Management
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Chairman
Mr. Hashim ShawaChairman of the Board of Directors
Bachelor of Engineering "University College London" 1997
Date of Membership: 2007Experience
1997 " 2002 " Assistant Vice President and Project Manager for Operations & Technology, CITIGROUP PRIVATE BANK, London " UK.
2002 " 2005 " Vice President and Senior Private Banker, Middle East Region Citigroup Private Bank, Geneva -Switzerland.
2005 " 2007 " Associate Director & Officer of Developing Banking Business, the Middle East & North Africa, HSBC Private in the Gulf -HSBC Private Bank, Geneva " Switzerland
April 2007 to present " Chairman and General Manager of Bank of Palestine PLCMemberships
Member of the Institute of International Finance (IIF) Emerging Markets Advisory Council (EMAC)
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors " Palestine Institute for Financial and Banking Studies
Member of the Board of Directors " Abraj Real Estate Investment and Development Company.
Member of General Assembly " The Palestine Investment Fund (PIF)
Member of the Board of Trustees " Bethlehem University
Secretary General " The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) " Palestine -
Member
Maher FarahMember
Bachelor of Civil Engineering " Cairo University " Egypt 1966
Date of Membership: 2002Experience
1982 " 1997 " General Manager of Contractors Group Company " Kuwait 1997 to present " Chairman of the International Contracting Company- Palestine
Memberships
Member of the Board of Directors " Birzeit Pharmaceutical Company (BPC) Ramallah " Palestine
Member of the Board of Directors " Arab Hotels Company (AHC) " Palestine -
Member
Dr. Hani NigimMember
PhD, Mechanical Engineering " Leicester University, Leicester, England " 1981
Date of Membership: 2004
Experience
1981" Researcher, Leicester University Leicester, England
1983 to present " Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birzeit University " Palestine
1993 " 1998 " Dean of Engineering, Birzeit University " Palestine
2004 " Consultant, Planning and Developing, Al- Aqsa University " Gaza " Palestine
2005 " President of Al Azhar University Gaza " Palestine
2006 " Coordinator of the higher education project supported by the World Bank and the European Union " Palestine
Visiting Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, of many regional and international universities and a coordinator of many projects supported by the European UnionMemberships
Member of Board of Directors " Palestine Electricity Holding Company
Member of Board of Directors" Palestine Real Estate Investment
Member of General Assembly " The Palestine Investment Fund (PIF)
Member of Board of Directors " Palestine Center for Micro-Projects Development, Jerusalem " Palestine
Member " Mediterranean Network on Water Reclamation and Reuse, Barcelona " Spain
Member of the Board of Trustees " Al Azhar University Gaza " Palestine
Member of the Board of Trustees " Al-Quds Open University, Jerusalem " Palestine
Associate Fellow " American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) -
Member
Mr. Faysal ShawaMember
Bachelor of Civil Engineering " Memphis State University " United States of America " 1992
Master of Business Administration " North Virginia State University " United States of America " 2009
Date of Membership: 2003Memberships
Chairman of the Board of Directors " Shawa General Trading & Contracting " Co. Gaza " Palestine
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors " The Middle East Pharmaceutical Industry Co " Gaza " Palestine
Vice-Chairman " Al-Amal for the Asphalt Co. " Gaza " Palestine
Member of the Board of Directors " Wataniya Mobile Telecommunication Company " Palestine Member of the Board of Directors " Palestinian
Company for Electricity " Gaza " Palestine
2005 " 2009 Member of the Board of Directors (Secretary General) " Businessmen Association Gaza " Palestine
2006 " 2007 Member " Palestinian Shippers' Council " Palestine Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors " The Palestine Trade Center-PalTrade " Ramallah " Palestine
Member of the Engineers Syndicate (TBP) " USA
Member of the Contractors Union " Palestine Member of the Engineers Syndicate Gaza " Palestine
Member of the Palestinian Businessmen Association -
Member
Mr. Tareq Shaka(Representing Birzeit Pharmaceutical Company) Member
Bachelor of Business Law " Ohio University Athens " USA 1987
Date of Membership: 2010
Experience
1987 " 1989 " Shaka Drug Store, Nablus " Palestine
1989 " 1999 " Jerusalem Pharmaceutical Company, Ramallah " Palestine
2000 " 2005 " Birzeit Pharmaceutical Company, Ramallah " Palestine
2005 to present " General Manager of Lotus Financial Investment Ltd., Ramallah " PalestineMemberships
Member of Board of Directors " Lotus Financial Investment Ltd Ramallah " Palestine
Member of Board of Directors " Eastern Chemical Company " Palestine
Member of Board of Directors " Arab Hotels Company (AHC) Ramallah " Palestine
Member of Board of Directors " Abraj Real Estate Investment Company -
Member
Mr. Tarek AggadMember
Date of Membership: 2014
Education
B.A–Economics - Harvard University – 1992
Experience Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC) Palestine - Chairman & CEO
Aggad Investment Company (AICO) Saudi Arabia - Executive Director
Siniora Food industries (SNRA) Jordan/Palestine –Chairman
Unipal General Trading company- Palestine – Chairman
Medical Supplies and Services (MSS)- Palestine- Chairman
Palestine Automobile Company- Palestine –Chairman
Memberships
Member of the Board of Directors - Palestine Investment Fund
Palestine Electricity Company (PEC)- Member of the Board of Directors
Palestine Power generation Company (PPGC)- Member of the Board of Directors
Several other board memberships in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Palestine
Member of the Board of Trustees and Board of Directors - the King Hussein Cancer Foundation. - Jordan
Member of the Board of Trustees: King’s Academy -
Member
Mrs. Lana Abu HijlehMember
Date of Membership: 2014
Education
B.SC- Civil Engineering, University Of Iowa, Iowa, USA – 1985
Experience
2003 - Present –Country Director of Global Communities (Formerly known as CHF International – Palestine)
1986 – 2003 – Assistant Resident Representative of theUnited Nations Development Program/Program of Assistance to the Palestinian People (UNDP/PAPP)
Memberships
Member of the Board of Directors - Palestine Investment Fund
Vice Chair - Palestine for a New Beginning
Member of the Board of Directors of the Palestine Student Lending Fund
Member of the Board of Trustees of Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS)
Member of the Board of Directors of the Palestine Institute for Public Diplomacy
Member - Palestinian Businesswomen Forum
Member - Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO/WPO)
Fellow of the Middle East Leadership Network – The Aspen Institute -
Member
Mr. Abdullah Al-GhanimMember
Date of Membership: 2014
Education
MBA - The Thunderbird School of Global Management - 2005
Bachelors in Finance - Boston University - 1996
Experience
2012 – Present - ASIYA Investment Co - Kuwait
2011- 2012 - International Finance Corporation - UAE
2010-2011 - Boubyan Bank - Kuwait
2006 – 2010 - HSBC Private Bank - Kuwait
2001 – 2006 - Al-Muhalab Kuwaiti Real Estate – Kuwait -
Member
Mrs. Nada Shousha -
Board member
Mrs. Maha Awad
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General Manager
Mr. Rushdi Ghalayini -
Deputy General Manager
Mr. Alaa Al Redwan -
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Mahmoud Shawa -
Gaza Chief Business Officer
Mr. Wael Sorani -
Chief Credit Officer
Mrs. Susan Khoury -
Chief of Businesses Retail officer
Mr. Thaer Hamayel -
Chief Information Technology Officer
Mr. Hassan Afifi -
Chief International and Investors Relations Officer
Mr. Kamel Husseini -
Chief Risk Officer
Mr. Najeeb Yaser -
Chief Treasury Officer
Mr. Sulieman Nasr -
Chief of Corporate Business officer
Mr. Naser Bakier -
Chief Credit Collection and Follow up Officer
Mr. Hatem Mustafa -
Deputy Chief Engineering and Services Officer
Mr. Ayman Jomaa -
Chief Human Resources Officer
Mrs. Randa Musa -
Credit Manager
Mr. Adel Ghalayini -
Legal Advisor
Mr. Sulieman Hamarsheh -
Legal Advisor
Mr. Khamis Asfour
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Financial Institutions Department
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Small and Medium Enterprise Lending Department
Mr. Kosta Rantisi - Head of Department -
Deputy Chief Operations Officer
Mr. Musa Shamieh - Deputy Chief Officer -
Deputy Chief Gaza Business Officer
Mr. Nabil Al-Ghazali - Deputy Chief Officer -
International and Diaspora Relations Department
Ms. Maisoon Ali - Head of Department -
Project Mangement and Quality Department
Mr. Ibrahim Bany Shamseh - Head of Department -
Business Intelligence Department
Mr. Sakhr Nammari -Head of Department -
Cards Department
Mr. Ashraf Sesalem - Assistant Head of Department -
Audit and Inspection Department
Mr. Ashraf Al-Amasi - Assistant Head of Department -
Audit and Inspection Department
Mr. Mohammed Qalalweh - Assistant Head of Department -
Social Responsibility Department
Mrs. Hiba Tantash - Head of Department -
Compliance Department
Mr. Saqer Jundiah - Head of Department -
Money Laundering Control
Mr. Ammar Mussafer -
Purchases Department
Mr. Moen Nakhala - Head of Department -
Deputy Chief Cards Officer
Mr. Jamal Shaheen - Deputy Chief Officer -
Head of Retail Digital Banking Department
Mr. Ahmed Abu- Laila - Head of Department -
Support Systems Department
Mr. Bassam Abu Shabaan - Head of Department -
Deputy Chief Information Technology Officer
Mr. Basem Maraqa - Deputy Chief Officer -
Cash Management Department
Mr. Gawdat Odeh - Head of Department -
Foreign Exchange department
Mr. Sarhan Quider - Head of Department -
Deputy Chief Treasury Officer
Ameer Sha'at - Deputy Chief Officer -
International Trade and Settlement Department
Mr. Tariq Gharbiya - Head of Department -
General Clearing Department
Mr. Jebreel Alshtali - Head of Department -
Services Department
Mr. Wahid Nabhan - Head of Department -
Small and Medium Enterprises Department
Mr. Shaker Safadi - Head of Department -
Information Technology Infrastructure Department
Mr. Adel Hassan - Head of Department -
Human Resource Department
Mrs. Sahar Jaber - Assistant Head of Department -
Operational Risk Department
Mrs. Amal Massis - Head of Department -
Retail Department
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Treasury Risk Department
Mrs. Thaera Mousa - Head of Department -
Transfers Department
Mr. Emad Faza - Assistant Head of Department -
Credit Risk Department
Mr. Sati Shamalakh - Head of Department -
Marketing and PR Department
Mr. Khaldoun Abu-Saleem - Assistant Head of Department -
Accounting Department
Mr. Aref Al-Ashi - Head of Department -
Financial Planning Department
Mr. Said Mekdad - Head of Department -
Investment and Placements Department
Mr. Samer Al-Kishawi - Assistant Head of Department -
Credit Facilities Department
Mr. Isam Bakir -
Credit Policy Department
Mr. Moustafa Al-Shawa - Head of Department -
Credit Monitoring Department
Mr. Jehad Saba - Head of Department -
Special Asset Management Department.
Shukri El-Astal - Assistant of Department. -
Legal affairs Department
Mr. Tarek Abu Gazalah - Assistant Head of Department -
Training Department
Mr. Majed Jedi - Head of Department -
Electronic Services and Payments Department
Mr. Husam Awwad - Assistant Head of Department