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ABDULAZIZ AL-HELAISSI ABDULHAKEEM ALKHAYYAT WHO'S WHO PROFILES
Group Chief Executive Officer and Board Member - Managing Director & CEO
Gulf International Bank B.S.C. )Kuwait Finance House – Bahrain(
Chairman - Gulf International Bank )UK( Limited Mr. Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat is the Managing Director
Chief Executive Officer and Board Member and Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait Finance House -
Gulf International Bank - Saudi Arabia Bahrain, as well as the Chairman of the board for the two
Mr. Al-Helaissi has 32 years of banking and regulatory largest real estate projects in the Kingdom of Bahrain,
experience primarily in Saudi Arabia. Durrat Al Bahrain and Diyar Al Muharraq.
Currently at Gulf International Bank (GIB), Mr. Al-Helaissi Mr. Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat is a regular speaker on
serves as the Group’s Chief Executive Officer and Board a variety of topics including business and finance
Member. and frequently participates at local and international
conferences. He also has dedicated part of his time to
Prior to joining GIB in February 2016, Mr. Al-Helaissi held participate in the Board of Directors of non-profit Bahraini
the position of Deputy Governor for Supervision at the organizations. In 1997 Mr. Alkhayyat passed his Certified
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority “SAMA” having started Public Accountant (“CPA”) exams from the State of
there in May, 2013. At SAMA, his responsibilities included California; he graduated from the University of Texas at
the oversight of the Banking and Insurance sectors as well Austin in 1990 and 1991 with bachelor degrees in both
as Finance company regulations (mortgage, leasing, and majors of Business Administration and Middle Eastern
other non-bank finance institutions). He was additionally Studies.
responsible for consumer protection.
Prior to his post at SAMA, Mr. Al-Helaissi was Senior Q ABDULLA A. SAUDI
Country Officer and Managing Director, Saudi Arabia for Chairman
ASA Consultants
JP Morgan Chase as well as Head of Global Corporate
Banking for the Middle East and North Africa. Earlier in Q ABDULLA SALMAN AL-GHATAM
his career, he was Saudi British Bank’s (affiliate of HSBC), CEO
Central Province Area General Manager, covering all key Sadad Electronic Payment System Bsc Closed
lines of business, including corporate and consumer
banking. Also, he has served on a number of boards,
including the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).
Mr. Al-Helaissi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics
from the University of Texas in Austin, USA.
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