Bernhard Brand

Quantumrock FZCO, established in Dubai Airport Free Zone, is set to serve as the regional super-hub for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region. The subsidiary is strategically positioned to further advance the local gemstone market with its mandate of trading and storing cut and polished coloured gemstones in Dubai. The company is actively working towards scaling the gemstone asset class to make it institutionally investable through regulated, asset-backed, and publicly traded investment structures.

Ulysses Holding is a UAE-based healthcare ecosystem start-up with the objective to build a network of multiple clinics and polyclinics throughout the UAE and later GCC, while growing the project geometrically using M&A strategies

As a leading Germany-based AI FinTech company, QuantumRock researches, develops and applies machine learning and artificial intelligence to create more robust investment products with the aim of avoiding Alpha Decay.

Hinduja Bank Middle East Ltd (HBME), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hinduja Bank (Switzerland) Ltd, is a Category 1 licensed Bank, operating from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). As CEO, a DFSA regulated function, I am ultimately holding end-to-end responsibility for the overall strategic direction, the day-to-day business management, all commercial client-related activities as well as for the regulatory compliance and control.

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) was created on 1 April 2017 with the merger of National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and First Gulf Bank (FGB). Responsible for the Business Governance of FAB's Personal Banking business (including branch distribution network, mass retail segments, digital channels, Wealth and Private Banking as well as Business Banking/SME). The responsibilities include Regulatory and Business Compliance, Internal Audit, operational Risk Management as well as Quality Assurance and Process Control.

Comprehensive executive on-the-job training by way of secondment to NBAD's Group Internal Audit Division (9 months), Group Risk Management (8 months) and Group Global Compliance Division (4 months) under the umbrella of NBAD’s in-house ‘Professional Banker’ career development program

Onshore (UAE) and offshore (Swiss) Private Banking services for corporate and individual clients. Based in Dubai, UAE. Responsible to build, develop, lead and retain a team of high performers to implement the bank's business plans & marketing strategies as well as to expand revenues & profitability of existing and new clients in Dubai, Northern Emirates and defined core markets

Unit Head for a dedicated Team of Private Banking Relationship and Investment Managers; based in Dubai, U.A.E.

Senior Relationship Manager for client portfolio in Bahrain, Kuwait & Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Eastern Province, based in Bahrain and Geneva, Switzerland

Private Banking Germany Onshore Head Office; Business Development & Strategical Planning, based in Frankfurt, Germany

Team leader and Senior Relationship Manager for German-/Swiss-based multinational corporates in Vietnam, based in Ho-Chi-Minh-City (Saigon), Vietnam

Relationship Manager covering small & medium-sized corporate clients in Northwest Germany based in Oldenburg, Germany and Credit Analyst, based in Wuerzburg, Germany

Study of political & business economics, law, banking regulation, business admin & accounting