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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.1B
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Banking Services
Vice President
Raymond Koh BockNumber of Employees 6,670
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Commercial Banking: 522110
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US probe uncovers terror financing by Arab Bank: report
WASHINGTON AFP — US investigators have uncovered evidence that Arab Bank, one of the largest in the Middle East, has channeled tens of millions of dollars from wealthy Saudi Arabians to Palestinian groups that finance suicide bombers and their families, The Los Angeles Times reported on its website Saturday. ...
Lessons From The Sbarro Bombing
Roth, Frimet The Jewish Week 08-12-2005 Wisdom can be gained sometimes from one's enemy. Four years ago, Hamas taught the world some valuable lessons. On Aug. 9, 2001, the terror organization dispatched a suicide bomber to the center of Jerusalem where my family and I live. Fifteen innocents were...
Lessons From The Sbarro Bombing
Roth, Frimet The Jewish Week 08-12-2005 Wisdom can be gained sometimes from one's enemy. Four years ago, Hamas taught the world some valuable lessons. On Aug. 9, 2001, the terror organization dispatched a suicide bomber to the center of Jerusalem...
Arab Bank of Jordan To Close American Branch
Perelman, Marc Forward 02-11-2005 Under pressure from American regulators and three lawsuits brought by families of American and Israeli victims for its alleged role in financing Palestinian terrorism, the Arab Bank of Jordan has decided it will "gradually" close its sole...
New Suit Against Arab Bank
Dickter, Adam The Jewish Week 12-24-2004 Hundreds of victims claim Madison Avenue branch aids terrorism. Hundreds of terror victims and their families, most of them Israelis, filed suit Tuesday against Arab Bank, which is already defending itself against claims by...
Suit Links Arab Bank, Terrorists
Popper, Nathaniel Forward 07-09-2004 A lawsuit filed last Friday in Brooklyn, N.Y., federal court alleges that the Arab Bank, a leading Jordanian institution with deep commercial ties in this country, has been using its New York branch to help channel funds to...
Terrorist victims' families sue Arab bank in US
NEW YORK AFP ? Half a dozen families, led by the widow of a US security guard killed by a bomb in the Gaza strip, have filed an 875 million-dollar lawsuit against the Arab Bank for allegedly aiding Palestinian terrorism. The lawsuit, filed in a New York federal court,...
Arab banks: tracing the funds for terror; the US has been putting great pressure on Arab banks to adopt stringent monitoring and reporting standards to track money used to finance terror groups
The theory is nice: if you mandate banks to report all significant or suspicious financial transactions, you can track funds used to finance terror organisations. If you can track those funds, you can also block them. If you can block those funds, then terrorism will stop because it will go...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Raymond Koh Bock | Vice President |
| Ghaith Ali Mismar | Secretary |
| Kevin Holt |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Sabih Taher Masri | Deputy Chairman |
| Abdul Hamid A.M. Shoman | Chairman & CEO |
| Ibrahim Izzeddin | Board of Directors |
| Mohammed Ahmad Al-Hariri | Board of Directors |
| Mohammed Thabet Taher | Board of Directors |
| Riad Burhan Tah Kamal | Board of Directors |
| Riadq Burhan Tah Kamal | Board of Directors |
| Saleh Ben Saad Al-Muhanna | Board of Directors |
| Samir Farhan Kawar | Board of Directors |
| Sherif Fares Sharaf | Board of Directors |
| Wahbeh Abdullah Tamari | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arab Bank plc | Vice President | Current |
| Arab Bank plc | Area Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arab Bank plc | Secretary | Current |
| Arab Bank plc | Board of Directors | Current |
Kevin Holt joined Arab Bank Group plc in 2004 and has a proven record in organisational change management, delivering results within a multicultural environment; this has proved invaluable in his current role. A results driven and commercially focused Board level director, Kevin understands the requirements and challenges that rapid change and growth bring to an organisation and its people, both from an HR and line management perspective. In addition to his core strengths in Human Resources Management (HRM) Kevin has broadened his knowledge and experience through roles of Operations Director and Chief Executive. Kevin joined Arab Bank plc from Sun Bank plc (part of the global Sun Life of Canada Group, before its acquisition by Portman Building Society), where he was Chief Executive responsible for driving the delivery of strategic objectives and leadership of people issues during a period of major change and relocation of the business. Kevin successfully delivered change within timescale and budget, whilst continuing to deliver all business targets and maintain customer service, compliance and audit quality standards. Prior to achieving promotion in 2003 Kevin was Sun Bank's HR & Mortgage Operations Director. During his tenure in the role he implemented process management technology into mortgage new business operations, leading to an 80% increase in processing efficiency and a corresponding increase in residential mortgage new business volumes. He also led the relocation of the mortgage processing operations from Hertfordshire to Dorset. Between 1997 and 2002 Kevin was HR Director for the Bank, successfully re-structuring the HR Department from an historic focus on administration and welfare to one of strategic partnership and input. Kevin commenced his career in financial services through Household Bank plc's Management Training Programme. He stayed with the organisation for 14 years and was appointed HR Manager in 1992, leaving five years later to join Lloyds TSB Group as Retail Banking, Area Personnel Manager. In 1996 Kevin was appointed Senior Personnel & Development Manager, Private & International Banking. Educated in the UK, Kevin has undertaken the Chartered Institute of Personnel Qualification Programme and holds an MA in strategic HRM. He is a Fellow of the CIPD and an external examiner for Professional Management and CIPD qualifications.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Management Company, LLC. | External Examiner | Current |
| Europe Arab Bank Plc | Head of Human Resources | Current |
| Arab Bank plc | Current | |
| Cipd | Fellow | Current |
| Sunbank | Hr & Mortgage Operations Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Arab Bank plc | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Arab Bank plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Arab Bank plc | Chairman & CEO | Current |
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| Arab Bank plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Arab Bank plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Arab Bank plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Arab Bank plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Arab Bank plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Arab Bank plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Arab Bank plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Arab Bank plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Arab Bank plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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