Emiratis at the helm of Emirates NBD

Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the Middle East in terms of assets, has recently appointed three UAE Nationals to head key departments within the bank, to oversee continued growth and expansion.

Abdulelah Al Kindy, who has been working with Emirates NBD as Head of Group Sales since May 2006, has recently been promoted as the Assistant General Manager, Retail Sales.

Bringing 26 years of experience in the banking and finance industry, Al Kindy will play a crucial role in developing retail banking business for Emirates NBD.

Mohamed Al Falasi was appointed as Head of Alternative Channels at Emirates NBD. His primary role is to overlook and be responsible for all strategic decisions, planning and implementation to ensure the e-banking path for profitability through online banking, ATMs, remote branches within airports, shopping malls, meBANK, and others.

Al Falasi brings a wealth of leadership and management knowledge to Emirates NBD, previously appointed as the Regional Manager for Emirates Airline exposed him to the company's operations, business development, corporate relations, and growth development among other aspects of the business.

Ahmed Al Marzouqi who has been with Emirates NBD for 20 years, was recently appointed as Head of Mass Retail- Business Management. Al Marzouqi's responsibilities involve managing, developing, defining, implementing and evaluating all aspects of the business management department and human resources within the Mass Retail department.

Jamal Bin Ghalaita, General Manager, Consumer Banking and Wealth Management at Emirates NBD, said, 'The recent appointments come in accordance with Emirates NBD's policy of Emiratization and its continuous efforts to ensure progress of national cadres. Our firm commitment to increase the proportion of our UAE staff is being demonstrated by continuously hiring nationals.''