
Abdalla Al Aboodi
Managing Director, Head of Global Corporate Finance Origination MENA
The move
MoveEmirates Development Bank (EDB) → First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
TitleProject and Corporate Finance, Wholesale and Institutional Banking → Managing Director, Head of Global Corporate Finance Origination MENA
LocationAbu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
Career arcBoomerang (UAE-educated, foreign stint)★
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE12.4
Total experience18.1 years
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) headcount1,001-5,000 employees
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) industryBanking
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) HQAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) typePublic Company
Career arc
- Managing Director, Head of Global Corporate Finance Origination MENAJan 2024 — Present
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Project and Corporate Finance, Wholesale and Institutional BankingNov 2021 — Jan 2024
Emirates Development Bank (EDB)· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Executive Director, Debt Capital Markets, Corporate FinanceOct 2021 — Jan 2022
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Director, Debt Capital Markets, Corporate FinanceJun 2018 — Jan 2022
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· Abu Dhabi· Full-time - Manager - Enterprise Risk Management and Finance, Internal AuditJul 2015 — Jan 2022FFirst Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) (Previously NBAD)· Full-time
- Assistant Manager Internal AuditJul 2011 — Jul 2015
First Gulf Bank· Abu Dhabi - Relationship ManagerApr 2008 — Nov 2011
Commercial Bank of Dubai
Education
- The British University in DubaiMaster of Science · Finance2009 — 2011
- American University of SharjahBachelor of Science in Business Administration · Management Information System, MIS and Marking2004 — 2008