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'''Adnan Chilwan''' ({{lang-ar|عدنان شلوان}}) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[banking]] business executive, currently the [[Chief Executive Officer|Group CEO]] of [[Dubai Islamic Bank]].<ref name="Banker">{{cite news | last=Hancock | first=Melissa | title=The Middle East's biggest movers and shakers in 2013 | publisher=[[The Banker]]| date=2 January 2014 | url=http://www.thebanker.com/World/The-Middle-East-s-biggest-movers-and-shakers-in-2013 | access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="WSJ01">{{cite news | last=Parisie | first=Nicolas | title=Dubai Islamic Bank to Buy 25% of Indonesian Lender | publisher=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=19 May 2014 | url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304422704579571563128403456 | access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Forbes">{{cite news|url=http://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/lists/people/pname/adnan-chilwan/pid/10362|title=Top Indian Leaders in The Arab World 2014 : Top CEOs|access-date=27 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629190212/http://www.forbesmiddleeast.com/en/lists/people/pname/adnan-chilwan/pid/10362|archive-date=29 June 2015|work=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes Middle East]]|year=2014|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His career has spanned more than two decades in the fields of both conventional and [[Islamic banking]].

==Career==

Chilwan spent most of his early career in management positions at a wide range of Islamic and conventional banks in the Gulf region. Some of these banks include, [[HSBC]], [[Dubai Bank]], [[Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank]], and [[Mashreq (Bank)|Mashreq]].<ref name="Forbes"/> He began work for Dubai Islamic Bank in 2008, first serving as the Chief of Retail Banking and later as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer.<ref name="GulfBase">{{cite news | title=DIB sticks to Eibor, plans 15% rise in market share | publisher=GulfBase| date=13 April 2010 | url=http://www.gulfbase.com/news/dib-sticks-to-eibor-plans-15-rise-in-market-share/132617 | access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="GN02">{{cite news | title=Dubai Islamic Bank appoints new managing director, CEO| publisher=[[Gulf News]] | date=22 July 2013 | url=http://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/banking/dubai-islamic-bank-appoints-new-managing-director-ceo-1.1212045| access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref> In 2010, he became a founding member of the board of directors for the Sharia-compliant Emirates Real Estate Investment Trust, a joint venture between Dubai Islamic Bank and Eiffel Management.<ref name="States">{{cite news | title=Dubai Islamic Bank and Eiffel Management launch Emirates REIT | publisher=[[New Statesmen]]| date=26 November 2010 | url=http://www.newstatesman.com/banking-and-insurance/2010/11/emirates-reit-dubai-eiffel| access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>

In July 2013, Chilwan was appointed to the chief executive position at Dubai Islamic Bank. Abdulla al Hamli, who had been the bank's CEO for five years, was appointed to the position of Managing Director.<ref name="Banker"/><ref name="GN02"/> By November 2013, the bank's net profit was up 33.5% compared to the previous nine-month period.<ref name="GN03">{{cite news | last=das Augustine | first=Babu | title=Dubai Islamic Bank nine-month net profit up 33.5 per cent to Dh1.2b| publisher=[[Gulf News]] | date=11 November 2013 | url=http://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/banking/dubai-islamic-bank-nine-month-net-profit-up-33-5-per-cent-to-dh1-2b-1.1254047| access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref> By 2014, the bank had 1.4 million customers and 86 branches across the [[UAE]].<ref name="ArabB">{{cite news | last=King | first=Neil | title=Q&A: Dubai Islamic Bank | publisher=[[Arabian Business]] | date=30 April 2014 | url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/q-a-dubai-islamic-bank-548335.html?page=4 | access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>

As GCEO, Chilwan indicated that his long-term goal is for the international operations of the bank to compose about 10 to 15% of the total revenue.<ref name="AlArab">{{cite news | title=Dubai Islamic Bank eyes Kenya, Indonesia for expansion | publisher=[[Al Arabiya]]| date=13 March 2014 | url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/business/banking-and-finance/2014/03/13/Dubai-Islamic-Bank-eyes-Kenya-Indonesia-for-expansion.html| access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref> He helped develop the [[SME finance|SME]] Business Solutions Initiative, a Sharia-compliant line of financial products and services for SMEs.<ref name="BankerME">{{cite news | title =Islamic footprints making strides | publisher=[[The Banker|The Banker Middle East]] | date=September 2013 | url=http://www.cpifinancial.net/flipbooks/BME/2013/Sep/#12 | access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>

==Recognition and awards==
In 2014, ''[[Arabian Business]]'' named him to its list of the Gulf Cooperation Council's 100 Most Powerful Indians,<ref name="MSN">{{cite news| title=InPicture: The GCC's 100 Most Powerful Indians 2014| publisher=[[MSN]]| year=2014| url=https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/news/inpicture-the-gcc%E2%80%99s-100-most-powerful-indians-2014/ss-BBbff5U?r=1#image=14| access-date=27 June 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629163521/http://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/news/inpicture-the-gcc%E2%80%99s-100-most-powerful-indians-2014/ss-BBbff5U?r=1#image=14| archive-date=29 June 2015| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref> and the [[Global Islamic Finance Awards]] awarded him the title of Islamic Banker of the Year.<ref name="Zawya">{{cite news | title=Edbiz Consulting held its fourth Global Islamic Finance Awards at The H Dubai on 27th October 2014 | publisher=[[Zawya]] |date=28 October 2014 | url=https://www.zawya.com/story/Edbiz_Consulting_held_its_fourth_Global_Islamic_Finance_Awards_at_The_H_Dubai_on_27th_October_2014-ZAWYA20141028071638/| access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref> He was also ranked 11th in ''[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes Middle East]]''{{'}}s 2014 list of the Top Indian Leaders in the Arab World.<ref name="Forbes" />

In 2015, Chilwan was listed 4th on ''Trends Magazine''{{'}}s and [[INSEAD Business School]]'s annual ranking of the Top 100 CEOs in the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]], based on the financial statements of publicly listed companies<ref name="GN01">{{cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/business/economy/revealed-100-best-performing-ceos-in-gcc-1.1484419|title=Revealed: 100 best-performing CEOs in GCC|last=Maceda|first=Cleofe|date=2 April 2015|access-date=27 June 2015|publisher=[[Gulf News]]}}</ref><ref name="Trends">{{cite news|url=http://trendsmena.com/uncategorized/top-ceo-2015-list-winners|title=Top CEO 2015 - List of Winners|date=31 March 2015|access-date=27 June 2015|publisher=Trends Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629165031/http://trendsmena.com/uncategorized/top-ceo-2015-list-winners|archive-date=29 June 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.dib.ae/about-dib/executive-management/dr-adnan-chilwan Dubai Islamic Bank profile]

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