Executive Manager - Corporate Banking Group
National Bank of Kuwait
Total years of experience :23 years, 4 Months
Titles Held: Assist Manager, Deputy Manager, Manager, Sr. Manager, and Executive Manager - Corporate Banking Group
(Current portfolio size: Cash: KD400 Mil; Non cash KD100 Mil)
• Managing a portfolio of corporate clients and maximizing its profitability in light of the bank’s policies and management lending appetite.
• Conducting financial and credit analysis, assessing clients’ financing needs, and tailoring their cash and none cash facilities according to their credit risk, market variables and the bank’s credit policies.
• Preparing, analyzing and assessing cash flow projections of projects and start ups.
• Conducting marketing visits and preparing comprehensive call memos identifying potential business and cross selling opportunities.
• Dealing with various bank entities (Treasury, International Banking Group, Operations, Branches, etc) to facilitate clients’ banking needs.
• Providing help and guidance to fresh graduates and junior relationship officers.
• Deep understanding of KFH departments business nature and needs (Risk Management and Compliance, Financial Information, Islamic credit deals, CBK Reporting, CI-NET Reporting, Human Resources)
• Conducting business analysis sessions, understanding business needs and conducting Business Requirement Capture and Analysis.
• Writing complete business and user requirements documentations including the use of Business Use Cases (UML).
• Planning and managing annual Information Technology projects to improve KFH's business performance through exploiting IT capability.
• Following up the progress of KFH IT projects and requests for changes with internal KFH - IT departments and external vendors.
• Negotiating and contracting with external IT vendors for KFH IT projects.
• Improving clients’ business results by exploiting IT capability in business operations.
• Conducting Analysis meetings with clients to define business requirements, current system problems and desired goals.
• Conducting Business & System Analysis & System Design for Document Management Solutions, Business Applications, Automated Business Processes, and Work Flow Systems.
• Providing Business Analysis & Technical documentation including current system analysis, business & functional requirements, proposed solution, and system technical & DB design.
• Leading the programming team to ensure solution quality and accuracy.
• Managing a team of 6 software developers and engineers in Kuwait and 10 software developers in the company’s branch in Egypt.
• Conducting Business & System Analysis, System Design & Database Design for Database Applications including (ERP applications, HR, Real Estate Management, School Registration and Management, & Maintenance Systems).
• Providing Technical documentation including system requirements, proposed solution description, functional requirements, system technical design & DB design.
• Creating, Implementing, and following up Project Implementation Plans for the company’s IT Projects.
• Developing and testing FMS (Flight Management System) software parts in (C/C++).
• Implementing and optimizing Module Tests as well as performing SVTP (Software Validation Test Procedures).
The program is meant to prepare selected qualified NBK staff to be the potential future leaders of NBK. Participants who graduated among the top 10 are put on faster tracks to take on leadership positions within the organization.
- One year program – 72 credits - Ranked the first at a final grade of 97%
Thesis Subject: Mobile Banking Adoption in Kuwait
B.Sc. in Computer Sciences, McGill University – Montreal, Canada, 2001