Ali Ehsan serves as Group Chief Risk Officer at National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), a position he assumed effective 9 May 2024. With over 20 years of experience spanning both local and regional business and risk management leadership roles, Ali brings broad and well-rounded discipline to the development, implementation and oversight of the Group's Risk Management Framework. His background reflects a strong focus on financial risk mitigation and credit portfolio oversight.
Ali holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance with Honors in Investments & Portfolio Management from Concordia University (Montreal, Canada). He has also achieved a Master's of Science in Finance from DePaul University, in addition to being a FRM Certified Professional by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. He also serves as Board Member and Chairman of Board Risk Committee at ICMC B.S.C.
Career History
- Group Chief Risk Officer, National Bank of Bahrain (since May 2024)
- Chief Credit Officer, National Bank of Bahrain (over 5.5 years prior to promotion in May 2024)
- Assistant General Manager – Corporate Coverage, National Bank of Bahrain (joined 2017)
- Country Manager and Chief of UAE Representative Office Operations, Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait (BBK)
- Multiple positions at Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait (BBK), including Designated Credit Investment Officer, Chief Representative, and Relationship Manager
What Ali Ehsan could bring to his role as Group Chief Risk Officer at National Bank of Bahrain: Drawing on his extensive progression through credit and relationship management at BBK and his deep expertise in risk frameworks at NBB, Ali brings a demonstrated capacity to integrate commercial banking insights with sophisticated risk oversight. His accelerated career trajectory spanning corporate finance, portfolio management, and credit risk positions him to strengthen NBB's risk governance across the Group while leveraging his regional banking knowledge to address evolving market risks in the Gulf markets and international operations.
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