[1][2][3][4] Chilwan spent most of his early career in management positions at a wide range of Islamic and conventional banks in the Gulf region.
[5][6] In 2010, he became a founding member of the board of directors for the Sharia-compliant Emirates Real Estate Investment Trust, a joint venture between Dubai Islamic Bank and Eiffel Management.
[9] As GCEO, Chilwan indicated that his long-term goal is for the international operations of the bank to compose about 10 to 15% of the total revenue.
[10] He helped develop the SME Business Solutions Initiative, a Sharia-compliant line of financial products and services for SMEs.
[13] He was also ranked 11th in Forbes Middle East's 2014 list of the Top Indian Leaders in the Arab World.