Honoring The Region’s 50 Most Influential Financial Executives
NEW YORK, February 19, 2016 - Global Finance magazine has announced the Who’s Who in Middle Eastern Finance 2016. This exclusive annual resource recognizes the 50 most influential, creative, and powerful people in the Middle Eastern business and financial communities. It will be published in the April 2016 issue as part of Global Finance’s annual Middle East Supplement.
Selections are made by Global Finance’s Editorial Review Board based on nominations, discussions with analysts and consultants and further independent research.
“The Middle East remains one of the most affluent and rapidly modernizing regions of the world, despite the recent collapse in oil prices,” says Joseph D. Giarraputo, publisher and editorial director of Global Finance.
“In our Who’s Who in Middle Eastern Finance, we recognize the finance industry leaders and the leading finance officials at major non-financial corporations who have demonstrated the vision and talent to achieve transformative results.”
COMPANY |
HONOREE |
TITLE |
LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank |
Ala'a Eraiqat | Group CEO and Executive Director |
UAE |
| Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank |
Tirad Mahmoud | CEO | UAE |
| ADS Securities | Philippe Ghanem | Vice Chairman and CEO | UAE |
| Ahli United Bank | Adel El-Labban | Group CEO and Managing Director |
Bahrain |
| Al Ain Ahlia Insurance | Mohammed Mazhar Hamadeh | General Manager | UAE |
| Al Baraka Banking Group | Adnan Ahmed Yousif | President and CEO | Bahrain |
| Alkhabeer Capital | Ammar Ahmed Shata | Executive Director and CEO |
Saudi Arabia |
| Al Hilal Bank | Khaled Abdulla Neamat AlKhoori | CEO | UAE |
| AL Khaliji Commercial Bank |
Fahad Al Khalifa | Group CEO | Qatar |
| Aluminum Bahrain | Ali Al-Baqali | CFO | Bahrain |
| Arab African International Bank |
Hassan Abdalla | CEO and Vice Chairman | Egypt |
| Arab National Bank | Robert Eid | Managing Director and CEO |
Saudi Arabia |
| Bank ABC | Khaled Kawan | Group CEO | Bahrain |
| Bank Audi | Samir Hanna | General Manager and Group CEO |
Lebanon |
| BankMuscat | AbdulRazaq Ali Issa | CEO | Oman |
| Bank of Palestine | Hashim Shawa | Chairman and General Manager | Palestine |
| Bank of Sharjah | Varouj Nerguizian | Executive Director and General Manager |
UAE |
| Barwa Bank | Khalid Al Subeai | Acting Group CEO | Qatar |
| Beehive | Craig Moore | Founder and CEO | UAE |
| BLOM Bank | Saad Azhari | Chairman and General Manager |
Lebanon |
| Boubyan Bank | Adel Abdul Wahab Al Majed | Vice Chairman and CEO | Kuwait |
| Burgan Bank | Eduardo Eguren | CEO | Kuwait |
| Byblos Bank Group | François Bassil | Chairman | Lebanon |
| Commercial Bank of Kuwait |
Elham Yousry Mahfouz | CEO | Kuwait |
| Commercial International Bank |
Hisham Ezz Al-Arab | Chairman and Managing Director |
Egypt |
| Doha Bank | Raghavan Seetharaman | CEO | Qatar |
| Emirates NBD | Shayne Nelson | Group CEO | UAE |
| Etihad Airways | James Rigney | CFO | UAE |
| Falcom Financial Services | Adeeb Al-Sowailim | CEO | Saudi Arabia |
| Gulf Bank | César González-Bueno | CEO | Kuwait |
| Jadwa Investment | Tariq Al Sudairy | Managing Director and CEO |
Saudi Arabia |
| Jordan Islamic Bank | Musa Shihadeh | CEO and General Manager | Jordan |
| Kipco | Masaud Hayat | CEO, Banking | Kuwait |
| Kuwait Finance House | Mazin Saad Al-Nahedh | Group CEO | Kuwait |
| Markaz | Manaf Alhajeri | CEO | Kuwait |
| Mashreq Bank | AbdulAziz Al Ghurair | CEO | UAE |
| MasterCard Middle East and Africa |
Raghu Malhotra | President | UAE |
| National Bank of Abu Dhabi |
Alex Thursby | Group CEO | UAE |
| National Bank of Kuwait |
Isam Jasem Al Sager | Group CEO | Kuwait |
| Noor Investment Group | Hussain Al Qemzi | Group CEO | UAE |
| Qalaa Holdings | Ahmed Heikal | Chairman and Founder | Egypt |
| Qatar National Bank | Ali Ahmed Al-Kuwari | Group CEO | Qatar |
| Qinvest | Tamim Hamad Al-Kuwari | CEO | Qatar |
| Rashed A. AlRashed & Sons | Mohammad Zagha | Group Investment Manager | Saudi Arabia |
| Riyadh Cables Group of Companies |
Baha Eissa | Group CFO and CIO | Saudi Arabia |
| SABB | David Dew | Managing Director | Saudi Arabia |
| Samba Financial Group | Eisa Mohammed Al-Eisa | Chairman, CEO and Managing Director |
Saudi Arabia |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Muhammad Ali Albakri | Executive Vice President | Saudi Arabia |
| The National Bank | Ahmad Hajhasan | General Manager | Palestine |
| Waha Capital | Salem Rashid Al Noaimi | CEO and Managing Director |
UAE |
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