Commercial Bank announces new leadership changes

28/03/2018 06:12 AST

Commercial Bank, Qatar's first private bank, has announced changes in the leadership roles that have responsibility for Commercial Bank's High Net Worth and VIP customers.

Bouchra Sebbata, previously AGM, Head of Sadara Wealth Management, has been appointed to now lead a combined unit comprising both Private Banking and Sadara as AGM and President of High Networth clients at Commercial Bank.

The appointment underscores Commercial Bank's commitment to developing and promoting home-grown talent and provide opportunities to skilled and high potential individuals to increasingly take up more challenging roles in the bank. Sebbata's appointment will allow Commercial Bank to serve it's most prestigious customers under a more unified platform.

Sebbata has 19 years banking experience, of which 14 years have been dedicated to Commercial Bank. She has served in a range of senior roles across Retail and Corporate Banking. She holds a post graduate certificate in management and leadership from London Metropolitan University in the UK, and a BA in Mathematics and Physics from Qatar University.

Commercial Bank EGM, Head of Retail and Consumer Banking, Amit Sah said: "Growing our Wealth Management business is a strategic priority for Commercial Bank. Under Bouchra's leadership, our Sadara business has grown tremendously, and her first-hand knowledge and experience dealing with these customers has enabled this expansion. Bouchra's appointment will help bring our Wealth Management business to the next stage of development." Bouchra Sebbata said: "It is an honor to be entrusted with this opportunity, to serve our most valued customers and to lead the great people that work so hard to ensure we deliver the highest of service standards to them."

The Peninsula