Prasant is the Chief Risk Officer at National Bank of Fujairah. Prior to this role, he served as the Chief Risk Officer at Dubai Bank, before which he was the General Manager-Credit & Risk Management for The Bank of Kuwait & The Middle East in Kuwait. He also served in the Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait as Head of Risk Management. Prasant specializes in enterprise-wide risk management frameworks spanning corporate governance, risk and compliance in a number of banks across the region. Through his career spanning over 35 years, he has held senior positions in American Express Bank and Emirates International Bank and has also been involved with Punjab National Bank in corporate banking roles. He is a certified Financial Risk Manager and is a member of various risk management and bankers’ associations, including the Indian Institute of Bankers among others.