Emirates Investment Bank (EIB) has appointed Gaurav Agarwal as its chief finance officer and Biswajit Dasgupta as its chief investment officer – treasury.

In his new role, Agarwal will be responsible for leading the bank’s finance, operations and IT departments, said a statement.

He brings with him over 18 years of experience in corporate finance, funding, banking, risk management and general management areas in the UAE and abroad.

Dasgupta, who comes with 24 years experience in foreign exchange, money markets, fixed income and equities, will oversee the bank’s proprietary investments in his new role, said the statement.

Khaled Sifri, CEO, said: “These new appointments come as a clear reflection of our on-going strategy to enhance our sophisticated regional and international expertise. We are confident that these strategic appointments will add significant value to our bespoke investment and wealth planning solutions.

“It gives me great pleasure to welcome Mr Agarwal and Mr Dasguptaon board, and I am confident that their expertise will play an instrumental role in leading the Bank towards greater heights, adding further value to our shareholders.” - TradeArabia News Service