Union National Bank

Union National Bank (UNB) was a bank based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 1982 until it merged with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank in 2019.[2] The bank had its shares listed in the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) under the symbol UNB.[3]

It was established as a Public Joint Stock Company in 1982, and became one of the UAE's leading domestic banks in the United Arab Emirates. The bank offered a variety of products and services to individuals and corporations. It had more than 50 branches and banking centers.[4]

In 2006, during the Egyptian banking industry reforms, Alexandria Commercial and Maritime Bank was privatised and subsequently acquired by Union National Bank.[5][6]

Board of Directors

The board of directors of Union National Bank before its merger included:[7]

  • Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan (chairman)[8]
  • Mohammad Nasr Abdeen (vice chairman and managing director)
  • Mohamed Dhaen Al Hamli (vice chairman)
  • Yousef Abdulaziz Al Harmoodi (member)
  • Mohammad Ali Al Khawaja (member)
  • Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi (member)
  • Mohamed Tawfik Ezz Eldin (member)
  • Mohamed Moustafa Abdel Atty (member)

References

  1. Is this the end of Abu Dhabi group in Pakistan? And who is to blame? Profit by Pakistan Today, October 7, 2019^
  2. ADCB, UNB, Al Hilal merge, creating UAE's third largest bank gulfnews.com, May 2019, retrieved 2019-10-24^
  3. The Determinants of the Performance of Commercial Banks Industry Evidence of Listed Commercial Banks at Adx - ProQuest www.proquest.com, retrieved 2024-05-08^
  4. List of Union National Bank Branches and ATMs in Dubai Dubai OFW, 2018-04-28, retrieved 2020-07-29^
  5. Mohamed Elsayed. Economic Reform, Banks’ Efficiency and Market Structure in Egypt Durham University, 2015^
  6. Osama Wagdi. Determinants of a Bank's Performance in Emerging Markets: Evidence from Egypt Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies, 2022-03-15, retrieved 2024-05-08^
  7. UNB reduces its Egyptian branch’s board of directors to seven members - Dailynewsegypt 2019-03-23, retrieved 2024-05-08^
  8. The Europa World Year Book 2004 Europa Publications, 2004^