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Gaby El Hakim
Date joining the NBB team: 2017.
Key responsibilities: Mr. El Hakim oversees all NBB legal matters and advises NBB’s Board and management with respect to all legal aspects of the business. He was appointed the Group Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary in 2020.
Career summary: He has over 20 years of experience in practicing law across a range of areas relevant to NBB such as investment banking and Islamic finance. Before joining NBB, Mr. El Hakim worked with GFH Financial Group and BNP Paribas. He holds an LLM in Banking and Finance from Osgood Hall Law School, York University, Canada and an LLB (Licence en Droit Libanais) from Sagesse University School of Law, Beirut, Lebanon and several postgraduate qualifications.
Other engagements: He serves as a Board Member of Esterad Investment Company B.S.C.
Community investment(s): Mr. El Hakim serves as a Board Member of ICC Bahrain. He is a member of the Lawyer’s Committee of ICC Bahrain, Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the ICC Paris Commission on Arbitration and ADR. He is a regular contributor to articles in newspapers and law journals. His achievements include receiving the ‘MEA General Counsel Power List 2016’ award from the Legal 500.