Partly sponsored by Gulf Bank and organized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group

Salma Al-Hajjaj: We are proud to support the participation of our female leaders from the Bank in this prominent program for the second consecutive year.

Gulf Bank has announced its participation in the Corporate Directors training program, for the second consecutive year, organized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World Bank Group, in cooperation with Tammayaz Foundation and Soroptimist International. This participation is part of the Bank’s efforts to consolidate the principles of sustainability in society and to support women empowerment programs and initiatives.

Gulf Bank’s Deputy General Manager of the Treasury Department, Maab Al-Qassim, and Assistant General Manager of Corporate Banking, Shamayel Al-Marzouq, participated in the 3-month training program, which started earlier this year, on the 21st of January. Last year’s training program witnessed the participation of three female leaders from the Bank, namely Dalal AlDousari, Noura AlHouti and Marwa Hajjiah.

The Corporate Directors training program is uniquely designed to provide participants with tools to address and improve corporate governance practices that affect long-term planning and prepare them to better understand Corporate Boards. The program covers a wide range of corporate governance issues and aids in acquiring skills of strategic supervision and management control. This extensive learning experience teaches the participants about the vital role of corporate board directors, with disclosure and transparency, and helps them understand how to protect the rights of the shareholders.

The program also focuses on the corporate governance challenges faced by companies and the best practices to reduce these challenges. It goes beyond basic theories and provides a practical summary of how to implement the basic aspects of business governance.