Russell Bennett National Bank Of Bahrain

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Russell Bennett

Date joining the NBB team: 2018.

Key responsibilities: Mr. Bennett joined NBB as the Chief Financial Officer and was appointed as the Group Chief in 2020, where he oversees all strategies, planning and management of NBB’s financial-related activities. His responsibilities include introducing enhanced data analytics and ensuring the adoption of the latest technologies to provide business insight.

Career summary: He has over 20 years of varied banking and finance experience. Prior to joining NBB, he held senior roles in Gulf International Bank, the National Bank of Kuwait and Ernst & Young. He is a UK qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Essex, in the UK.

Community investment(s): Mr. Bennett is a founding member of the Bahrain Chapter of the Middle East Investor Relations Association and a former vice chairman of the Bahrain Association of Banks’ International Standards Committee. He is a member of the ICAEW data analytics community and has authored and published business intelligence and data analytics software, which is currently operational in various banks in UK, USA, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.