SABB appoints Bashaar Al-Qunaibit as HR Chief

July 2020

The Saudi British Bank (SABB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bashar Al-Qunaibit as Chief Human Resources Officer effective 1 July 2020.

Al-Qunaibit’s experience in the banking sector extends for more than 20 years, during which time he has held numerous leadership positions. Prior to joining SABB in 2015 as General Manager of Branches, he worked as a Business Development Director in SAMA’s SADAD Payment System. With his rich experience, Bashaar has successfully led SABB’s critical Branch Transformation Strategy, as well as making important contributions to the current integration between SABB and AlAwwal Bank.

David Dew, Managing Director, SABB commented: “The merger of SABB and Alawwal Bank is an opportunity to create the best bank and the best place to work in the Kingdom. This calls for us to focus on our culture and talent like never before. Bashaar will play a pivotal role in our people strategy and we are excited to see his talent being applied to managing the bank’s greatest asset – our people. I wish Bashaar every success in his new role.”

SABB has a longstanding commitment to developing talent and creating equal opportunities for all within the bank. The bank continually invests in the best training and development of its staff and enabling all of them to achieve their full potential.