Emirates NBD organises special gathering for students of the Emerging World Youth Golf programme

Press release

Published December 13th, 2012 - 08:33 GMT

Emirates NBD Senior Officials with Students of Emerging World Youth Golf programme.

In line with its ‘Passion for Golf’ initiative, Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, hosted several students who participated in the recent Emerging World Youth Golf programme, along with their families, at the bank’s VIP Chalet at this year’s Omega Dubai Ladies Masters in Dubai.

The initiative is a continuation of the bank’s role in sponsoring the Emerging World Youth Golf Tour, which saw 18 young golfers aged 11-18, benefit from expert coaching, and learning more about the origins and traditions of the game in St Andrews, Scotland, the historical home of the game.

Emirates NBD served as the official banking partner of the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters, for the seventh successive year. The bank also organised a series of activities to highlight its participation at the event which was held at the Emirates Golf Club in Dubai from December 2 – 8, 2012.

Seen here in the picture (from right to left) are Vikram Krishna, Head – Group Marketing & Customer Experience, Emirates NBD; Zachary Drury; a friend of Zachary Drury; Hee-Kyung Seo; Daniel Siegel and Suvo Sarkar, General Manager, Retail Banking, Emirates NBD.

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.