24 Emirati graduate from Oxford’s Leadership Development Programme

24 Emirati graduate from Oxford’s Leadership Development Programme

SHARJAH, 27th January, 2023 (WAM) -- The Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS), the region’s leading institute for education and training in finance, has announced that 24 Emirati professionals along with 14 Expatriates and Bahrain Nationals have completed its Leadership Development Programme (LDP), organised by the institute in collaboration with the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

The Development Programme, held in December 2022, was in line with the directives of the UAE’s wise leadership to put Emiratis as the top priority in all government policy decisions.

A total of 38 leaders from the insurance and banking sector, including CEOs, directors, and department heads, joined the thought-provoking training program, which offered them an opportunity to gain a comprehensive and coordinated experience to develop into more effective and prominent leaders in their fields.

The LDP participants from the UAE were joined by 12 professionals from the Bahrain’s regulatory authority and financial institutions. The UAE participants included representatives from the Central Bank of the UAE, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Commercial Bank International, Daman Insurance, Emirates Islamic Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, and Standard Chartered Bank.

Noura Alblooshi, Acting General Manager of EIBFS, said, “We are proud of our LDP graduates, and