Gaby S. El Hakim

Gaby S. El Hakim serves as the Group Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at the National Bank of Bahrain since August 2017. Gaby holds a significant position as a Board Member at Bahrain Islamic Bank - BisB from January 2023 to June 2024 and has had a role as a Non-Executive Board Member at ICC Bahrain until November 2023. Previously, Gaby was a Board Member and Non-Independent Executive Director at Esterad Investment Company BSC from March 2020 to March 2023 and served as Group General Counsel and Executive Director at GFH Financial Group B.S.C from January 2015 to May 2017. Earlier experience includes Deputy Head of the Regional Legal Department at BNP Paribas Bank from September 2007 to January 2015, Senior Legal Counsel at Haya Rashed Al Khalifa Law Firm, and various legal roles with Kanaan & Associates and Rizk Law Firm. Gaby holds an LLM in Banking and Finance from York University - Osgoode Hall Law School and an LLB in Civil Law from Jâmi'at Al-Hikmat.