Issue No. 338

12 - 18 April 2001

New Fimbank executive

First International Merchant Bank Ltd has appointed Nassif A. Chehab senior manager of correspondent banking. Mr Chehab is to be responsible for maintaining and developing Fimbank’s worldwide inter-bank business, and for coordinating the bank’s network of regional consultants.
Mr Chehab has held several senior positions in international merchant banking, including: senior manager, Credit Lyonnais Bank (Austria) AG, where he was responsible for corporate finance, correspondent banking, and trade and export finance; area manager for the Middle East, Bank of Austria AG; and head of correspondent and institutional banking, Arab Bank (Austria) AG, a subsidiary of Arab Bank plc. More recently, Mr Chehab held the position of general manager at Volksbank Malta Ltd, where he also sat on the board of directors.
Mr Chehab is fluent in English, German, French and Arabic, and is a graduate of Webster University, US, and of the American University in Paris.

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