Wissam H. Fattouh

Wissam Fattouh

Mr. Wissam H. Fattouh became the Secretary General of the Union of Arab Banks in November 2010. In this role he leads the largest banking consortium in the region and the sole representative of the Arab banking community, which aims at the development and advancement of the banking and financial markets, in addition to the cross-border relations and exchange of expertise with international counterparts.
Mr. Fattouh is an expert in Arab and International banking and financial sectors, acquired from over 25 years of experience in this domain and through extensive and close relations with MENA Region, Europe and United States of America, in addition to regional/International financial and regulatory bodies.

Before his current position, Mr. Fattouh served as the Acting Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General, Director of Conferences Department at UAB and Manager of Databank & Information Technology.  He established the new line of technical Forums that excelled for its scientific importance and established a number of Professional Groups and Associations, Group of Certified Compliance Officers (GCCO), Group of Certified Risk Managers (GCRM) in MENA Region, in addition to initiatives for dialogue between the Arab Banking community with its counterparts from Turkey, the European Union and United States. The Turkish-Arab, EU-Arab and US-Arab banking dialogue initiatives cover matters of laws and regulations, investment, trade including Basel recommendations, AML/CFT acts, FATCA, De-risking, Correspondent banking and others.

Mr. Fattouh has overseen the development of the UAB to the highest standard of professionalism while using advanced technologies and relying on the best human resources. He managed to transform the UAB into an internationally renowned organization with a say on the international banking and financial fronts.

Current positions:

  • Secretary General of the Union of Arab Banks
  • Secretary General of the World Union of Arab Bankers
  • Advisory Board Member of Child & Youth Finance International, Amsterdam – The Netherlands
  • Member of Board of Trustees of The Arab Academy for Banking & Financial Sciences, Jordan
  • Member of the Board – Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS), USA
  • Observer Member – Arab Monetary Fund, UAE
  • Observer Member – Arab Union for Small Enterprises, Egypt
  • Member of Board of Trustees of the Lebanese for Voluntary Activities, Lebanon
  • Member of Advisory Board of Beirut Arab University, Lebanon
  • Member of the Advisory Board of MEA Logistics Council – GCEL