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WHO'S WHO PROFILES

JEAN-CHRISTOPHE DURAND
JASSIM ABDULAAL
Managing Partner Chief Executive Officer of National Bank of Bahrain
Grant Thornton Abdulaal Mr. Jean-Christophe Durand joined the National Bank
Our leadership brings deep experience and insight of Bahrain (NBB) as the CEO in December 2016 with
that builds on our technical expertise. Our collaborative a focus on reinforcing and expanding the Bank’s role
culture enables us to bring this combination of capabilities as a driver for economic growth and development. Mr.
to address the needs of our clients to help create, protect, Durand brings over 39 years of international and regional
and transform value today, so you have opportunity to banking and finance experience gained from senior
thrive tomorrow. leadership roles at leading global banking institutions, 33
years of which were in the GCC. Mr. Durand graduated
Jassim, the Managing Partner of Grant Thornton Abdulaal,
has over 32 years of experience in the fields of audit and from ESSEC Business School (Ecole Superieure des
business assurance, investigation, due diligence, and Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) in Paris. Prior
special advisory for local and multinational clients. His to taking on the role of CEO of NBB, he was the regional
geographical experience spans across UK and MENA CEO of BNP Paribas for Middle East and Africa, and was
region. He served as a member of Bahrain Parliament responsible for Corporate and Institutional Banking and
for 4 years, acting as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Asset Management, and served on the board of a retail
Finance & Economic Committee. He is responsible for the bank owned by the BNP Paribas group. He holds several
delivery and quality of our services, and for achieving the Board positions locally and regionally, including sitting
company goals and growth plans. He is responsible for on the boards of Gulf Air, Bahrain Telecommunications
the delivery and quality of our services provided to clients Company (Batelco) and Bahrain Islamic Bank. He serves
and achieving the firm’s goals and growth plans and leads as the Chairman of Batelco’s Audit Committee, Chairman
the Grant Thornton Bahrain office. He is responsible for of BisB’s Executive Committee and is a member of the
over 160 staff and 11 Partners and Directors, ensuring the Human Resources Committee at Gulf Air. Additionally, he
firm is in line with Grant Thornton’s international strategy is the Chairman for Umniah Telecommunication Company
and high quality standards set globally. in Jordan and the Director of the Bahrain Institute of
Professional Qualification Banking and Finance (BIBF). Mr. Durand was awarded
FCA - England and Wales- UK the ‘Legion d’ Honneur’ by the Government of France.
Area of Expertise Q DR. JOSEPH TORBEY
Audit and Assurance | Investigation | Due Diligence | Chairman
Special Advisory Credit Libanais S.A.L.
Industry Q JUNAID KASABATI
• Government Chief Financial Officer
• Financial Services Tariic Holding Co
• Education Q DR KHALED ABDULLA
• Services &Trading General Manager
• Manufacturing Eskan Bank
• Hospitality
• FMCG Q KHALED AL BALOOSHI
Regional Manager

• Real Estate & Construction The Housing Bank for Trade & Finance
• Media & Telecom
• Utilities Q KHALID AL AWADHI
Managing Director
United Gulf Insurance Brokers
www.bahrainbanksdirectory.com Q KHALID AL DOSERI
Vice Chairman
Al-Doseri Investment
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