Mr. Abdulaziz Al-Helaissi is the Group Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Gulf International Bank
B.S.C., Chairman of Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited and Vice Chairman of Gulf International Bank – Saudi  Arabia. His board memberships include GIB Capital, Golf Saudi, Saudi Golf Federation and the Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF). Mr. Al-Helaissi also serves as a member of the Global Board of the Institute of International Finance, Inc. – USA (IIF) and co-chair of its Emerging Markets Advisory Council (EMAC).

Prior to joining GIB in 2016, Mr. Al-Helaissi was the Deputy Governor for Supervision at the Saudi Central
Bank (SAMA), having started there in 2013. At SAMA, his responsibilities included the oversight of the banking and insurance sectors as well as finance company regulations (mortgage, leasing, and other nonbank finance institutions). He was also responsible for consumer protection.

Prior to SAMA, Mr. Al-Helaissi was Senior Country Officer and Managing Director, Saudi Arabia for JP Morgan Chase, as well as Head of Global Corporate Banking for the Middle East and North Africa. Earlier in his career, he was General Manager, Central Province of Saudi British Bank (affiliate of HSBC), and covered all key lines of business, including corporate and consumer banking. He has also served on a number of boards, including the
Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), King Fahd Causeway Authority and Astra Foods Company.

Mr. Al-Helaissi has 36 years’ banking and regulatory experience and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Texas in Austin, USA.