Yousef Akbar is Deputy General Manager of Human Resources at Boubyan Bank where he leads the people strategies that will help Boubyan Bank Group achieve its objectives as a leading Islamic Banking in Kuwait. With two decades of experience across financial services, supply chain & logistics industries, he has steered major transformational initiatives. Over his career Yousef gained deep experience across the full remit of total rewards, career architectures, pay frameworks, performance management, recruitment, HR business partnering, executive remuneration, and operating models that scale. He partners closely with the C-suite to algin workforce strategy with financial outcomes, strengthening governance, and build AI-ready HR capabilities. He is a data driven, tech-savvy HR leader who is passionate about reimagining ways of working, empowering talents and elevating the HR profession.