NBB names Subah Abdullatif Al Zayani head of retail banking

The National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) yesterday named Subah Abdullatif Al Zayani as its Head of Retail Banking. Al Zayani brings to NBB more than 12 years of retail banking experience having held several senior positions at some of Bahrain’s largest local and regional banks.

Most recently, he served as Deputy Head of Retail Banking at Kuwait Finance House-Bahrain. Commenting on the appointment, Jean-Christophe Durand, CEO of NBB, said, “We are pleased to have brought on board such a well-established senior Bahraini banker who knows and understands the needs of our customers, both in the local market and beyond, and how we must effectively continue to evolve and improve the way we cater for them.”

Al Zayani added, “With a strong team in place and a vision and strategy that puts customers at its heart, I am confident that we can continue to enhance the value proposition that keeps NBB at the forefront. This includes further diversifying our product and service offering, strengthening efficiency and fast-tracking the adoption of modern, digital services – all of which continue to make banking more rewarding and seamless for customers of NBB.”