Monetary institution Gulf International Bank (GIB), on Wednesday, revamped its leadership roles by appointing Khaled Abbas as Chief Executive of GIB in Saudi Arabia and Sara Abdulhadi as CEO of GIB in Bahrain, effective March 3.
Abbas holds nearly 30 years of experience in leading the banking industry. He joined GIB in 2018 as Country Head of UAE, and most recently, he served as Group Wholesale Banking Head, which encompasses GIB’s Wholesale banking businesses in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the UAE along with London and New York.
Prior to this, he was with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank for about a decade as Executive Vice President and Regional Head of Corporate.
Abdulhadi served as a Group Chief Investment and Treasury Officer at GIB for about four years, where she oversaw the bank’s Treasury and Investment activities across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE.
She began her career at the Saudi British Bank and most recently worked as Deputy Treasurer of the bank. She has an overall experience of 15 years in global market activities.
“This is a testament to the depth of talent across the Group, as well as the exceptional performance and leadership demonstrated by Khaled and Sara,” said Abdulaziz Al-Helaissi the Group CEO and continued, “Both are ideally placed to lead our operations in Saudi Arabia and GCC.”
Established in 1975, Gulf International Bank (GIB) specializes in providing banking solutions to its clients in GCC, Europe and North America. The bank is regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain.
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