Akif Zaka
Director, Corporate Banking Group
The move
MoveEmirates Islamic → First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
TitleSenior Manager, Corporate Banking → Director, Corporate Banking Group
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Cross-border moveYes · Abu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE13.7
Total experience21.0 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
- Director, Corporate Banking GroupFeb 2024 — Present
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Senior Manager, Corporate BankingNov 2022 — Jan 2024
Emirates Islamic· Abu Dhabi· Full-time - Manager, Corporate Banking GroupMay 2016 — Nov 2022
Dubai Islamic Bank· Abu Dhabi· Full-time - Manager, Trade & Working Capital FinanceJul 2012 — Apr 2016
Union National Bank· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Team Leader, Commercial BankingSep 2011 — Jul 2012
Habib Bank Limited· Pakistan
- Assistant Vice President, SME BankingJun 2008 — Sep 2011
Faysal Bank Limited· Pakistan· Full-time - Internal TrainerJan 2006 — Jan 2010
Faysal Bank Limited· Pakistan - Adjunct FacultyJan 2006 — Jan 2008QQuaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad· Islamabad
- Assistant Vice President, Trade FinanceJun 2005 — Jun 2008
Faysal Bank Limited· Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan· Full-time - Management TraineeMar 2005 — Jun 2005
Faysal Bank Limited· Karachi, Pakistan
Education
- Government College University, LahoreB.Sc. (with distinction)2000 — 2002
- Quaid-i-Azam University, IslamabadMBA · Finance2003 — 2005