The Board of Directors of the Housing Bank for Trade and Finance has announced the appointment of Ammar Bashir Safadi as chief executive officer as of December 9, 2018. Safadi has more than 27 years of experience in the field of banking and financial services, and has held a number of leadership positions at local and international banks, the last of which was CEO of the National Kuwait Bank in Jordan. He also sits on the board of directors of several companies.