Harsimrat Singh
Group Chief Credit Officer (Interim)
Investment Banking & Markets, Wholesale and International Banking
The move
MoveAsian Development Bank (ADB) → First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
TitlePrincipal Risk Management Specialist → Group Chief Credit Officer (Interim)
LocationManila → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Philippines → United Arab Emirates
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE8.0
Total experience26.3 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
- Group Chief Credit Officer (Interim)May 2025 — Present
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - SVP, Head of Credit, International and Structured CreditJul 2024 — May 2025First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- SVP, Head of Credit - International and Interim Head of Credit - Investment Banking (Corporates)Dec 2023 — Jul 2024First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- SVP & Head of Credit - International / Group CreditMay 2023 — Dec 2023First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Principal Risk Management SpecialistMay 2021 — May 2023
Asian Development Bank (ADB)· Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines· Full-time - Senior Credit Officer, Corporate Banking UAE, Saudi Arabia, DIFC & MENA Non Presence CountriesOct 2017 — May 2021
Standard Chartered Bank· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Senior Credit Officer, Corporate Banking UAEApr 2016 — Sep 2017Standard Chartered Bank· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Executive Director /Team Head, Commodity Traders and Agribusiness, Corporate & Institutional ClientsJan 2013 — Mar 2016Standard Chartered Bank· Singapore
- Associate Director, Project and Structured FinanceJan 2007 — Dec 2012
ANZ· Singapore· Full-time - Assistant Vice President, Project and Export FinanceOct 2000 — Sep 2006
Deutsche Bank· Singapore· Full-time - Associate, Project FinanceJun 1999 — Sep 2000
SBI Capital Markets· Mumbai, Maharashtra, India· Full-time
Education
- Indian Institute of Technology, KharagpurB.Tech (Hons.) · Mechanical Engineering1993 — 1997
- XLRI JamshedpurMBA · Finance and Marketing1997 — 1999