Nakhle El Hage has over 40 years of experience in commercial and private banking. He previously worked with the British Bank of the Middle East in Beirut for 26 years in foreign exchange and treasury management. He also spent almost 20 years at the Near East Commercial Bank as Manager of Treasury and Capital Markets, while serving as the President of the Treasury Committee, and as a member of the ALCO, Risk, and AML Committees.

Mr. El Hage holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Saint-Joseph University in Beirut, Lebanon, as well as a Diploma in Technical Banking Studies and a Higher Diploma in Banking Studies, also from Saint-Joseph University.

Mr. El Hage attended multiple training seminars between 1974 and 2004 from the ABL, BBME Dubai, HSBC Malaysia, and others, mostly focusing on treasury, operations, risk management, and foreign exchange.