Noor Bank’s Head of Operational Risk and Governance recognised amongst best chief information security officers in Middle East

Press release

Published June 5th, 2016 - 07:12 GMT

During the event

Noor Bank, a leading Shari’a compliant bank in the UAE, today announced that its Head of Operational Risk and Governance, Prashant Nair, was recognised with the MESA CISO 100 award at the Middle East Security Awards (MESA) 2016.

The ceremony, which took place on May 24, acknowledged the top 100 Chief Information Security Officers (CISO's) in the Middle East, which included government security leaders, rising stars in security and risk, as well as the most recognised women CISO’s in Middle East.

The winners were announced after a rigorous review from the MESA judging committee, which comprised of Senior Security and Risk professionals from varied business sectors and domains in the UAE.

Background Information

Noor Bank

Noor Bank (formerly Noor Islamic Bank) was established in January 2008, in Dubai - United Arab Emirates.

Among the youngest banks in the country, Noor Bank has achieved significant growth in the past 10 years. Today, in 2018, as we continue to grow, we are ranked the 11th largest bank in the UAE in terms of asset size.

Noor Bank is a full-service Shari’a-compliant bank, offering a comprehensive range of products and services - in corporate and personal banking, wealth management, Takaful (Islamic insurance), treasury and trading. We have a presence across the country, at multiple locations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Al Ain.