Emirates Bank Group appoints new Chief Financial Officer

As CFO, Mr. Uppal will be responsible for all financial matters of the Emirates Bank Group's companies and subsidiaries. Mr. Uppal brings to the Emirates Bank Group management team tremendous depth of experience and expertise in the international business environment. His broad range of experience will assist the Group tremendously in its continuing growth strategy.

Sanjay Uppal is an international banker with 13 years of banking experience spanning markets across Asia and the Middle East.

In Standard Chartered Bank since 1994, Mr. Uppal's assignments took him to India, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines and the UAE. Mr. Uppal held the Chief Financial Officer positions in Taiwan and Philippines between 1999 & 2001. From 2001 to 2003 he was the Global Head of Strategy and Financial Planning for the bank's Wealth Management business. He took over as CFO for UAE in 2003. Most recently he was the Regional CFO for the Wholesale Bank businesses in the Middle East and South Asia.

Sanjay Uppal holds a Master in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore - India. He also possesses a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) and a Master degree in Physics.

"Emirates Bank Group is market leader with a solid foundation and high-performance team of extremely competent players," says Sanjay Uppal. "It's a great honour to join its leadership team and have the opportunity to build on its success."