The Saudi British Bank (SABB) has appointed Saad Abdulaziz Alkhalb as its chief operating officer, effective May 1.

Alkhalb has returned to SABB following a two-year secondment to HSBC, where he served as the chief operating officer of HSBC Oman, said a statement from the company.

He brings with him an extensive professional experience spanning more than 23 years in senior administrative positions which included various banking service functions at SABB, HSBC and a number of other prominent Saudi banking institutions, it added.

Alkhalb holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), graduating in 1992. – TradeArabia News Service