Prior to joining VCBank, Mr. Al-Bastaki was Head of the Islamic Banking Division at BankMuscat International, with a mandate to establish an Islamic banking subsidiary. Before that, he was with JPMorgan Chase Bank for 6 years where he was Head of the GCC Client Management, responsible for the bank’s business with financial institutions, government agencies, and large corporates. Previously, he spent 5 years with Arab Banking Corporation as a Client Relationship Manager in the Islamic banking subsidiary, covering various regions including the GCC, Far East and the Americas, and responsible for syndication finance, and originating and structuring deals. He started his banking career with BBK where he spent more than 7 years in the field of corporate and project finance, investment, and financial institutions. Mr. Al-Bastaki holds a Post Graduate Diploma and a B.Sc. In Business Administration from the University of Bahrain. Back