Al-Khaleej Appoints Faisal Al-Adasani as Deputy CEO
As part of its ongoing efforts to pave the way for national cadres to assume leadership positions, and in line with its 2030 strategy, Gulf Bank announced the appointment of Faisal Abdulwahab Yousef Al-Adasani as Executive Vice President, and the appointment of Faisal Mohammed Sayed Ahmed Al-Gharbali as General Manager of Corporate Banking and International Banking, effective Thursday, July 9, 2026, following the submission of their nomination requests to the Central Bank of Kuwait.
Faisal Al-Adasani has been serving as Acting Executive Vice President at Gulf Bank since 2023. Prior to that, he held the position of General Manager of the Corporate Banking Group from 2021 to 2023.
Al-Adasani possesses extensive banking experience spanning approximately 22 years, during which he held various positions and responsibilities at Gulf Bank. He joined the bank in 2004 and progressed through several roles, eventually reaching the position of Deputy General Manager of the Corporate Banking Group in 2019, where he oversaw multinational corporations and oil and gas companies.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Denver in the United States, and has completed several management courses at Harvard Business School, INSEAD, and the University of California, Berkeley.
As for Faisal Al-Gharbali, he boasts over 25 years of banking experience, specifically at Gulf Bank, with approximately 18 years dedicated to corporate banking. Al-Gharbali joined Gulf Bank in January 2001, initially working in the Internal Audit Department. In 2007, he joined the Corporate Banking Department and advanced through various positions until he reached the role of Deputy General Manager of Corporate Banking.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Kuwait, and an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from INSEAD in France. He has also completed numerous training programs in credit and leadership offered by prestigious institutions such as Harvard Business School and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
