The Finance Frontier 2026: Usman Ahmed, Group CEO, National Bank of Bahrain (NBB)
Usman is currently a Board Member of Bahrain Islamic Bank, SICO Bank, GCC-BDI Institute, Bahrain Association of Banks and Injaz Bahrain.
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Usman Ahmed is the Group CEO of National Bank of Bahrain with over 30 years of international experience across EMEA and Asia-Pacific. Prior to his current role, he was the CEO and an Executive Board Director of Citi Malaysia, and the Executive Chairman of Citigroup Global Markets Malaysia.
He also previously served as COO for Citi Asia’s Corporate Bank in Hong Kong and Corporate and Investment Banking Head for Citi in the Philippines. Usman is currently a Board Member of Bahrain Islamic Bank, SICO Bank, GCC-BDI Institute, Bahrain Association of Banks and Injaz Bahrain.
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Usman Ahmed is the Group CEO of National Bank of Bahrain with over 30 years of international experience across EMEA and Asia-Pacific. Prior to his current role, he was the CEO and an Executive Board Director of Citi Malaysia, and the Executive Chairman of Citigroup Global Markets Malaysia.
He also previously served as COO for Citi Asia’s Corporate Bank in Hong Kong and Corporate and Investment Banking Head for Citi in the Philippines. Usman is currently a Board Member of Bahrain Islamic Bank, SICO Bank, GCC-BDI Institute, Bahrain Association of Banks and Injaz Bahrain.
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