Saleem Sheikh – Biography

Saleem Sheikh: Biography
Prior to joining Gulf Bank as Chief Risk Officer in 2009, Saleem was with Arab Bank, where he held the position of Group Chief Credit Officer from 2007 to 2009. He was responsible for the Bank’s credit risk portfolio, credit policy supervision, portfolio management and country risk. He also spent five years with Barclays Bank as Chief Operating Officer for Corporate & Merchant Banking for the Africa & Middle East Region and later on as the Regional Managing Director for Middle East & North Africa.
He began his banking career with Citibank in 1981, and went on to hold a variety of senior business and risk roles in Pakistan, UAE, Nigeria and South Africa, where his last role was Chief Risk Officer for Sub-Sahara Africa.

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Saleem holds a MBA degree from Punjab University in Lahore.