COMPANIES
First Gulf Bank
- 11.25 Last
- -0.50 (-4.20%) Today's Change
- 1.38m Volume
- 9.33-29.75 52 Week Range
- -7.84 (-41.07%) 52 Week Change
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
First Gulf Bank is one of the UAE's leading financial institutions and the second largest bank in Abu Dhabi by market value. The bank provides a range of financial services in corporate banking, treasury and investments, and retail banking.In January the bank announced record profits of USD 546.7 million, an increase of 31% on its 2006 performance.
Most recently the bank announced it had won approval to start operations in Libya. The bank will own half of First Gulf-Libyan Bank, with the Libyan government's Economic and Social Development Fund owning the other half.
KEY INFORMATION
Industry
Asset Management, Commercial Banks, Commodity Brokers, Investment Banks, Investment Funds, Stock Brokers
Address
First Gulf Bank Building, Al Khalidiya Street, 6316, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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971 2 6816666
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971 2 6813727
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W
COMPANY OVERVIEW
| Ownership | Type | Established on | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Joint stock | 23 Nov 1979 | - |
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| HH Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | UAE |
| Nahda Investment Company | UAE |
PORTFOLIO
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Aseel Finance | UAE |
| First Gulf Financial Services | UAE |
| First Gulf Libyan Bank | Libya |
| First Merchant International | UAE |
| Green Emirates Real Estate Company | UAE |
| Inshaa Properties | UAE |
| Mismak Real Estate Property Development Holding Company | UAE |
| Radman Properties Company | UAE |
OFFICERS
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan | Chairman | |
| HH Sheikh Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan | Vice Chairman | |
| Ahmad Ali Al Sayegh | Director | |
| Dhafer Sahmi Al Ahbabi | Director | |
| HH Sheikh Khaldoun Khalifa Ahmad Al Mubarak | Director | |
| Khadem Khalifa Abdullah Al Qubaisi | Director | |
| Abdulhamid Mohammed Saeed | Director | |
| MANAGEMENT | Position | |
| Andre Sayegh | Chief Executive Officer | |
| Abdulhamid Mohammed Saeed | Managing Director | |
| Zafar Habib Khan | Chief Investment Officer & Head of Corporate Marketing | |
| Arif Sheikh | Executive Vice President | |
| Ibrahim Eskiocak | Vice President - Real Estate | |
| Huda Abdullah Mohammed | Vice President - Head of Branches | |
| Karim Karawi | Head of Financial Control & Business Planning | |
| Rajkumar Kamat | Head of Operations | |
| Palaniappa Karuppiah | Head of Private Banking Operations | |
| Mufazzal Kajiji | Head of Wealth Management | |
| George Abraham | Head of Corporate Banking | |
| Amit Wanshoo | Head of Retail Banking | |
| Shafikur Rahman | Head of Islamic Banking | Financial Institutions & Syndications |
| Maha Yassine | Head of Corporate Communications | |
| Hana Al Rostamani | Head of Strategic Planning | |
| Madireddi Sreekrishna | Head of Merchant Banking | |
| Girish Advani | Head Marketing Credit Cards | |
| Gopi Krishna Madhavan | Head of Human Resources | |
| Ranjith Amarasinghe | Head of Internal Audit | |
| Rajagopalan Suresh | Head of Information Technology |
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