
Zeeshan Saleem
Retail Banking Wealth Management International. Strategic Growth & Digital Transformation Leader.
The move
MoveEmirates NBD → UBL - United Bank Limited
TitleGroup Head Retail Banking & Wealth Management International and Retail Banking Sales → Executive Vice President, Head of Business Banking UAE
LocationDubai → Dubai
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE13.9
Total experience25.8 years
UBL - United Bank Limited headcount10,001+ employees
UBL - United Bank Limited industryBanking
UBL - United Bank Limited HQKarachi, Sindh
UBL - United Bank Limited founded1959
UBL - United Bank Limited typePublic Company
Career arc
- Executive Vice President, Head of Business Banking UAEMar 2026 — Present
UBL - United Bank Limited· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Group Head Retail Banking & Wealth Management International and Retail Banking SalesJan 2023 — Feb 2026
Emirates NBD· Dubai, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Executive Vice President, Head of Personal Banking UAE and Retail Banking KSAApr 2021 — Jan 2023
Emirates NBD· Emirates NBD Group Head Office, Dubai· Full-time - Executive Vice President, Head of Personal Banking & Retail SME UAE and Retail Banking KSAAug 2017 — Apr 2021
Emirates NBD· Dubai, UAE - Senior Vice President, Head of Personal Banking UAE and Retail Banking KSANov 2013 — Aug 2017
Emirates NBD· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Head of Assets UAE and KSA Retail BankingJun 2012 — Nov 2013
Emirates NBD· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Head of Consumer Banking and Wealth Management [CWM], Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaSep 2010 — May 2012
Emirates NBD - Head of Retail Banking, UAE & GCCApr 2009 — Aug 2010
Barclays - Head of Cards and Retail Assets, UAEFeb 2008 — Apr 2009
Barclays Bank - Head of Cards Business, UAESep 2006 — Jan 2008
Barclays Bank - Vice President, CardsApr 2005 — Sep 2006
Citi - Resident Vice President, Credit CardsOct 2004 — Apr 2005
Citi· Pakistan - National Sales Manager, CardsSep 2003 — Sep 2004
Citi· Pakistan - National Sales Manager, LoansMar 2002 — Aug 2003
Citi· Pakistan - Regional Manager, Consumer LoansApr 2001 — Feb 2002
Citi· Pakistan
Education
- Lahore University of Management SciencesMBA · Finance and Marketing1997 — 1999
- International Academy of Financial ManagementInternational Chartered Wealth Manager · Wealth ManagementPresent
- University of Engineering and Technology, LahoreBE · Electrical and Electronics Engineering1991 — 1996
- IESE Business SchoolFast Forward Program · Business Strategy and Leadership2015 — 2015