HSBC announces senior appointments in personal financial services

Shaker Zainal has been with the bank for over eight years and was previously Senior Manager, Dubai Branch.

He has also headed Regional Operations and held senior positions in bank's Network Services Department and the Regional Call Centre in Dubai Internet City.

In his new position, Shaker will be responsible for management and smooth delivery of products and services across branches in the UAE.

Samira Abdulrahman takes up the position of Senior Manager at HSBC Jebel Ali Branch and will oversee the day-to-day running of the branch as well as manage key client relationships.

Prior to this Samira was Manager at the bank's Sharjah branch.

"Shaker and Samira are long standing employees of HSBC and have shown great determination to succeed in this industry. As Emiratisation continues to be one of our key strategic objectives these appointments will further add significant local talent to the senior management team in Personal Financial Services. I am delighted that they have taken up the challenge to drive HSBC's business in the UAE forward," said Abdulfattah Sharaf, CEO of Personal Financial Services Middle East.