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Eric Modave

Eric Modave is Chief Operating Officer at Arab Bank, a position he has held since July 2014. He was appointed Non-Executive Director, Arab Bank Europe in April 2016. Before joining Arab Bank, Eric was Chief Operating Officer of Barclays Africa. Previously, he was Head of Global Payment Operations at Barclays, in London and held various positions at Citibank, including Head of Consumer Bank, Citibank EMEA, Head of Operations and Technology, Citibank International Personal Banking, and Chief Financial Officer, Citibank International Personal Banking. Eric graduated as a commercial...

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John Kerr

John Kerr was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director of Arab Bank Europe in April 2021. John is also the Chairman of the Bank’s Board Audit & Risk Committee and a member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee. He is an experienced senior banker with a career spent predominantly in operations, risk management, audit and general management at Midland Bank/HSBC and other international banks operating in the UK, heading their audit and/or compliance functions, among other roles. He has held non-executive director positions and chaired the board audit committees of other...

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Ekaterina Mihova

Ekaterina Mihova was appointed Head of HR in September 2017. She is responsible for managing the HR department and defining and implementing the Bank’s HR strategy in the UK and Europe. She joined the HR team at Arab Bank Europe in April 2007. Previously, she worked as part of the HR team at ChequePoint, an international brand offering worldwide money transfers, payments and foreign exchange services, whilst studying towards her professional HR qualifications. Ekaterina holds a master’s degree in strategic HR Management and is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of...

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Kim Tran

Kim Tran joined Arab Bank Europe plc in 2019 as Head of Corporate & Institutional Banking and has been Board of director of Europe Arab Bank SA until April 2025. He is currently CEO of Arab Bank Europe SA based in Paris. Kim brings 20 years’ international experience in trade finance and corporate banking. He started his career with JP Morgan in London before joining HSBC where he was Head of Corporate Banking in Lebanon and subsequently Head of Trade Sales, Commercial Banking UAE in Dubai. In 2013, Kim joined First Abu Dhabi Bank as the Head of GTB Sales, Commercial Banking...

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Thomas Noone

Thomas Noone was charged with the responsibility of Compliance Oversight in January 2020. Tom has over 20 years’ experience in financial regulation both in house and consultancy. Tom has held senior compliance positions with PwC, Credit Suisse and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Tom holds a bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) and is ACAMS qualified. Tom is the current Chair of the MENA Financial Crime Committee Group.

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Nemeh Sabbagh

Nemeh Sabbagh served as Chief Executive Officer of Arab Bank from 2010 until 2022. From January 2006 until December 2009, he was the Executive General Manager and Board Member of BankMed in Lebanon. Previously, he was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Arab National Bank in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and before that with National Bank of Kuwait, the Industrial Bank of Kuwait, First Chicago in Chicago, and the World Bank in Washington, D.C. Nemeh has an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago, an MA in International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University and completed...

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Mohammad Shoaib Memon

Mohammad Shoaib Memon has held successive senior positions within the industry with more than 20 years’ experience. He started his career with KPMG in 2000 followed by three years at Ernst & Young. He joined Arab Bank Europe in 2007 and has been managing diverse teams including business strategy, finance, operations, trade services, transformation, information technology and marketing. Mohammad Shoaib is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and ACCA. He has also attended executive education courses...

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