Shirish Bhide

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United Arab Bank
Chief Executive Officer

Shirish Bhide is the CEO of United Arab Bank and brings 35 years of leadership experience in corporate and retail banking, finance, and risk management. He is recognized for his ability to drive organizational change, strengthen risk frameworks, and deliver sustainable financial results in an evolving banking environment. Before joining UAB, Shirish held key leadership roles, including Group Head of Corporate, Commercial & International Banking at First Abu Dhabi Bank and Group Chief Credit Officer/Chief Credit Officer at FAB and First Gulf Bank respectively. His career also includes four years at The National Commercial Bank in Jeddah, where he led international risk management and eighteen years at Citibank, in India and Africa. Shirish holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting & Finance from The London School of Economics and an MBA from the University of Poona (India). His strategic vision and deep multi-geography industry expertise helps drive UAB’s continuing growth and innovation in the banking sector.