
Salim Hamdad
Executive Director
The move
MoveCiti → First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
TitleAVP-Citi Private Client → Executive Director
LocationAbu Dhabi → Abu Dhabi
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Native languageEnglish, Arabic, French
Years in UAE10.9
Total experience18.9 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
- Executive DirectorMay 2023 — Present
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- AVP-Citi Private ClientJul 2021 — Apr 2023
Citi· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Senior Relationship Manager ExcellencyMay 2015 — Jun 2021
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank· Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Premier Relationship Manager2011 — 2015
HSBC· Montreal, Canada Area
- Personal Financial/Banking Advisor2010 — 2011
Laurentian Bank· Montreal, Canada Area
- Product manager2006 — 2009
Inditex· London, United Kingdom
Education
- IFSE InstituteAccreditation for the sale of Mutual Funds · Finance2010 — 2010
- The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (The CISI)International Certificate in Wealth and Investment Management · Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law2016 — 2016
- HEC Alger (ex INC)Bachelor of Science (BSc) · Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations2002 — 2006
- Limkokwing University of Creative TechnologyPresent
- Anglia Ruskin UniversityMaster of Business Administration (MBA) · Finance and Financial Management Services2007 — 2009
Languages
- English · Native or bilingual
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- French · Native or bilingual