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Lubna Al Olayan becomes first woman appointed as head of Saudi bank
Lubna Al Olayan has become the first woman appointed to run a Saudi Arabian bank, the BBC reports.
Published : 6 Oct 2018, 03:39 AM
Updated : 6 Oct 2018, 04:59 AM
The Saudi businessman will become the chairperson of a new bank that was formed from the merger of Saudi British Bank and Alawwal Bank.
The merger will lead to the creation of Saudi Arabia’s third largest bank, with a capitalisation of $17.2 billion.
According to the BBC, Olayan is the head of a family conglomerate and is considered a trailblazer in the finance industry.
Educated in the US, she topped the Forbes list of Middle East's Most Influential Women in 2018.
Her appointment comes amid a wider liberalisation of women’s roles in Saudi Arabia.
The ban on woman drivers was lifted in June as part of a modernisation initiative led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman known as Saudi Vision 2030.
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