Adnan Chilwan ( ar, عدنان شلوان) is an
Indian banking
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business executive, currently the
Group CEO
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of
Dubai Islamic Bank
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.
Career
Chilwan spent most of his early career in management positions at a wide range of Islamic and conventional banks in the Gulf region. Some of these banks include,
HSBC
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,
Dubai Bank
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,
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC ( ar, مصرف أبوظبي الإسلامي) is an Islamic bank based in Abu Dhabi city, in the United Arab Emirates.
Establishment
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank was established on 20 May 1997 as a Public Joint Stock Compa ...
, and
Mashreq
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.
He began work for Dubai Islamic Bank in 2008, first serving as the Chief of Retail Banking and later as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
In 2010, he became a founding member of the board of directors for the Sharia-compliant Emirates Real Estate Investment Trust, a joint venture between Dubai Islamic Bank and Eiffel