Haitham Alkhazaleh

Director of Risk Management, Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI),

Haitham Al Khazelah holds the position of a Risk Management Director at Etihad Credit Insurance. In his current capacity, he manages the Risk Underwriting, Information and claims units of the organization, ensuring holistic risk assessments to further strengthen ECI’s product offerings.

Haitham has an extensive knowledge and experience in the trade credit insurance industry as he previously served in Coface and Allianz Trade, two of the global leaders in the industry. In these organizations, he demonstrated strong leadership skills, having earlier worked as the Risk Analysis and Claims Director at Coface, leading a team of experts responsible for managing a risk exposure in excess of $7 Billion across the Middle Eastern countries and a network of risk and debt recovery and information experts.

Prior to joining Coface, Haitham served in various roles at Allianz Trade in the GCC region including risk underwriting and claims department supporting a multi-billion-dollar risk exposure portfolio in the GCC region and serving multi-national and national clients.

Haitham holds an MBA from the University of Dubai and participated in several extensive international trainings and industry events.