Emirates NBD CEO takes on ladies golfing champion in charity challenge

Press release

Published December 18th, 2011 - 09:03 GMT

Al Bawaba

Rick Pudner, Chief Executive Officer of Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, took on ladies golfing champion, Laura Davies, in a charity challenge alongside the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters tournament.

Laura Davis is considered the most accomplished English female golfer of modern times, being the first non-American to finish at the top of the Ladies Professional Golf Association money list. All proceeds raised from this event have been donated to Breast Cancer Arabia, a free, interactive internet platform, which provides high quality information about breast cancer, and a treatment and support network for the unfortunate victims of the disease.

Background Information

Emirates NBD

Emirates NBD, the leading banking group in the region, was formed on 19 June 1963, when H.H. Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum signed the Charter of Incorporation of the National Bank of Dubai (NBD) which became the first National Bank established in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With the blessings of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, NBD merged with Emirates Bank International (EBI) on 06 March 2007, to form Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the region by assets. On 16 October 2007, the shares of Emirates NBD were officially listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The merger between EBI and NBD to create Emirates NBD, became a regional consolidation blueprint for the banking and finance sector as it combined the second and fourth largest banks in the UAE to form a banking champion capable of delivering enhanced value across corporate, retail, private, Islamic and investment banking throughout the region.