Ahmad Lootah

Chairman, ICC UAE Banking Commission

^{Ahmad Majid Lootah Enjoys over 20 years of practical experience in banking and financial sector, both conventional and Islamic. He is currently the Managing Director & CEO of Al Hilal Capital, a privately owned financial services & investment development firm, providing innovative solutions for the Islamic Economy. He is also the chairman of Ahmad Lootah & Associates Chartered Accountants & Shariah Auditors. He has extensive experiences being a director of several financial services & technology companies, both public & private, in the UAE and abroad. In addition to the above roles, he is currently serving as a board member of The International Chamber of Commerce in The UAE (ICCUAE) and is the Chairman of ICC Banking Commission. He previously worked for well-known financial institutions & organization in the UAE and abroad such as: ABN – AMRO Bank, The Finance Department at Government of Dubai and M.L. United Investments in New York.}

^{Before becoming the Chief Executive of Al Hilal Capital, He served as the head of banking services at Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade and member of its executive management committees for more than eight years as well as serving as general manager of World Financial Services in Dubai. In addition to being a Chartered Accountant, Accredited Financial & Banking Expert to UAE Authorities, Anti-Fraud specialist, he is a Certified Shariah Advisor and Auditor by The Accounting & Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) and member of several of international institutes and professional associations. He holds an Executive MBA with honours from the joint EMBA program of The University of Sharjah, American University in Beirut, and the University of Arizona. He earned his BSc. in Finance, Investments and International Business from Farmers School of Business at Miami University, USA. EMBA from University of Sharjah, and he is currently pursuing his Doctorate in Business Adminstarion with the University of Sharjah (UOS).}