GULF INTERNATIONAL BANK (GIB) announced new senior leadership appointments for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Khaled Abbas, Group Wholesale Banking Head, has been appointed CEO, GIB Saudi Arabia, and Sara Abdulhadi, Group Chief Investment and Treasury Officer, has been appointed CEO, GIB Bahrain, both effective 3 March 2024. Abdulaziz Al-Helaissi will continue his group-wide leadership role. Khaled joined GIB in October 2018 as UAE Country Head, where he led the Group’s representative office in Dubai and Abu Dhabi branch. In 2019, Khaled was appointed as Group Wholesale Banking Head, which encompasses GIB’s Wholesale banking businesses in KSA, Bahrain, and the UAE along with London and New York. Sara joined GIB in November 2019 as Group Chief Investment and Treasury Officer, overseeing GIB’s Treasury and Investment activities across Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE.
