Gulf International Bank
Walaa Al Saif is an experienced professional in the banking and wealth management sectors, currently serving as the Retail Chief Operating Officer and Head of Affluent at Gulf International Bank since November 2020. With a robust background at SABB from July 2007 to November 2020, Walaa held various senior management roles, including Products and Services Delivery Senior Manager, Acting Head of Wealth Management Development, and Senior Manager Wealth Management. These positions involved overseeing wealth management distribution strategies, developing customer-focused initiatives, and implementing innovative IT solutions for wealth management. Walaa's earlier experience includes roles at Tawuniya, Riyad Bank, and Arab National Bank, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of financial products and customer needs. Walaa holds an MBA from the University of Leicester and a BBA from King AbdulAziz University.
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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.