Ghinwa Baradhi
COO Qatar Commercial Bank• CEO Forethought Consultancy • Board Member • Seasoned Technologist • Strategic Advisor
The move
MoveHSBC → Commercial Bank
TitleChief Operating Officer
LocationUnited Arab Emirates → Qatar
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · United Arab Emirates → Qatar
Years in UAE5.3
Total experience26.1 years
Commercial Bank headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Commercial Bank industryBanking
Commercial Bank HQDoha
Commercial Bank founded1974
Commercial Bank typePublic Company
Career arc
- Chief Operating OfficerFeb 2026 — Present
Commercial Bank· Qatar· Full-time - Chief Executive OfficerDec 2024 — Present
Forethought Consultant· United Arab Emirates· Self-employed
- Chief Operating OfficerMay 2022 — Apr 2024
HSBC· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Chief Information OfficerAug 2015 — Jul 2022HSBC· MENA
- Global Head of Global Banking & Markets Operational Effectiveness - ITMar 2014 — Aug 2015HSBC· Global
- Global Head of Application ServicesMar 2012 — Feb 2014HSBC· Dubai
- Regional Head of SwD Operations - MENAJun 2009 — Mar 2012HSBC
- Regional Head of IT Operations - MENov 2006 — Jun 2009HSBC
- Head of Business IntelligenceJun 1999 — Oct 2006
Emirates Bank
Education
- Lebanese American UniversityMS · Computer Science1994 — 1996
- Bradford CollegeMBA · Business Administration2004 — 2007
Languages
- French
- Arabic
- English