Zia Islam
Executive Director - Head of Governance - Retail & Wealth Mgmt.
The move
MoveDubai Islamic Bank → Emirates Islamic
TitleVice President. Head of Multichannel & CX → Executive Director. Head of Governance
LocationDeira → United Arab Emirates
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE23.8
Total experience34.7 years
Emirates Islamic headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Emirates Islamic industryBanking
Emirates Islamic typePublic Company
Career arc
- Executive Director. Head of GovernanceJun 2023 — Present
Emirates Islamic· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Head of Governance & Business Analytics (Retail & Wealth)Oct 2017 — Jun 2023Emirates Islamic· United Arab Emirates
- Head of MultiChannel & CRMSep 2012 — Sep 2017Emirates Islamic· United Arab Emirates
- Senior Vice President, Head of MultiChannelSep 2008 — Aug 2012Emirates Islamic· Dubai Bank World Trade Center, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Vice President. Head of Multichannel & CXJun 2002 — Sep 2008
Dubai Islamic Bank· Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Head of Branch Operations , UAE & QatarSep 1996 — May 2002
Mashreq Bank· Al Ghurair Center - Manager, Credit Card Services . Pan PakistanApr 1994 — Aug 1996
Citi· Karachi , Pakistan - Assistant Manager , Branch OperationsApr 1991 — Mar 1994
Standard Chartered Bank· Karachi, Pakistan
Education
- INSEAD· Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support ServicesApr 2025 — Apr 2025
- Pace University - Lubin School of BusinessBachelor of Business Administration (BBA) · Finance,1987 — 1991
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordApr 2022 — May 2022