Union of Arab Banks names Boubyan Bank’s Al-Majed ‘Arab Banker of the Year’

Union of Arab Banks names Boubyan Bank’s Al-Majed ‘Arab Banker of the Year’

KUWAIT: The Union of Arab Banks has named Adel Al-Majed, Vice-Chairman & Group Chief Executive Officer of Boubyan Bank Group, “Arab Banker of the Year 2021”, making him the first Kuwaiti banker ever to receive the highest recognition given by the Union for excellent achievers in the Arab financial and banking business. Al-Majed was honored during the official opening ceremony of the Arab Banking Conference held in Cairo under the auspices of HE Tarek Amer, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, and in his presence along with many Arab leaders and bankers.

The Board of Directors of the Union of Arab Banks has unanimously approved to honor Al-Majed in recognition of his career that contributed to the growth of the banking industry in Kuwait and the region over the past 4 decades that he dedicated to the banking industry while working for the National Bank of Kuwait, after which he moved to Boubyan Bank in 2009 to start a new journey full of achievements.

In his speech, Al-Majed thanked the Union of Arab Banks for honoring him, while stressing that all his achievements over his banking career extending over 40 years were attributed to the Grace of Almighty Allah, and then