Rasha Abu AlSaud

Rasha Abu AlSaud

Chief Technology Officer(CTO)at Saudi National Bank(SNB)with15+ years Information Security, Technology &Digital experience in banking.Advisory Committee Member.Frequent Speaker in Technology, Innovation & Cyber Security

King AbdulAziz UniversityJiddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

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Experience27+ Years

Executive Overview

Highly motivated and experienced Information Security and Technology professional responsible for the design and implementation of: Information/Cyber Security, Cyber Fraud,, Information Protection and Privacy practices for SNB. Expert proficiency in all aspects of Information/Cyber Security, Information Technology, Technology Risk Management, Cyber Fraud Management, Information Protection and Privacy in addition to Governance practices and Business Continuity. Rasha is a frequent speaker at local and international conferences sharing her expertise in Cyber Security best practices, Cyber Fraud trends and frameworks, Information Privacy rules and Protection technologies, Technology Risk Management implementations, Compliance and Governance frameworks, IT management, in addition to Intelligence Practices and the establishment of excellence and operation centers.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • 2022–Present· 4 yrs 8 mos
    • Member - Industrial Advisory Committee - Faculty of Computer Science & EngineeringCurrent
      2022–Present
  • Apr 2021–Present· 5 yrs 5 mos
    • Chief Technology OfficerCurrent
      Jul 2023–Present
    • Chief Information Security Officer
      Apr 2021–Jul 2023
  • Mar 2018–Present· 8 yrs 6 mos
    • Member - Industrial Advisory Committee - Faculty of Computing & Information TechnologyCurrent
      Mar 2018–Present
  • Nov 2021–Jul 2023· 1 yr 8 mos
    • Chairperson - Banking Committee for Information Security
      Nov 2021–Jul 2023
  • 2012–Dec 2022· 10 yrs 11 mos
    • Public Speaking
      2012–Dec 2022
  • Feb 2008–Apr 2021· 13 yrs 2 mos
    • EVP - Head of Information Security Risk (CISO)
      May 2019–Apr 2021
    • SVP - Head of Information Security Risk(CISO)
      Feb 2015–Apr 2019
    • VP - Head of Business Continuity & Information Security
      Sep 2013–Feb 2015
    • VP - Head of IT Risk Department
      Nov 2010–Aug 2013
    • IT Process Improvement, Quality Management and Control
      Feb 2008–Nov 2010
  • 2005–2007· 2 yrs
    • Auditor, Internal
      2005–2007
    • Branch Supervisor and Managing Editor
      2000–2005
  • 1999–1999· 0 mos
    • Junior Trainee
      1999–1999

Education

General Management Program - ExecutiveEd

Leadership

Harvard Business School

AUC Executive MBA - Live In Modules

Doing Business in the East

HKUST Business School

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Executive MBA (EMBA)

The American University in Cairo

AUC Executive MBA - Live In Modules

Global Marketingn Management / Competitive and Corporate Strategy

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

AUC Executive MBA - Live In Module

Leadership and Management

Center for Creative Leadership

BSc

Computer Science

King AbdulAziz University

Executive Relationship Map

Reports To
Rasha Abu AlSaud
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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Risk AssessmentChange ManagementBusiness Continuity PlanningIT ManagementInternal AuditBusiness ProcessSix SigmaRisk ManagementManagementSDLCBusiness AnalysisAnalysisStakeholder ManagementPCI DSSISO 27001Business ContinuityAuditingProcess ImprovementBankingRetail Banking