MS. SHAIKHA K. AL-BAHAR (Kuwait)

Shaikha K. Al-Bahar is the Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer of National Bank of Kuwait Group (NBK), the largest financial institution in Kuwait and one of the largest banks in the Arab world. Previously, she had been the CEO of NBK Kuwait since 2010. Al-Bahar is an experienced strategic thinker with extensive experience in institutional financing, including privatization, project finance, advisory services, bond issues, Build/Operate/Transfer financing, Initial Public Offerings, GDR programs, and private placements. Throughout her successful career at NBK, she has played a major role in turning the bank into a leading regional institution, with more than US$ 82 billion in assets and a wide international presence in 15 countries. She is also a member of various Management Committees at NBK Group. She is the Chairperson of National Bank of Kuwait (Lebanon), Chairperson of NBK Capital, Board Member of National Bank of Kuwait (International) P.L.C., and Vice Chairperson of The Turkish Bank, Turkey. She holds a B.A. in International Marketing – Minor – Statistics. She also attended Management Training Programs at Harvard Business School; INSEAD, Wharton Business School; Stanford – National University of Singapore, Duke University; Stanford University; and International Marketing Citibank’s Correspondent Bank School.