Gulf International Bank
Ahmed Tarfa is a seasoned cybersecurity professional currently serving as Senior Cybersecurity Protection Manager and Head of Application Security at Gulf International Bank since February 2020. Previously, Ahmed held key roles at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank as Head of Information Security Services and Assurance, as well as Head of Information Security Compliance from March 2019 to February 2020. Ahmed's early career at Gulf International Bank spanned from April 2005 to March 2019, where duties included overseeing Information Security Compliance. Ahmed began as an Officer at Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait in 2004. Academic qualifications include a Master of Cyber Security and a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems, both from the University of Bahrain.
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Gulf International Bank
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Gulf International Bank B.S.C. (GIB) is a pan-GCC universal bank established in 1975 and regulated by the Central Bank of Bahrain. GIB provides diverse financial products, services and bespoke banking solutions to a wide client base in the GCC, Europe and North America. This includes corporate, institutional, global transaction and investment banking; treasury and asset management; and meem, the world’s first fully-digital Shariah-compliant retail bank. The Group is active across regional and international markets through its subsidiaries GIB Saudi Arabia and GIB (UK) Ltd and its branches in the UAE and USA. GIB Saudi Arabia is the first foreign-domiciled bank to establish a local commercial bank in the Kingdom. Headquartered in Al Khobar, the bank has branches in Riyadh and Jeddah with its Riyadh based subsidiary, GIB Capital, delivering the Bank’s investment banking activities. Its activities span equity advisory and placements, mergers, acquisitions and privatisations; debt capital market solutions and strategic financial advisory, along with asset management and equities brokerage. GIB (UK) Ltd is a London and New York-based global asset manager with AUM in excess of US$ 11 billion. As a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment, it offers sustainable investment strategies. GIB is owned by the governments of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund being the primary shareholder.