Published: November 23, 2009
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has appointed Amir Riad as global head of corporate finance and investment banking. Riad has taken on the role of developing key strategic initiatives to manage cross-selling of various products and services of ADIB.
Riad has more than 15 years of experience in corporate finance, capital markets, private equity and M&A, both regionally and globally.
Before joining ADIB, Riad was regional head of corporate finance and advisory for the MENA region at Standard Chartered Bank UAE. He advised on a number of high profile cross-border buy and sell side M&A and corporate finance transactions on behalf of large local corporations, sovereign wealth funds and private equity firms.
Riad has spent over 12 years at Citigroup, where he held several leadership positions in corporate finance and private equity. As head of equity capital markets with Citigroup/Samba, Riyadh, he advised on and managed a number of high profile advisories, IPOs and equity placements in the region. Riad also held the position of vice-president with Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney’s investment team based in London where he was associated with a number of private equity and acquisition transactions in Central Europe, Middle East and Africa region.