Emirates Islamic Bank announced the appointment of Yakub Bobat as its Head of Corporate Banking. Bobat will be focused on managing the division to grow the corporate business, a strategic segment in the company, creating strong Shari'a based solutions for the company's corporate customers. Prior to joining the company, Bobat was the Global Head of HSBC Amanah Commercial Banking, driving Islamic commercial business strategy across the group and helping expand Islamic banking across key markets.

Bobat was also responsible for establishing HSBC Amanah Syariah in Indonesia in 2003 and HSBC Amanah Malaysia Berhad in 2008.