First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has appointed Paul Hartwell as the new chief executive of the bank’s operations in the United Kingdom, subject to regulatory approvals.

Hartwell joins FAB with over 30 years of experience in corporate banking, operations and risk. Most recently, he was the CEO of British Arab Commercial Bank, said a statement from the bank.

Welcoming Hartwell into the fold, Group CEO Abdulhamid Saeed, said: "With his vast experience in the banking sector, and in the areas which our UK operations particularly focus on, we believe that he will play a key role in driving our operations and in growing our business."

Prior to this, Hartwell was the CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities and had held the posts of chief risk officer and chief operating officer positions at Standard Bank, Barclays and West LB.-TradeArabia News Service