) External Audit Committee since November 2019. He is also a non-executive board member of Saraya Holding Company PLC, registered in DIFC Dubai, UAE and an advisor to the audit committee of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC UAE Bassam retired from Ernst and Young (EY) in July 2019, where he served for the last eight years as Managing Partner, Markets for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and was based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He has over four decades of experience across the accounting, finance, corporate governance and business transformation fields. During his tenure at EY, Bassam's roles spanned various capacities and sectors, including financial services, energy, utilities, real estate, government and public sector. He led the transformation of the operating, delivery and teaming model at EY to bring a sector focus approach along with driving digital, innovation and technology solutions to proactively respond to the Governments' transformation and modernization agendas and the transformation agenda of the major industries in the MENA region. Bassam has also served as a member of the Middle East International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) desk at EY and was responsible for advising clients on technical IFRS related matters. He was the engagement partner for the audit of several major banks and financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates.

Fareed Bilbeisi - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Acting Chairman

Joseph Iskander

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • HEAD of INVESTMENTS EIIC & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ENTRUST CAPITAL
Joseph has over two decades' experience in the financial services industry, covering asset management, private equity, portfolio management, financial restructuring, research, banking, and audit. Prior to assuming his role as Entrust Capital CEO, Joseph joined Emirates International Investment Company (EIIC) in July 2017 as Head of Investments where he is responsible for spearheading and managing EIIC's investments. Joseph began his career at Deloitte & Touche (Egypt) as an Auditor, before working as an Investment Advisor for Egypt's Commercial International Bank (CIB) and then as Head of Research for Egypt's Prime Investments. In 2004, he joined Dubai Group as an Investment Manager working on a range of M&A transactions, advisory services, asset management, and private equity transactions with a collective value in excess of USD 8 billion. He then moved on to work as Head of Research for Dubai Capital Group, until 2009 when he joined Dubai Group as their Managing Director of Asset Management. Joseph served as Non-Executive Director on the boards of EFG Hermes in Egypt, Oasis Capital Bank in Bahrain, Sun Hung Kai & Co in Hong Kong, Qalaa Holdings in Egypt, Emirates Retakaful in UAE, Marfin Laiki Bank in Cyprus, and Marfin Investment Group in Greece. He holds a Degree in Accounting and Finance with high distinction from Helwan University, Egypt.

Khalifa Almheiri

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Abu Dhabi Investment Authority in 1995 As a Member of the Far East Department
  • Board Member of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
  • Executive Director of the Alternative Investments Department
  • Executive Director of the Information Technology Department
  • Member of ADIA 's Investment Committee
Mr. Almheiri is a board member of the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) since April 2016.

Khalifa Matar

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director, Alternative Investments Department
Khalifa Almheiri is the Executive Director of the Alternative Investments Department, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), since 2011, and in this capacity he oversees the departments' investments in the Hedge Fund industry.

Mohamed Aly

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • CEO and
  • CEO and MD
Abu Dhabi, November 12, 2017: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading financial institution, has appointed Mohamed Aly as Chief Executive Officer of ADIB Egypt. Mohamed has over 30 years of international experience in the financial services and banking industry having held senior leadership roles at several banks in the MENA region. Prior to joining ADIB, Mohamed was the CEO at Mashreq Bank's Egypt business. He has also held senior positions at Credit Agricole, National Bank of Abu Dhabi and American Express, bringing ADIB extensive experience from working across corporate, retail and private banking, as well as an in-depth knowledge of the Egyptian market. Commenting on Mr. Aly's appointment, Fareed Bilbeisi, Acting Chairman of ADIB - Egypt, said: "Mohamed's wide-ranging experience will add immediate value to ADIB - Egypt, a business which continues to deliver excellent performance and growth. In Egypt we have built a strong and talented management team which allows us to deliver best-in-class Shari'a-compliant solutions tailored to meet the needs and objectives of every customer. Mohamed will play a key role in building on this track record by leveraging our scale, network and digital prowess to capture strategic opportunities across Egypt." Mohamed Aly added: "I'm delighted to be joining ADIB - Egypt at such an exciting time for the Bank. In the current climate, there is a real opportunity to differentiate ADIB - Egypt offering, employing the Bank's leading technology and talented team to add value to clients across all banking segments in the Egyptian market. I look forward to enhancing ADIB -Egypt strong reputation in the country and as a bank which puts customers' financial interests first."

Mr.Amr Wagih Elzomor

Job Titles:
  • Head of Compliance and Governance

Mr.Heidi Ahmed Kamal - Chief Risk Officer

Job Titles:
  • Chief Risk Officer
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Executive Board
  • - Egypt As Cluster Chief Risk Officer
Heidi Kamal joined ADIB-Egypt as Cluster Chief Risk Officer in 2009 managing Egypt & Sudan. She is a board member in ADIB Egypt as well as responsible for the Risk sector and different committees in the bank that includes Credit, Operations, Market risks as well as responsible for setting policies for ADIB Egypt and subsidiaries; ADIB capital, ADI Lease. Heidi earlier had a board role in ADIB - Egypt subsidiaries where she did act as a chairperson to ADIB Holding and board member in ADIB capital, National Glass and Cairo Brokerage Companies.

Mr.Rafik Guirgus Matta Elraheb - CIO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer

Rania Al-Mashat

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Independent Board Member / Finance Calculator