Abdulaziz Al-Helaissi has 31 years’ banking and regulatory experience and holds BA in Economics from the University of Texas in Austin, USA. His various board memberships have included Tadawul (Saudi Stock Exchange).
Management
- Group Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
- Abdulaziz A. Al-Helaissi
- Chief Executive Officer of GIB B.S.C.
- Sara Abdulhadi
- Chief Executive Officer of GIB Saudi Arabia
- Khaled Abbas
- Chief Executive Officer and Board Member GIB Capital
- Osamah Mohammed Shaker
- Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited
- Katherine Garrett-Cox
- Group Chief Operating Officer
- Mushari AlOtaibi
- Group Chief Financial Officer
- Marwan Abiad
- Group Chief Risk Officer
- Arun Hari
- Group Chief Auditor
- Ali Abdulhadi
- Group Chief Human Resources Officer
- Helen Lloyd
- Group Economic Advisor
- Rima Bhatia
- Group Chief Digital Officer
- Sridhar Iyer
- Group Chief Transformation Officer
- Sukh Nijjar
- Group Chief Compliance Officer and MLRO
- Saleem T. Al-Dabbagh
- Group Chief Wholesale Banking Officer
- Sulaiman Balghonaim
- Group Chief Treasury and Investment Officer
- Meshari Al-Mogbel
- Chief Information Officer
- Mohammed Al-Thbiti
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Group Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
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Chief Executive Officer of GIB B.S.C.
Sara AbdulhadiSara Abdulhadi has more than 17 years of experience in global markets activities and strategic planning with a background in investments, derivative and FX trading; along with liquidity and funding management and holds an MSc in Investment Management from Cass Business School, City University, London and a BSc in Accounting from King Saud University, Riyadh
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Chief Executive Officer of GIB Saudi Arabia
Khaled AbbasKhaled has more than 27 years of regional banking experience and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Studies from the Lebanese American University; the YMP from INSEAD; the Leadership Development Programme from Darden Business School, University of Virginia and the AMP from Harvard.
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Chief Executive Officer and Board Member GIB Capital
Osamah Mohammed ShakerOsamah Shaker has over 24 years’ experience in investment banking, asset management and banking regulatory control and holds a MSc in Statistics from Colorado State University, USA, and a Bachelor of Administrative Science degree in Quantitative Methods, from King Saud University, Riyadh.
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Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited
Katherine Garrett-CoxKatherine has over 34 years of experience in Asset Management and holds a BA from Durham University, Executive Education Modules at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University. In 2006, she was nominated a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours List for her services to charity and the asset management industry.
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Group Chief Operating Officer
Mushari AlOtaibiMushari Al Otaibi has over 29 years’ experience in Back Office Operations, Human Resources, Retail Banking and Wealth Management. Mushari attended the High Performers Leadership Programme at INSEAD, France, and the Finance for Non-Finance Executives Programme at London Business School in UK.
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Group Chief Financial Officer
Marwan AbiadMarwan Abiad has 38 years’ international experience in banking, insurance, risk management, finance, accounting, technology and operations. He holds a BBA and an MBA from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon and CPA, CFA and FRM charters.
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Group Chief Risk Officer
Arun HariArun Hari has over 29 years of experience in corporate banking and risk management and holds a BSc in Mathematics from Mahatma Gandhi University, India and an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University, USA.
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Group Chief Auditor
Ali AbdulhadiAli has 33 years of senior-level banking and audit experience. He holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree from King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and is an associate member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Institute of Management Accountants.
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Group Chief Human Resources Officer
Helen LloydHelen Lloyd has over 32 years’ international experience in human resources development, learning and cultural transformation and holds an MBA from Heriot Watt University, UK; and a BA from the University of South Africa (UNISA). She attended the Management Development Programme at UNISA School of Business Leadership.
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Group Economic Advisor
Rima BhatiaRima Bhatia has 29 years’ experience of forward-looking analysis on economic and financial developments, as well as leading the Bank’s strategy function. She holds an MBA in Finance & Economics and a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain and attended an Executive Program at Harvard University, Boston, USA
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Group Chief Digital Officer
Sridhar Iyer![](http://gib.com/sites/default/files/gib_arabic_3.png)
Group Chief Transformation Officer
Sukh NijjarSukhwinder Nijjar has over 26 years’ of international banking experience in Business Development, Strategic Planning and Operational Risk across the UK, Asia and the Middle East. He holds BSc in Economics and Accounting from City University in London and is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
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Group Chief Compliance Officer and MLRO
Saleem T. Al-DabbaghSaleem Al Dabbagh has 30 years’ experience in Compliance and Risk Management gained across a range of financial institutions. He holds an MBA from Anglia Ruskin University in London, and several related certifications and is a member of the Associated Certified Anti-money Specialist (ACAMS), and the American Academy of Financial Management (AAFM).
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Group Chief Wholesale Banking Officer
Sulaiman BalghonaimSulaiman has nearly 18 years of experience in the corporate banking sector, having worked with SAMBA, Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF), Alawwal Bank and most recently Gulf International Bank (GIB). He joined GIB in May 2017 as the Unit Head of the Institutional Banking Group (IBG) within the Corporate Banking sector. As of June 2024, Sulaiman serves as the Group Chief Wholesale Banking Officer, overseeing all Wholesale Banking activities at GIB Group, including but not limited to Corporate Banking, Financial Institutions (FI), Global Transaction Banking (GIB), and more.
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Group Chief Treasury and Investment Officer
Meshari Al-MogbelMeshari has 20 years of banking experience related to Treasury and Investment, and holds a bachelor’s degree from King Saud University in Riyadh. He is a graduate of the Senior Executive Program from London Business School.
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Chief Information Officer
Mohammed Al-ThbitiMohammed has more than 17 years of experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from King Saud University and an EMBA from IE Business School in Madrid. Mohammed has also completed specialized development courses and programmes in the digital leadership program at INSEAD Business School and the banker leadership program at London Business School.