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Hisham Alrayes Verified

هشام الريس
Group Chief Executive Officer, GFH Financial Group (GFH Bank)
Nationality
Bahrain
Based in
Bahrain
Record status: Editorially verified Last verified: 1 Oct 2026 Last updated: 23 Oct 2026 Sources: 4

Biography

Hisham Alrayes has been Group CEO of GFH since 2007. GFH, established in 1999, was renamed GFH Bank in April 2026 and managed 23.6 billion dollars in assets and funds under management in FY2025. He also chairs Esterad Investment Company, Infracorp and GFH Capital.

Current positions

Group Chief Executive Officer
2007 – Present

Board positions

Career timeline

  1. 2007 – Present
    Group Chief Executive Officer
  2. Current
    Board Member

Sources

  1. 1. Hisham Alrayes, Top 100 CEOs 2026 Forbes Middle East · read 5 Sep 2026 Supports: profile
  2. 2. Arabic name: GFH Capital GFH Capital · read 5 Sep 2026 Supports: profile
  3. 3. GFH Bank B.S.C.: company profile Dubai Financial Market · read 1 Oct 2026 Supports: Group Chief Executive Officer, GFH Financial Group (GFH Bank); Board Member, GFH Financial Group (GFH Bank) “Top management: Hisham Al AlRayes, CEO and Board Member”
  4. 4. بنك جي إف إتش ش.م.ب: ملف الشركة سوق دبي المالي · read 1 Oct 2026 Supports: Group Chief Executive Officer, GFH Financial Group (GFH Bank); Board Member, GFH Financial Group (GFH Bank) “Top management: Hisham Al AlRayes, CEO and Board Member”