CBI officially introduces newly appointed CEO and elected board to VIPs, guests and media

His Excellency Humaid Mohammed Al Qatami, UAE's Minister of Health and Deputy Chairman of the CBI Board officially welcomed the newly elected board members and the CEO, Douwe Oppedijk pledging his support and commitment to the institution. Highlighting CBI's exceptional performance, H.E. Qatami stressed how important it is to achieve the very best in every aspect of their operations and services. He further added that CBI's slogan 'Relationships beyond Banking' should be the CBI's cornerstone to support and work toward achieving banking excellence in the region.

In his first ever public address as the bank's CEO, Oppedijk stressed on the importance of building on the relationships that CBI has successfully maintained over the years and sustaining the record growth that it has witnessed in the past two years. He also further outlined his initial strategies to continue supporting CBI's active Emiratisation programme and strategically position and grow the bank's innovative product portfolio.

The event was graced by several leading members of the UAE community including - H.E. Sheikh Tarek bin Faissal Al Qassimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Economic Development Board and Emirates Investment Group; H.E Sheikh Faissal Al Qassimi; Mr. Majid Al Hafez, Chairman of the Middle East Bank of Iraq; and leading UAE businessman Mr. Abdallah Mohammed Ibrahim Obaid Abdallah and Mr. Saud Al Saleh.

Oppedijk along with the CBI team recently launched 'Mabrook' - CBI's innovative raffle savings scheme which opened to enthusiastic and positive response from customers. The first savings raffle draw was successfully held on June 19, 2008.

The newly elected CBI board members are:

H.E. Hamad Abdullah Al Mutawa - Chairman

H.E. Humaid Mohammed Al Qatami - Deputy Chairman

H.E. Abdulla Ali Al Muamari - Member of Board

H.E. Mohamad Sultan Al Qadi - Member of Board

H.E. Antoine Chemali - Member of Board

H.E. Sultan Al Shaya - Member of Board

H.E. Mohammed Omer Bin Haider - Member of Board

H.E. Abdulla Rashed Omran Al Shamsi - Member of Board & MD

H.E. Ali Saeed Al Falasi - Member of Board