Mr. Bassel Gamal
Group Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Bassel Gamal has held the position of QIB’s Group CEO since February 2013, having amassed over 30 years of experience in the banking and finance industry. He’s currently the Chairman of QIB-UK and a Board Member of Qinvest.
His career started with Commercial International Bank (Chase National Bank) in Egypt, in 1990 where he worked for more than a decade. In 2001, he joined Ahli United Bank Group in Bahrain at which he held many positions, the last of which was Senior Deputy Group CEO – Banking Group, in charge of various businesses including Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Treasury & Investment, Private Banking & Wealth Management and Financial Institutions, spanning across eight countries. He was Ahli Bank’s Deputy CEO in Qatar from 2004 until 2006, at which point he moved on to become the CEO until early 2009.
Mr. Tarek Youssef Fawzi
General Manager – Wholesale Banking Group
Tarek Fawzi is a senior executive banker with over 37 years of extensive international experience in diverse markets predominantly in Corporate Banking, Investment and Treasury domains with reputable international & regional banks in MENA region covering Egypt, Kuwait, KSA, Oman, UAE, and Qatar. Tarek held senior roles across Wholesale, Retail, SME, Treasury investment and countries management. He joined Qatar Islamic Bank in September 2014 as GM – Wholesale Banking Group and in 2016, He was appointed as the GM – Wholesale Banking Group and International. Tarek has led the digital transformation within the Wholesale Banking division across various areas and markets, which served as a testament of the bank’s growing digital footprint in the region. He holds a Bachelor degree in Economics and Business Administration from The American University in Cairo (AUC); this is in addition to executive education programs from International universities and Business schools.
Mr. Dorai Anand
General Manager – Personal Banking Group
He has over 30 years’ experience in banking industry, particularly in retail banking, consumer assets business, customer service & operations. Mr. Anand has held various senior Management roles during his tenure with both world’s leading conventional and Islamic banks. He has worked with Citibank for 12 years and with Al Rajhi Bank for 8 years before joining QIB in 2011.
Mr. Constantinos Constantinides
Chief Strategy & Digital Officer
Carrying 25+ years of experience in banking and consultancy, Constantinos Constantinides (Dinos) joined QIB in 2012 as Chief Strategy Officer to lead the Bank’s transformation program. Since early 2018, Dinos is program managing the digital transformation of the Bank. Prior to joining QIB, he held various senior roles at Al Rajhi Bank with his last role being the General Manager of Strategy responsible for business development and international expansion. Previously, he was Deputy General Manager of Al Rajhi Retail Banking Group. As a management consultant with Accenture, he has led several strategic initiatives for European banks and financial institutions. Holds an MBA in International Strategy from University of Birmingham.
Mr. Khalefa Al Mesalam
Head of Human Capital Group
Khalefa has been with QIB since 2011, and carries 21 years of rich experience, with leading International and Regional Banks. He started his carrier with HSBC Qatar and progressed through Commercial Bank of Qatar followed with Al Khaliji Bank, handling various lead roles in the field of Retail Banking, Human Capital Management, Organizational Development Excellence, Design and Effectiveness, Organizational Performance Revitalization, Talent Management. His last assignment prior to joining QIB was with Al Khaliji Bank as Group Recruitment Manager.
Mr. Rakesh Sanghvi
Chief Risk Officer
Rakesh is a Chartered Accountant (FCA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a CISA qualification holder from the USA. He carries 34 years of rich experience in Risk Management, Corporate Banking and Corporate Finance with the “Big 4” accounting firms and banks in the middle east region and India. He worked with Ernst & Young in Bahrain for its audit and consulting practice. Before joining QIB in 2013 he was the Group Head of Risk Management at Ahli United Bank in Bahrain. He led the Corporate Finance unit of the bank and spent over 10 years in Corporate Banking in Bahrain; and with Ahli Bank in Qatar dealing with a wide variety of industry sectors and clients.
Mr. Gourang Hemani
Chief Financial Officer
He carries 31 years of accounting and Finance experience with international banks and with leading audit firms. Gourang started his carrier with Price Waterhouse Coopers – India and progressed through Standard Chartered Bank – India followed by long standing career with Banque Saudi Fransi in Saudi Arabia for 15 years handling various roles including Asset Liability Management, Treasury Middle Office, Financial Planning. His last assignment, prior to joining QIB was with Banque Saudi Fransi as Deputy Chief Financial Officer. He is a CFA Charter holder, FRM, Chartered Accountant from India.
Mr. Saleem Ul Haq
Chief Operating Officer, Operations & IT Group
Saleem has 27+ years of diversified experience of Business, Risk, Control and Back office functions in multiple geographies with Barclays, Citigroup, Bank One and Africa & Gulf Bank. He has managed large business teams and is well versed in business P&L management, operations processes, off shoring, outsourcing, business integration, mergers of acquired assets, digital and channel management. In his last role Saleem was CEO for Africa & Gulf Bank. Previously, Saleem was Chief Operating Officer for Bank One in Mauritius, COO Cards and Payment business for Absa, managing one of the largest payment business in Africa. He has been Chief Operating Officer for Barclays Bank Egypt managing O&T function for all business lines. In a regional role Saleem was Head of Operations Emerging Markets responsible for management and oversight of back office functions across all products. In Citibank he was responsible for various senior roles in Citibank CIB MENA, Citibank Egypt and Pakistan. Saleem has an MBA in Marketing of financial services from Institute of Business Administration Karachi.