The Bank’s Executive Committee directs Emirates Investment Bank’s daily activities and leads our
growth strategy. It is mandated with continually exploring innovative ways to enhance our capabilities
and ensure we effectively serve our clients’ evolving requirements.
The Executive Committee consists of:
Kishore Venkat is the Interim CEO & CFO at Emirates Investment Bank. He brings over 21 years of experience in Finance, Banking and Auditing having worked in reputable regional and international institutions. Kishore joined Emirates Investment Bank in 2014 from Tamweel/ Dubai Islamic Bank (Dubai) where he spent 6 years handling financial accounting and reporting.
Prior to joining Tamweel/ DIB, Kishore has spent 5 years in Ernst and Young (Dubai) handling some of their premier statutory audit accounts like Emirates NBD and DP World.
Kishore is a qualified Chartered Accountant from India and holds an MBA in Finance from the Middlesex University and a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from the University of Bombay.
Saeed Al Tayer has been with Emirates Investment Bank for twenty five years and heads the Bank’s Corporate Affairs division. He oversees various aspects of the Bank’s relationship with its regulators.
He is also responsible for managing the Bank’s Human Resources department and external affairs, including shareholder communication. As part of his role in Emirates Investment Bank, Saeed coordinates various activities with brokers across the Middle East and North Africa region. Saeed holds a Bachelor in Technical Management from Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, US, and a Diploma in Business Administration from New Bury College, Boston.
Asad Khan is Head of Asset Management of Emirates Investment Bank, with over 22 years of experience in Banking and Investment Management.
Prior to joining EIBank, Asad was associated with Al Rajhi Capital based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia performing various roles as Chief Investment Officer/ Head of Fixed Income and Multi Assets directly managing large institutional clients., with overall assets under management of USD 11Bn equivalent.
Asad holds an MBA and BBA (Hons.) in Finance, from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, Pakistan. He was awarded the CFA charter in 2002. He has also served as a Board member of the Bahrain Investment Professionals Society from 2007-2009.
Osama Al Rahma is the Head of Business Development of Emirates Investment Bank. He has over 28 years of experience in the financial sector encompassing business and client relationship development. Prior to EIBank, Osama worked at Al Fardan Exchange LLC and Al Fardan Group since 1993 in many leadership roles and was CEO since 2011 and Director at the Group.
He has occupied other roles such as Vice Chairman of Foreign Exchange and Remittance Group (FERG) under Dubai Chamber of Commerce . He was a former Vice Chairman of Dubai Quality Group.
He holds a degree in Electronics Engineering and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies from the University of Hull. He is also an alumnus of J.F. Kennedy School of Governments Executive Program in Leadership of Harvard University and holds a Harvard Fintech Certificate.
Anuj Agarwal is the Head of Internal Audit of Emirates Investment Bank. He brings over 17 years of experience in financial and internal audit and financial consultancy gained across the Middle East and International Markets.
Anuj joined from Ernst & Young where he spent six years within Assurance and Business Advisory services.
Anuj graduated with honors in accounting from St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Dhananjay Uplekar is the Head of Treasury at Emirates Investment Bank. He brings over 18 years of experience in Treasury, Trading, Market Advisory and Sales in financial markets across multiple asset classes and geographies.
Dhananjay joined the Bank from the Al Futtaim Group where he managed the Financial Risk function at the Group Treasury for nearly 11 years for more than 20 geographies across multiple business lines.
Prior to joining the Al Futtaim Group, Dhananjay worked at ICICI Bank DIFC and previously as a Trader at MF Global Commodities in India.
Dhananjay holds a post graduate Master’s in Management Studies and a Bachelor of Commerce and Accounting and Finance from Mumbai University. He is a Financial Risk Manager - Certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals.
Raymond is the chief legal counsel and the secretary of the Board of Emirates Investment Bank. He brings over 35 years of experience as a corporate lawyer and private practitioner.
Raymond joined his private practice in Dubai. Prior to relocating in Dubai, Raymond held senior executive positions in IBM World Trade EMEA Corporation in France, Austria, Russia, and Italy.
Raymond holds a French law degree from Lyon University, a Lebanese law degree from St Joseph University in Beirut, and a Diploma in Shipping Law from University College London.
Ahmad Ali serves as the Chief Risk Officer at Emirates Investment Bank, bringing more than 13 years of experience in risk management within the banking sector.
He previously held the position of Head of Credit Risk Management at Ajman Bank. Prior to that, he worked at Dubai Islamic Bank, Credit Suisse, and Capital Metrics and Risk Solutions in India.
Ahmad is a certified Financial Risk Manager through the Global Association of Risk Professionals and has earned both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
Laurent Valet serves as the Chief Compliance Officer and MLRO at Emirates Investment Bank, bringing over 11 years of experience in the GCC focused on AML/CFT compliance, wealth management, operational risk, financial crime, and risk management.
Prior to this role, he spent 29 years at BNP Paribas in various locations (Panama, Miami, Madrid, Paris, Bahrain, Dubai), where he held various positions including Global WM Compliance Chief Operating, Wealth Management (MEA) - Chief Operating Officer, and Head of Compliance-Wealth Management (MEA).
Laurent earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Leeds in England, a M.Sc. in Computer Science from the INSA de Lyon along with a Master-level Compliance Experts Certificate from the Ecole Supérieure de Banque in Paris, and he is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
