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Akif Zaka

Director, Corporate Banking Group
21.0 yrs experienceBanking
Feb 2024

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

  1. Director, Corporate Banking GroupFeb 2024 — Present
    First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Senior Manager, Corporate BankingNov 2022 — Jan 2024
    Emirates Islamic· Abu Dhabi· Full-time
  3. Manager, Corporate Banking GroupMay 2016 — Nov 2022
    Dubai Islamic Bank· Abu Dhabi· Full-time
  4. Manager, Trade & Working Capital FinanceJul 2012 — Apr 2016
    Union National Bank· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Team Leader, Commercial BankingSep 2011 — Jul 2012
    Habib Bank Limited· Pakistan
  6. Assistant Vice President, SME BankingJun 2008 — Sep 2011
    Faysal Bank Limited· Pakistan· Full-time
  7. Internal TrainerJan 2006 — Jan 2010
    Faysal Bank Limited· Pakistan
  8. Adjunct FacultyJan 2006 — Jan 2008
    Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad· Islamabad
  9. Assistant Vice President, Trade FinanceJun 2005 — Jun 2008
    Faysal Bank Limited· Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan· Full-time
  10. Management TraineeMar 2005 — Jun 2005
    Faysal Bank Limited· Karachi, Pakistan

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