Geert Bossuyt - Chief Executive Officer

Geert Bossuyt is a high profile Investment & Corporate Banker with a broad background ranging from asset & portfolio management to corporate finance, private equity, derivatives and Islamic finance. During his career, Geert has built franchises and delivered results quickly.

Geert Bossuyt has served Deutsche Bank AG Dubai in the capacity of senior Managing Director, Global Head of Islamic Business and also the Regional Head of Structuring for MENA (conventional and Islamic). While in Dubai (2006-2009), Geert built a team of Islamic bankers covering all asset classes (assets and liabilities) and capital markets activities. Geert originally joined Deutsche Bank AG London in August 2001 and was responsible for Internal Sales for Structured & Investment Products. In July 2003, Geert joined the Retail Structuring Group where he was co-Head of the Fund Team and also responsible for all new business activities, including the development of Islamic finance initiatives of Deutsche Bank.

Prior to Deutsche Bank, Geert worked with KBC Securities (the investment banking arm of KBC Bank) where he held various positions in different countries, including the role of co-Head of the KBC ECM business from January 1999 to May 2001. In addition to that, Geert was the CEO of KBC Securities Netherlands next to taking direct responsibility for their corporate finance business and market room. Geert also spent about a year in Hungary as co-CEO of K&H Securities. Geert started his career at CERA bank in 1993 where he held various positions within the Treasury department. At that time, Geert also set up with some partners his own private equity firm called Equinox Investments.

Geert holds a Masters in Accounting and Finance from the School of Public and Business Administration, City of Brussels, a Bachelors of Actuary and Bachelors of Quantitative Financial Engineering from the University of Leuven.