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Chadi Halabi

Chadi Halabi

Abu Dhabi,UAE

Summary

Results-driven professional with over 20 years of experience in the financial services sector, including 13+ years specializing in internet trading and digital transformation. Proven expertise in business development, customer relationship management, trading compliance, and risk mitigation. Adept at analyzing complex business needs and delivering seamless, client-focused service solutions. A confident and collaborative leader with a strong track record in team management, process optimization, and platform enhancement. Known for exceptional communication skills, analytical decision-making, and a commitment to driving operational excellence and client satisfaction.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
8050
8050
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Internet Trading Specialist

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Abu Dhabi
01.2012 - 07.2025
  • Enhance online trading platform layout and technical functionality for ADCB Securities customers and provide them with support needed to provide better experience for customers while trading online and to disseminate basic information on online trading platform to new customers.
  • Handled support and account management for High-Net-Worth (HNW) clients, ensuring prompt resolution of complex inquiries, trading issues, and service requests.
  • Train and supervise customer service team to ensure consistent delivery of high-standard service, aligned with company policies and customer satisfaction KPIs.
  • Verify that all fields, equations, and market data are accurate to ensure that all new/existing systems functions of internet trading platforms are running smoothly and as per required.
  • Review and sign-off functional specifications for projects and system enhancement requests and supervise user acceptance testing.
  • Test all new updates for ADCB Securities online platforms.
  • Maintain relevant periodic MIS and reporting by collating data obtained from various sources.
  • Design and prepare new reports, analyze trends and deliver this information to management to facilitate strategic decision-making.
  • Develop/update customer complaints MIS reports.
  • Coordinate with compliance department and Operation Risk team to ensure that all complaints are responded to in timely manner and working to resolve them.
  • Organize with relevant teams (Marketing, Legal, Digital transformation) to send all regulatory/marketing communication (SMS & Emails) to clients.
  • Act as first point of contact with IT department to resolve any issues that may arise in Brokerage Systems and any of online trading platforms to enable timely resolution or escalation.
  • Handle Business Continuity Plan as follows:

I. Update disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets such as data centres.

II. Ensure BCM program implementation and awareness to staff of business unit's business continuity management.

III. Act as contact point between business unit and other recovery teams.

  • Monitor status of restoration of critical business processes and report update to business head of crisis management directly.
  • Evaluate quality of calls for all employees of ADCB Securities Department including customer service employees and financial intermediaries and ensure that comply with quality service standards.

Team Leader (Contact Center)

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Abu Dhabi
09.2005 - 12.2011
  • Conduct interviews with eligible qualified candidates and handle hiring process.
  • Supervise internal and external customer's inquiries and requests accurately and promptly with outstanding level of service.
  • Monitor CMS system and generate MIS reports on weekly/monthly basis.
  • Recommendations for process development based on customer feedback and analysis.
  • Complaint resolution to clients with escalated issues and follow up with further escalated cases.
  • Compiling reports on team's performance and customer feedback.
  • Supporting management and leading special projects.
  • Monitor customer leads requests and forward them to customer service department and sales team.

Education

Project Management Professional (PMP) -

Cambridge Educational Institute
Abu Dhabi

Diploma - Business Administration

Khawarizmi International College
UAE - Abu Dhabi

Diploma - Accounting

Sara Educational Institute
Abu Dhabi
02.2001

High School Diploma -

Abu Dhabi Secondary School
Abu Dhabi
09.1999

Skills

  • Business needs analysis
  • Trading compliance and risk
  • Relationship management
  • Customer service excellence
  • Analytical decision making
  • Organizational assessment
  • Team building and time management
  • Interpersonal communication skills

Accomplishments

  • Increasing the Online Trading (E-trade and Mobile trading app) value to be 50% to 60% from the overall trading value.
  • Increasing the ADCB Securities trading app rating from 3 to be 4.4
  • ADCB Tamayuz Star Awarded 2025: - In collaboration with the IT and Customer Service teams, I played a key role in the successful execution of a high-impact strategic initiative — “Instant Fund Transfers from Trading Applications.” - I consistently demonstrated exceptional commitment, actively engaging with stakeholders, contributing to project planning, and ensuring seamless delivery without disruption to critical applications. This recognition reflects my dedication to operational excellence and client-focused innovation.
  • ADCB Tamayuz Star Awarded 2021: - Recognizes individual effort that resulted in a significant achievement within the employee's team or business units. - Displayed a very high degree of commitment in handling a project for enhancing ADCB e-trade portal.
  • ADCB Tamayuz Star Awarded 2018: - Drive a High-Performance Culture. - solely handled postproduction Online trading clients' inquiries, account setup, trouble shooting and new process implementation

Languages

English
Fluent
Arabic
Native

Timeline

Internet Trading Specialist

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
01.2012 - 07.2025

Team Leader (Contact Center)

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
09.2005 - 12.2011

Project Management Professional (PMP) -

Cambridge Educational Institute

Diploma - Business Administration

Khawarizmi International College

Diploma - Accounting

Sara Educational Institute

High School Diploma -

Abu Dhabi Secondary School
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