Abdullah Al Hamed joined GIB Capital in August 2017 as Head of Client Investment Advisory. He has more than 17 years of experience in financial markets in asset management, business development and brokerage services. He is currently the Head of Brokerage Department.
Abdullah started his career with the Saudi British Bank (SABB) in 2000 as a manager where he worked in the international brokerage. In 2003, he joined Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) where he headed the Arab markets brokerage desk.
In 2006, Abdullah joined HSBC Saudi Arabia’s asset management team where he worked with product development, discretionary portfolio management teams. He was appointed as Head of Discretionary Portfolio Management in 2011 and subsequently as Managing Director – Head of Brokerage Services in 2015. Prior to joining GIB Capital, Abdullah was Managing Director – Head of Asset Management at HSBC Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics, from King Saud University, Riyadh. He is also a Certified Personal Financial Planner and a Wealth Management Planner from the Institute of Banking, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, Riyadh.