Our people

Haytham Kamhiyah was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Arab Bank Europe plc in December 2018. He brings over 30 years of experience in the Banking industry with specific focus on the MENA region. He started his career with Arthur Andersen in the audit and business advisory division before joining the Capital Bank of Jordan in 1996, where he became General Manager in May 2005.

Haytham held the position of CEO with Emirates Development Bank in the UAE and a member on the Board of Jordan International Investment Group, Ithmar Islamic Finance Company, Jordan International Insurance Company, and Safwa Islamic Bank.

Haytham holds professional qualifications from the Institute of Certified Management Accountants (ICMA) and from the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in the United States. In 2005, he obtained the Advanced Management Program Diploma from the INSEAD Business School.

Mohammad Shoaib Memon has held successive senior positions within the industry with more than 20 years’ experience. He started his career with KPMG in 2000 followed by three years at Ernst & Young. He joined Arab Bank Europe in 2007 and has been managing diverse teams including business strategy, finance, operations, trade services, transformation, information technology and marketing.

Mohammad Shoaib is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and ACCA. He has also attended executive education courses at the Harvard Business School and Said Business School, University of Oxford.

Matthieu Kiss brings 25 years of banking experience, including investment banking, strategy and as CFO of HSBC France, HSBC Continental Europe.

Previously, Matthieu worked for the French government in its Treasury, and as international treasurer for Thomson. As a Non-Executive Director, Matthieu is Chair of the Audit Committee of two banks and a life insurance company.