
Zahra Hussain, CFA
Director, Corporate Origination & Business Development, Corporate & Investment Banking Group at Mashreq
The move
MoveRBC Capital Markets → Mashreq
TitleVice President, Global Credit → Director, Corporate Origination & Business Development, Corporate & Investment Banking Group
LocationToronto → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · On → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE3.2
Total experience7.9 years
Mashreq headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Mashreq industryBanking
Mashreq HQDubai, UAE
Mashreq founded1967
Mashreq typePublic Company
Career arc
- Director, Corporate Origination & Business Development, Corporate & Investment Banking GroupMar 2026 — Present
Mashreq· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Vice President, Global CreditMay 2023 — Feb 2026
RBC Capital Markets· Toronto, ON - Associate, Global CreditAug 2021 — Apr 2023
RBC Capital Markets· Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Corporate Banking Manager2011 — 2014
HSBC· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Permanent Full-time - Summer InternMay 2008 — Aug 2008
Macquarie Group· Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada· Apprenticeship
Education
- The University of British ColumbiaBachelor of Commerce - BCom · Finance2005 — 2009
Top skills
BankingCredit AnalysisFinanceCommercial Banking