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H.E. Fahad M. Alturki, Ph.D.

Chairman

H.E. Fahad M. Alturki, Ph.D. joined on 27 of November 2023 the Arab Monetary Fund “AMF” as Director General Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors. In this capacity, he serves also as the Chief Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Trade Financing Program “ATFP” and Chairman of the Board of the Arab Regional Payments Clearing and Settlement Organization “BUNA”.

Dr. Alturki has previously held several leadership positions, including Vice-President of the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), where he oversaw KAPSARC’s research programs strategically focused on impacts within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, both regionally and globally. 

Dr. Alturki also serves as an independent board member of the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD). He also serves as a member of board of trustees of Riyadh Economic Forum and a member of several associations concerned in Economics, Finance, and Energy. He frequently presents papers at several high profile local, regional, and international conferences, participates in roundtable discussions and is a well-known economic figure in Saudi Arabia and overseas.

Dr. Alturki also held a position of the chief economist and head of research at Jadwa Investment Company in Riyadh, where he managed the economic research department and published regular reports on issues related to the Saudi and global economies and the world oil market. He was also the chairperson of the Public Funds Board, a board member of the Jadwa REIT Al Haramain Fund and Jadwa REIT Saudi Fund, and a member of Jadwa’s executive management committee.

Dr. Alturki has a proven track record in economics, with more than 20 years of experience in the field. Before joining Jadwa, Dr. Alturki was the chief economist at Barclays, Saudi Arabia. Prior to that, Dr. Fahad was an economic specialist at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority, where he worked for 11 years in the Economic Research and Statistics Department. Dr. Alturki has also worked as an economist at the Middle East and Central Asia Department of the International Monetary Fund.

Dr. Alturki is a Saudi National, holds a B.A. in Business Administration from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia and Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of Oregon (Eugene, United States). 

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Mr. Abdulaziz AlOnaizan

Board Member

Mr. Abdulaziz AlOnaizan is CEO and member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Bank Albilad. Among other current positions, he is also Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Bayan Credit Bureau, Vice-Chairman of the Board and member of the Executive Committee of Albilad Capital. He is a member of the Housing Program Advisory Committee at the Ministry of Housing and sits on the Board of Buna (Arab Regional Payments Clearing and Settlement Organization) as Saudi Arabia’s representative.

Mr. AlOnaizan is a seasoned banker with over 30 years of experience and expertise in the field of treasury, investment, risk, credit, strategy, and leadership. He held several senior leadership positions in a number of local financial institutions prior to his appointment as CEO of Bank Albilad in 2016.

Mr. AlOnaizan attended various executive courses and programs, notably the Executive Education at INSEAD Singapore and the IESE Business School Global CEO Program in Barcelona, Spain. He represented Bank Albilad in major domestic and global conferences and was a resource speaker and panellist in several forums on financial markets, locally and abroad

Mr. AlOnaizan obtained his bachelor’s degree in Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods from King Saud University College of Business Administration in 1987.

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Mrs. Hana Al Rostamani

Board Member

Mrs. Hana Al Rostamani is the Group Chief Executive Officer at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB).

As the only female Group Chief Executive Offiicer of a major UAE-headquartered bank and publicly listed corporation within the UAE, Hana is recognised for being a change leader and for her forward-thinking vision with a focus on embedding a culture of innovation and diversity and inclusion in her leadership.

A seasoned C-suite executive with more than 20 years of experience in banking and financial services, Hana previously served as Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer and Head of Personal Banking at FAB, responsible for leading the transformation of FAB’s consumer bank, instilling a customer and digital-first mindset.

A graduate of George Washington University in the US, Hana is currently Chair of the Global Council on the Sustainable Development Goals, with a key interest in development goal 7; ‘Affordable and Clean Energy’. She is also a member of MasterCard Advisory and has served as an independent director in Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (Du) and vice-chairperson of the Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Services.

Her most recent accolade includes her nomination in Forbes Middle East, being ranked third as featured in ‘Middle East’s Power Business’ Women 2021’ list.

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Mr. Khalid NASR

Board Member

Mr. Khalid Nasr is the Executive General Manager of BANK OF AFRICA – BMCE Group, in charge of CIB & Morocco.

Thus, he oversees Retail Banking activities in Morocco, Corporate & Investment Bank, International subsidiaries (including BANK OF AFRICA United Kingdom, BANK OF AFRICA Europe and BANK OF AFRICA Shanghai) and debt recovery.

Mr. Khalid Nasr is Member of the Group Executive Committee and the Presidential Committee of BANK OF AFRICA – BMCE Group. He is also Chairman of the Management Board of BMCE Capital, the Group's Investment Banking Division (Asset & Wealth Management, Markets & Services, Advisory & Private Equity, Real Estate, Research).

He holds several mandates within the Group's entities, especially BOA Group – as Board Member -, BOA Capital – as Chairman of the Board -, Maghrebail – as Board Member - and BANK OF AFRICA UK – as Board Member.

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Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Ahmed El-Etreby

Board Member

Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Ahmed El-Etreby is a prominent banker with a long-standing experience of more than 35 years in the banking sector.

Prior to joining Banque Misr, he was the CEO and Managing Director of the Egyptian Gulf Bank from January 2013 to December 2014. 

Mr. EI-Etreby began his banking career in 1977, joining the Arab African International Bank (AAIB) and Credit International d'Egypte Bank later on. In 1983, he joined Misr International Bank (MIBank, currently Qatar National Bank Alahli), where he spent more than 22 years, during which he held several senior banking positions and acquired a wide range of experience in different key areas of the banking business.

In September 2005, he joined the Egyptian Arab Land Bank as Vice Chairman and Board Member. In 2009, he was appointed as the Managing Director of the Arab Investment Bank. In 2011, Mr. EI-Etreby was rehired at the Egyptian Arab Land Bank as a Chairman.

In recognition of his great achievements, Mr. EI-Etreby was appointed as the Chairman of the Egyptian Gulf Bank in 2013.

Subsequently, he was appointed as the Chairman of Banque Misr in January 2015. He also serves as the Chairman of Banque Misr Liban (BML) and Vice Chairman of Cairo Amman Bank.

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Ain Shams University in 1976. 

Other Current Positions:
Chairman, Union of Arab Banks.
Chairman, Federation of Egyptian Banks (FEB)
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Banque Misr Foundation for Community Development.
Board Member, Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels (EGOTH)
Board Member, Misr Insurance Holding Company S.A.E.
Board Member, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI)
Board Member, Ain Shams University (ASU)
Board Member, Arab Contractors Company
 

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Mr. Chong-Tee Ong

Independent Board Member

Mr. Chong-Tee Ong was with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for 35 years and held various senior central banking roles as Deputy Managing Director. He headed the Financial Supervision Group in MAS and was a member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision before retiring in 2021. Mr Ong has also served on various external boards of statutory bodies and university research institutes.

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Mr. Jean-Michel Godeffroy

Independent Board Member

Since 2015, Mr. Jean-Michel Godeffroy has been a senior international consultant based in Paris. His field of competence is payments and market infrastructure from a central bank perspective. From 1988 until 2014, he was Director General at the European Central Bank where he played a key role in the preparation and the operation of TARGET2, the RTGS system of the euro area, of T2S, the securities settlement system for 20 European countries, and of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA).
 Jean-Michel was also the chairman of several Eurosystem Committees and a member of the Committee on Payments and Settlement Systems (CPSS) of the G10 (now the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure in the G20 context).

Jean-Michel Godeffroy graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and from the Pantheon-Sorbonne University.
 

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Mr. William (Bill) Coen

Independent Board Member

Mr. William (Bill) Coen served as Secretary General of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision from 2014 to 2019 where he had overall responsibility for the work of the BCBS including its Basel III post-crisis reforms. He joined the BCBS’s Secretariat in 1999 from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Prior to that, Bill was a bank examiner for the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and he began his career as a credit officer of a New York City-based bank. He currently serves on various boards of directors and advisory boards, providing advice and recommendations on regulatory and supervisory matters; payments and settlements; risk and risk management; business strategy; and group-wide management and governance.

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