Management Team

Our team at Al Rajhi Bank is comprised of a balanced mix International professionals, all of whom bring a wealth of experience that helps to give our Bank a solid foundation upon which continued growth is delivered.

Abdullah Sulaiman Al Rajhi - Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Abdullah Sulaiman Al Rajhi is the Chief Executive Officer of Al Rajhi Bank. He was formerly the Deputy General Manager for Investments & Foreign Relations.  During 1994 he became the First Deputy General Manager and in 1996 he became the Director & General Manager of the bank.  In 2005, Mr Al Rajhi took on the position of Director and CEO of the bank.  He is a graduate in Business Administration.

Saeed Al-Ghamdi is the Deputy CEO for Al Rajhi Bank. With over 16 years of banking experience, Saeed has held several key positions with Al Rajhi Bank including Chief Information Officer, General Manager of IT & Operations before becoming Head of Retail Banking in 2003.  Saeed assumed his current role of DCEO in 2007 and in his previous role as GM of Retail Banking, Saeed was responsible for leading projects across the retail business, including major projects in the areas of IT and CRM development.

Iain Blacklaw - Chief Operating Officer

Iain Blacklaw joined Al Rajhi Bank as Chief Operating Officer in July 2008, in this role he has responsibility for the IT, Operations and Administrative Services.  Iain has over 20 years of experience in Banking and IT Service Management, having held senior positions with EDS, Westpac Bank and Bank of Queensland in Australia, with a successful track record of implementing major change initiatives.  At EDS Iain was responsible for all operations across Asia for EDS clients, in the Bank of Queensland he held the position Group Executive IT and Operations and at Westpac he built and ran the majority of the Bank's operations centres.  Iain hold an Honours Degree in Economics from Aberdeen University, a qualified accountant (CIMA), obtained whilst working in London in the Oil Industry and attended Stanford University for post graduate studies.

Mohammed Lookman Samsudeen joined Al Rajhi Bank in 2007 as the Chief Financial Officer.  He has over 20 years of international banking experience with Citibank in the areas of Finance, Operations, Compliance, Treasury and Relationship Management.  Prior to joining Al Rajhi Bank he was a Senior Vice President at Citigroup.  Lookman is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, U.K. and holds an MBA from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura. He is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Bankers, Sri Lanka.  Lookman is married with two daughters and a son.

Marcus Andrade - GM Corporate Banking Group

Marcus Andrade joined Al Rajhi Bank in 2006 as General Manager of the Corporate Banking division. Marcus has over 30 years international banking experience having held senior management positions in Citigroup, Barclays PLC and Standard Bank of South Africa covering markets in Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.  Marcus was responsible for repositioning and growing the Citibank and Barclays franchises in Africa, culminating in the acquisition of ABSA in 2005 – the largest financial services acquisition in South African history at the time. Marcus has been instrumental in building the Al Rajhi Corporate Bank in 2007.  Marcus was also a Senior Credit Officer for Citigroup for over 9 years.  He was on the board of several institutions and has served as the President of the American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa.  Marcus is a Penn State MSc graduate in Civil Engineering and managerial accounting and B.S in Civil Engineering from Escola Polytechnica in Sao Paulo, Brazil.  He has completed the ELP through London Business School.

Dori Anand - GM Retail Banking Group

Anand was appointed General Manger of Retail Banking in July 2007.  His is responsible for shaping the short and long term strategy for the Retail Banking Group.  Anand, has been with Al Rajhi Bank since August 2003.  Prior to his current assignment Anand held senior management roles in the Consumer Asset business and Operations department within Al Rajhi Bank.  Anand has 18 years of Retail Banking experience with exposure to banking practices in countries across the CEMA region.  He has rich experience in setting up green field projects in banking which include new bank set ups, off shore outsourcing practices and banking affiliate set ups.  Prior to joining Al Rajhi, he served as a Vice President in Citigroup, where he worked for 13 years.  Anand holds an MBA degree with specialization in Marketing and Systems.  He is also a member of Visa's Advisory Board for CEMA.  Anand is married with 2 daughters.

Rajkamal was appointed General Manager of Al Rajhi Financial Services in 2007 and is responsible for providing leadership to the Financial services group and for shaping its short and long term strategy and direction.  Rajkamal has over 20 years of experience in the financial services field and has worked in several international banks including Barclays, J.P. Morgan and Standard Bank.  He holds a Masters degree in International & Comparative Law (LLM) from Vrije University, Belgium and an License in Law (LLB) from the University of Buckingham, England.  Rajikamal is married with 2 daughters.

Conistatinos (Dinos) Conistantinides is the General Manager for Strategy and has over 13 years of international experience gained in the financial services industry.  His current responsibilities include the development of the Bank's business strategy, together with their transformation and execution into robust business plans.  Previously, Dinos has supported the Bank in setting up and growing the Retail Banking Group both as an external consultant as well as a member of the executive team.  Prior to joining Al Rajhi Bank Dinos' main professional experience was with Accenture where he led several strategic initiatives for European banks and financial institutions.  Dinos holds an MBA degree, with a specialization in International Strategy from the University of Birmingham and is a graduate of the Economic University of Athens.  Dinos is married with 3 children.

Dr. Saleh is the General Manager for the Sharia group and brings a wealth of experience to the Bank.  Associate Professor in the Department of Comparative Jurisprudence at the Graduate Institute of Justice, he holds a PHD in comparative Jurisprudence from the High Institute of Justice.  He worked in the Faculty of Sharia in Qassim in 1407 AH., and then in the Faculty of Sharia in Riyadh in 1412 AH., followed by a post as an assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Jurisprudence at the High Institute of Justice in 1416 AH.  Dr. Saleh also worked in administration of the Higher Institute for Justice for two years, and as a member of the Institute for six years.  He is also a member of the Scientific Council at the university.

Saud Al-Hoshan joined Al Rajhi Bank in February 2008 as General Manager of Human Resources.  Saud started his career as a Civil Engineer for about 6 years in the government, and later transitioned to Human Resources.  He has over 25 years experience in many fields and industries.  Prior to joining Al Rajhi, he served as a Vice President of Human Resources in Alsalam Aircraft Company.  Saud has an MBA and B.S in Civil Engineering from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington State, USA.  Saud is married with 1 son and 1 daughter.