Mubasher: Gulf International Bank’s (GIB) board of directors appointed Abdulaziz A. Al-Helaissi as CEO to replace Yahya A. Al-Yahya, as of 1 February 2016, according to a recent statement.
Al-Helaissi has a banking experience that is uniquely relevant to leading GIB in the next phase of its strategy, board chairman Jammaz Bin Abdullah Al-Suhaimi said in a statement.
Al-Helaissi was the deputy governor of supervision of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA).
He also occupied senior leadership positions at banks in Saudi Arabia including JP Morgan Chase, the Saudi British Bank, Arab National Bank, and Saudi Hollandi Bank.
