Directors

Mr. Saoud Al Jassem joined the Board of Directors in 2019. Mr. Saoud Al Jassem is also a member of the Board of Directors of Al Hilal Bank PJSC (UAE)
Mr. Saoud Al Jassem has over 17 years of experience in corporate banking, wealth management, trade finance and auditing, has held various senior positions in a number of top banks in the region, and currently leads the development of ADCB’s relationship and service offering with the various local and federal governments in UAE as Head of Government Banking.
Prior to this role, he managed the government banking in Dubai & the Northern Emirates and headed Strategic Accounts within Transaction Banking in the region.
Earlier in his career, he specialised in Wealth Management and client relationship management at Emirates NBD.  He also held various positions at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) within the Global Internal Audit Department in MENA/SA as well Global Corporate where he started his career and spent over 7 years in various assignments.
Mr Saoud Al Jassem holds a Master of Business Administration from London Business School (UK) and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Drexel University (Philadelphia, USA).

Mr. Abdul Shakeel Edroos joined the Board of Directors in 2019. Mr. Abdul Shakeel Edroos is also a CEO of Al Hilal Bank PJSC (UAE).
Mr. Abdul Shakeel brings over 25 years of banking industry experience, with deep expertise in retail banking, digital innovation and risk management. He has held senior positions at ADCB for 15 years, including the last 5 years as Head of Retail Banking, where he managed a team of 2,000 professionals and launched many of ADCB’s award-winning consumer products and digital banking channels. Prior to joining ADCB, he spent over 10 years with Citibank in the UAE.
Mr. Abdul Shakeel holds a Master of Science degree in Risk Management from NYU Stern School of Business (New York, USA)

Mr. Farooq al Marzooqi joined the Board of Directors in 2018. Mr. Farooq al Marzooqi currently holds the position of the Senior Managing Director and Head of Wholesale Banking in Al Hilal Bank PJSC.
Before joining the Al Hilal Bank, he held a number of senior positions in Commercial Bank of Dubai, First Gulf Bank and Noor Bank.