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Abu Dhabi : Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading Islamic financial institution, today announced the appointment of Meitha Al Hashemi as the bank’s new Group Chief Credit Officer. The appointment comes in line with ADIB’s ongoing commitment to strengthen its leadership team and to empower Emirati women as well as grow and develop its local workforce.
In her role, Meitha will be Chairing the independent Group Credit Management function which supports all of ADIB’s businesses including banking services for retail customers, small and medium sized businesses, corporates and international financial institutions.
Meitha will work with her team to oversee ADIB’s finance procedures and assess risks surrounding the portfolio. She is also entrusted with the task to ensure adequate governance over Credit underwriting activities in compliance with local as well as international regulations.
Meitha brings over 25 years of experience in the banking industry, predominantly in Credit and Risk management. She joins ADIB from Emirates NBD Group where she held leadership positions viz. Chief Risk Officer for Emirates Islamic and Chief Credit Officer, Group Credit for Emirates NBD. Throughout her career, Meitha had successfully led several strategic and transformational programs that contributed to the growth of Emirates NBD Group.
Meitha is a Board member of Dar Al Takaful and Noor Takaful. She is also an active member of ‘Manarat’ initiative led by Sheikha Shamma Al Nahyan as the first official platform that empowers women to take on Board positions.
The recruitment, development and promotion of local talent in the UAE has been at the core of ADIB’s human resources strategy. ADIB also runs distinct training programs dedicated to supporting UAE nationals within the bank. As a result, the bank has one of the highest Emiratization ratios in the country with approximately 40% of its workforce made up of UAE nationals.
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About ADIB
ADIB is a leading bank in the UAE with more than AED 127 billion in assets. The bank also offers world-class online, mobile and phone Islamic banking services, providing clients with seamless digital access to their accounts 24 hours a day. ADIB provides Islamic Retail, Corporate, Business, Private banking and wealth management solutions. The bank was established in 1997 and its shares are traded on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX).
ADIB has presence in six strategic markets: Egypt, where it has 70 branches, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Sudan and Iraq.
Named the no. 1 UAE bank on the Forbes list of World's Best Banks 2021 and the World’s Best Islamic Bank by The Financial Times’ The Banker publication, ADIB has a rich track record of innovation, including introducing the award-winning Ghina savings account, award-winning co-branded cards with Emirates airlines, Etihad and Etisalat and a wide range of financing products.
For media information, please visit www.adib.ae or contact:
ADIB
Radwa Shehab
Head of External Communications
Direct: +971 2 6910169
Edelman
Simon Hailes
Director of Financial Communications
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