National Bank of Bahrain BSC announced the retirement of Mr. Jean Christophe Durand from his position as the Chief Executive Officer at the Bank on 31st December 2022. The National Bank of Bahrain would like to also announces the appointment of Mr. Usman Ahmed as the Group Chief Executive Officer effective 1st January 2023. Mr. Usman has over 27 years of diverse international banking experience in emerging markets across the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions.

During the last 14 years he has held various senior leadership roles as CEO, Managing Director and Board Member. His experience spans across regional and country leadership, Corporate & Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Commercial, Consumer and Islamic Banking in London, Hong Kong, Dubai, Philippines, Pakistan, Bahrain and Malaysia. Ahmed has also previously served as a director on various boards, including the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers, the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance, the American Chambers of Commerce in Malaysia and Bahrain, the Association of Banks in Malaysia, the Bahrain International School Association, Injaz Bahrain and the Financial Industries Collective Outreach Malaysia.