Dubai: Qatar National Bank (QNB) has convened its strategy conference entitled “Shaping a Mena Icon” in Dubai. This was the first time this group event had taken place in the UAE and was most timely given Dubai’s successful bid for The World Expo Event in 2020.
The conference is held in one of the 26 countries where the company has an operating presence and is attended by the QNB senior management team in Qatar, general managers from international companies and chief executive officers from subsidiary companies. The purpose is to discuss topics that will enhance the strategic development of the organisation and help secure The bank’s vision of “Becoming a Mena Icon”.
The two-day meeting was chaired by Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari, the Acting Group Chief Executive (AGCEO). He said: “As the leading financial institution in the region, we are delighted to be hosting this important event in Dubai.
A key strength of the QNB Group is our commitment to stay close to and work together with our overseas branches, subsidiaries and associate companies. An important forum such as this allows us to both highlight the continuing impressive progress being made by the group and focus on the key strategic objectives that we still need to deliver. Doing all of this for the first time in Dubai has been an additional bonus”.
Mohamed Al Qadi, Chairman of the UAE–based Commercial Bank International (CBI), welcomed the executive management of QNB Group and stressed CBI’s desire to continue to strengthen its relations with its QNB partners and work towards common shared goals.
QNB Group holds 40 percent of shareholders’ capital of the CBI, which operates in the UAE through 19 branches covering all UAE major cities. Earlier this year, CBI announced its new brand reflecting a strong strategic partnership with QNB Group and taking advantage of the financial strength and brand equity of the largest financial institution in The Mena Region.
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