Hala El Kasar

Ms. Hala Kasar joined Banque du Caire in October 2010 as the Head of Credit Risk and was appointed as Chief Risk Officer in May 2012. She has extensive management experience in the areas of credit risk, market risk, operational risk, credit administration, remedial loans, and information security.

Before joining Banque du Caire, Ms. El Kasar filled various credit risk positions at leading banks including Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank as Head of Credit Risk & Portfolio Management and the Arab Banking Corporation Egypt as the Credit & Risk Management Division Head.

Ms. El Kasar has a diversified 25 years of experience in banking in the fields of corporate finance, credit, various risk management functions as well as information security management and has extensive knowledge of governance, compliance, and control frameworks.

She previously held various external positions as a non-executive member of the board of directors of Nile Holding for Investment (a subsidiary of Banque du Caire) and Misr Insurance Holding Companies.

She is also currently a non-executive member of I-Score’s board of directors. Ms. El Kasar holds a diploma in the implementation of Basel II Requirements with the American Bankers Association, as well as a BA in Economics from the American University in Cairo.