Abu Dhabi, Kuala Lumpur - (January 12th, 2015)

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has appointed Wynce Low as Executive Director, Head of Debt Origination & Distribution South East Asia.

In his new role, Mr. Low has responsibility for the origination, structuring and distribution of conventional and Islamic debt products for clients across South East Asia. He is based in Kuala Lumpur and will work closely with NBAD's Debt Capital Markets, Syndicated Finance and Islamic Finance teams in Abu Dhabi.

With 18 years' debt markets experience, Mr. Low has a strong track record in lead managing bonds, loans and Sukuk for Malaysian issuers. He joins NBAD from HSBC where he was Head of Debt Capital Markets, Malaysia.

"I am delighted that Wynce has joined NBAD. His hire adds significantly to our debt finance proposition and signals the seriousness of our intent to deliver Middle Eastern liquidity solutions to Asian borrowers," said Andy Cairns, Managing Director and Global Head of Debt Origination & Distribution at NBAD.

NBAD is ranked third Book-runner of International Sukuk for 2014 by Bloomberg. Last year, NBAD was Joint Book-runner on the first-ever Sukuk for non-Islamic sovereigns, from Hong Kong SAR and the United Kingdom as well as benchmark offerings from multiple global issuers including Islamic Development Bank, Government of Dubai, Agricultural Bank of China and Goldman Sachs.

"This is an extremely exciting time for NBAD and the appointment of Wynce reinforces the ability of the Bank in attracting talent from Asia to deliver solutions to our clients within the West-East Corridor, which stretches from West Africa to East Asia and will be the fastest growing super-region in the world," said Susan Yuen, NBAD's CEO in Asia.

NBAD's growth strategy is to capitalise on the growing economies and markets that stretch from West of Africa to East of Asia. The Bank is looking to expand its footprint in key markets that will enable it to focus on the West East Corridor, whilst establishing major wholesale regional hubs - providing our clients with an integrated and truly global service.

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About NBAD
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has one of the largest networks in the UAE, with an expanding network of 125 branches and cash offices and more than 585 ATMs across the country. NBAD's growing international network consists of about 60 branches and offices in 18 countries stretching across five continents from the Far East to the Americas, giving it the largest global network among all UAE banks.

Since 2009, NBAD has been ranked consecutively as one of the World's 50 Safest Banks by the prestigious Global Finance magazine, which also named NBAD the Safest Bank in the Emerging Markets and the Middle East.

 NBAD is rated senior long term/short term AA-/A-1+ by Standard & Poor's (S&P), Aa3/P1 by Moody's, AA-/F1+ by Fitch, A+ by Rating and Investment Information Inc (R&I) Japan, and AAA by RAM (Malaysia) , giving it one of the strongest combined rating of any  Global  financial institution.

A comprehensive financial institution, NBAD offers a range of banking services including retail, investment and Islamic banking. NBAD grows strategically toward its vision to be recognised as the World's Best Arab Bank.

For more information please visit our corporate webpage at: www.nbad.com.

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