Ahmed Abdelaal
Group Chief Executive Officer at Mashreq Bank
The move
MoveHSBC → Mashreq Bank
TitleRegional Head of Corporate Clients Coverage MENAT and Head of Commercial Banking UAE → Group Chief Executive Officer
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
First time at this levelYes ★
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates → Dubai
Native languageEnglish, Arabic
Years in UAE14.7
Total experience31.9 years
Mashreq Bank headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Mashreq Bank industryBanking
Mashreq Bank HQDubai, UAE
Mashreq Bank founded1967
Mashreq Bank typePublic Company
Career arc
- Group Chief Executive OfficerOct 2019 — Present
Mashreq Bank· Dubai· Full-time - Head of Corporate and Investment Banking GroupNov 2017 — Oct 2019Mashreq Bank· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Regional Head of Corporate Clients Coverage MENAT and Head of Commercial Banking UAEJun 2016 — Oct 2017
HSBC· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Regional Head of Corporate Clients Coverage MENA and Head of Commercial Banking UAEMar 2016 — Jun 2016HSBC· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Regional Head of Corporate Banking and Structured Finance for Large Corporates - MENADec 2013 — Mar 2016HSBC· Dubai, UAE
- Country Head of Corporate Banking UAEOct 2012 — Dec 2013HSBC· Dubai, UAE
- Head of Corporate Banking - Dubai & Northern EmiratesAug 2011 — Oct 2012HSBC· Dubai
- Head of Corporate Banking for Large Corporates and Public SectorOct 2010 — Aug 2011HSBC
- Head of Corporate & Public Sector Banking NEOct 2009 — Oct 2010HSBC
- Head of Corporate Banking - Large Corporates DubaiOct 2008 — Dec 2009HSBC
- Senior Manager Corporate Banking - Large CorporatesJul 2007 — Oct 2008HSBC
- VP Corporate Banking2003 — 2007
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. - Deputy Credit and Marketing Manager - Corporate BankingJan 1999 — Jul 2003
Arab African International Bank - Asst. Manager - Corporate Banking1996 — Dec 1999AAmerican Express - Middle East and North Africa
- Credit Department - Corporate BankingNov 1993 — 1996
Arab Bank
Education
- FEPS - Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences at Cairo UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA · EconomicsSep 1988 — Jun 1992
- London Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration - MBA2008 — 2010
- Harvard Business SchoolAMP 203 Oct 2022 · Business Administration and Management, GeneralOct 2022
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Native or bilingual