Emirates Investment Bank announces two senior appointments

Emirates Investment Bank (EIB) recently announced a number of senior appointments as part of its continued expansion as well as its efforts to add further executive management expertise.

Gaurav Agarwal joins as chief finance officer and Biswajit Dasgupta as chief investment officer – treasury. Both form part of Emirates Investment Bank’s Executive Committee.

As chief finance officer, Gaurav Agarwal will be responsible for leading Emirates Investment Bank’s finance, operations and IT departments. Agarwal joins the bank having acted as chief financial officer of Tamweel in Dubai, where he played a key role in establishing and growing the business. He brings with him over 18 years of experience in corporate finance, funding, banking, risk management and general management areas in the UAE and abroad.

Building on his 24 years of regional and international experience in foreign exchange, money markets, fixed income and equities, Biswajit Dasgupta joins Emirates Investment Bank as chief investment officer — treasury, to oversee the bank’s proprietary investments. Prior to this, Dasgupta held a number of senior positions in treasury departments at various financial institutions in the region, including Invest AD and Dubai Bank in the UAE, Al Khalij Commercial Bank in Qatar and ABN Amro.