1. May Al Mudhaf
Nationality: Kuwaiti
Date Of Birth: July 1957
Marital Status: Single
P.o. Box 39159 Nuzha 73052, Kuwait. Mobile : 97363611. E-mail : mmm247@gmail.com
National Bank
of Abu Dhabi-
Kuwait
Branch
2013-present
Country Chief
Executive
Officer &
Head of
Wholesale
Banking
- Taking charge of the commercial, technical and organizational interests
- Managing relationships with key stakeholders
- Providing leadership to the managers of the finance, HR, Risk, business
development,Compliance, Operations, Audit and IT departments
- Negotiating terms and closing deals
- Ensuring that all deals meet the required revenue, margin and return expectations
- Presiding over the organization's day-to-day, month-to-month, and year-to-year
operations
- Supervising and overseeing all matters on the commercial side
- Developing and managing accounts
- Developing the business in new markets
Areas of
Expertise
- Strategic
Planning
- Leadership
Development
- Market
Research
- Product
Development
- Regulatory
Compliance
- Marketing
Campaigns
- Asset Liability
Oversight
- Risk Mitigation
- Management
structuring
- Board and EXCO
Communication
- Facility Expansion
- Customer
Engagement
Recognition
/Awards
- Recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of ‘Middle East’s 100 Most Powerful Arab
Businesswomen’ for three consecutive years 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Strategic
Community
Banker Leader
- Recognized for improving operational efficiencies, liquidity and bottom line profitability in
compliance with local regulatory guidelines of Central Bank of Kuwait
Respected
Banking
Industry
Official
- Maintained high level stature with local stakeholders, from top government officials to top
corporate clients and industry colleagues. Attained over 30 years of experience in banking
sectorthrough handling executive roles in treasury and business responsibilities. Maintained
and improved relationships with top authority levels at the Central Bank of Kuwait.
Executive
Performance
Benchmark
- Accomplished over 20 new very large deals in 2015. One of which received the ACT Deal
of the year award
- Implemented Automatic Electronic Cheque Clearing System, Centralization of Inward
Payments and Reconciliation at Head Office, Completion of Risk Self-Assessments
- Achieved a final rating of ‘GOOD’ in the Central Bank of Kuwait Audit for the full
inspection of the branch. This is recognized as the best rating achieved among foreign and
local banks in Kuwait
- In 2015, NBAD Kuwait delivered consistent profits in an increasingly difficult environment,
whilst maintaining a strong balance sheet and robust capital position
- Grew market share in Kuwait through focusing on key large global banking and commercial
banking customers
- Undertook key initiatives such as improving customer service, internal processes and
developing talent.
- Executed the Group’s strategic vision, mission and values and ensured that it is an integral

2. part of the development of the overall Wholesale banking strategy.
- Grew NBAD franchise awareness locally, and competed with the largest local banks in
Kuwait on mega projects. Generated over 300% above 2015 targeted results in Global
Wholesale Banking.
- Turned Commercial business into a dynamic source for developing and diversifying loan
and deposit base.
- Achieved a top performance recognition for attaining the highest average deposit base
within the Group.
Previous
Executive Job
Experience
Over 30 years of banking experience with local banks handling responsibilities including
Treasurer, Head of Private Banking, Head of Investments,Head of Financial Institutions,
Head of Oil & Gas sector. Approved by Central Bank of Kuwait for several Executive roles
latest was for Chief Executive Officer role in 2013.
Participated as a voting member in various committees including Credit Committees, Asset
and Liability Management Committees, Risk and Compliance Committees, Provision
Committees, HR Committees, Operation & IT Committees and Mangement Committees.
Played an active role in due diligence exercises related to bank acquisitions, bond issuance
road shows,and investment portfolio acquisitions.
Conferences &
Training
“2012 Asia Development Bank – 45th Annualmeeting- 02-05 May 2012- Manila,
Philippine // “2011 IIF Annual membership meeting” – Institute of International Finance –
Washington DC, USA - September 2011; Vienna, Austria – 17-19 June ;Amman, Jordan -
22-23 February 2010; Istanbul,Turkey - 2-4 October 2009 // “Seminar on the Unified
Currency for GCC Countries: Requirements & Aspirations “Dubai Chamber of Commerce
& Industry – Dubai – 11-12 April 2006 // "Global Leadership Program" – Harvard
Business School, Massachusetts,USA., March – June 2000 // Lectured on: ECP/ECD
Presentation to CBK Investors at Citigroup’s 3rd Annual Asia Pacific Fixed Income
InvestorConference in Bangkok – 24-26 January 2006. Many others are available upon
request.
Education American University, Beirut ( Lebanon) B. A. Bachelor of Arts in Economics - Years:
1976 – 1980
Skills,Hobbies
& Other
Activitites
Good knowledge of Computer skills // English, Arabic & French (Moderate) – spoken &
written // Reading, Travelling, long walks as an exercise // Kuwait Economic Society //
Kuwait Graduate Society // Kuwait Financial Markets Association // Arab Bankers
Associtiaon of North America(ABANA)
References Available upon request