Management Team

Mr. Jain is the first employee to be hired after change in control approval to lead the rebuild of the Bank. Mr. Jain brings on-board over 28 years of banking experience during which he held senior roles in banks like Standard Chartered, American Express, and IndusInd Bank across India, UAE and Africa. Before joining the Bank, he was the Deputy CEO of Banyan Tree Bank in Mauritius.

He holds an MBA degree from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B), India.

Mr. Khaliq joined the Bank in 2018 to lead the product function. He currently leads the product development, deployment, and management for the relaunch of the Bank and heading the operations as well. He has almost 30 years of experience in trade and transaction banking with leading banks like Citi and HSBC across Pakistan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and UAE. Before joining the Bank, he was the Head of Transaction Banking at Al Hilal Bank, Abu Dhabi.

He holds an MBA degree from Lahore Institute of Management Sciences, Pakistan.

Mr. Advani has over 20 years of experience in various finance roles, last 10 years of which in UAE, working with Emirates NBD and HSBC. He started his career with KPMG and EY in Pakistan and Bahrain, before moving to the banking industry in Bahrain. Before joining the Bank, he was the Regional Head of Financial and Regulatory Reporting, MENAT Finance at HSBC.

He is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

Mr. Raval is a seasoned Corporate & Institutional Banker with over 20 years of experience in various Senior Risk and Client Coverage roles in Citi Bank covering UAE, North Africa region and Singapore. In his last role, he has been CRO across Citi, North Africa and Credit Risk officer of UAE across Large Corporates, FI and Public Sector. He started his career with ICICI Bank in India before moving to Citi in India.

He is a qualified Chartered Accountant from India

Shakeel is a seasoned banking professional with more than 18 years of experience in areas of Governance Risk & Compliance in the Banking and Financial Services Industry and was associated with United Bank Limited (UBL) at senior roles in UAE, Tanzania, and Pakistan. Prior to UBL, he was associated with Ernst & Young and lead External Audits, Internal Controls and M&A assignments of various Financial Institutions across GCC and Pakistan. He has also served as a committee member for UAE Banking Federation’s ADVCOM (Compliance Advisory Committee).

He is Fellow member of International Compliance Association (ICA) and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS).