Ala’a Eraiqat joined ADCB in January 2004 and held various senior posts before taking over as Group Chief Executive Officer and becoming a member of ADCB’s Board of Directors in February 2009. He has been a banker since 1991 and previously held senior positions at Citibank and Standard Chartered Bank, among others. His responsibilities extend to being the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Hilal Bank and chairing the following subsidiaries and committees of ADCB, among others: Abu Dhabi Commercial Properties (ADCP), Abu Dhabi Commercial Engineering Services (ADCE), the ADCB Management Executive Committee, and the ADCB Management Risk & Credit Committee.

External appointments:
Board Member — Abu Dhabi National Hotels PJSC (ADNH)

Deepak Khullar was appointed ADCB’s Group Chief Financial Officer in 2008. In this role, Deepak oversees the Group Finance function (Financial Planning, Business Performance, Governance & Reporting), including Investor Relations, Taxation, Economics, Group Strategy, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement. He previously spent 15 years with Standard Chartered Bank in the Middle East and in Korea in a variety of senior positions. Prior to that, he worked with Ernst & Young and Price Waterhouse & Co. (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in their assurance, advisory and technical services and training practices in the Middle East and India. He is an alumnus of the University of Delhi, an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and an Associate Member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (UK).

Deepak was appointed as a Board Director at Al Hilal Bank in 2019.

Arup Mukhopadhyay joined ADCB in 2005 and is Head of the Consumer Banking Group. He previously spent seven years with Citibank, becoming Head of Wealth Management products and Marketing Director for its UAE Consumer Business. Before that, he worked with Unilever in India in several sales and marketing roles. Arup is a mechanical engineering graduate and holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.

Arup was appointed as a Board Director at Al Hilal Bank in 2019.

Ludovic Nobili was appointed as Group Head of Wholesale Banking at ADCB in March 2020. Prior to that, he managed the Investment Banking activity for the Group. Ludovic was instrumental in establishing ADCB’s Investment Banking franchise in the region by leading a number of high-profile transactions. In his current role, Ludovic is responsible for the growth and performance of Cash Management, Trade Finance, SME Finance, Corporate Finance and Investment Banking across the Group. He joined ADCB in 2008 from Citigroup in London, where he focused on Corporate Securitisation. He is a senior investment banker with 20 years’ experience, a French citizen and an alumnus of Université Paris-Sorbonne.

Kevin Taylor joined ADCB in 2009 as Head of the Treasury & Investments Group. He has held significant treasury and risk positions in global organisations such as ALICO, Citigroup, Westpac Bank and Merrill Lynch. At ADCB, he is responsible for FX trading and sales, derivative trading and sales, fixed income and investments personnel and the balance sheet analytics teams. Kevin has more than 30 years of global experience in banking and finance, and is a member of the UAE Banks Federation Financial Markets Committee. He holds an MBA from Macquarie University in Australia and a Master of Science in Risk Management from the Stern School of Business, New York University.

Kevin was appointed as a Board Director at Al Hilal Bank in 2019.

Mohammed Al Jayyash was appointed as ADCB’s Acting Group Chief Operations Officer in 2019 and was confirmed in 2020. He has held senior operational management positions at ADCB, including Group Chief Service Officer and Branch Operations Manager. He holds Board seats with several ADCB subsidiary companies, and is the Chairman of ITMAM Services and Vice-Chairman of Abu Dhabi Commercial Engineering Services and Abu Dhabi Commercial Properties. He is the Chairman of Emirates Digital Wallet and a Board Member of Al Hilal Bank. A leader with over 15 years’ experience in improving customer experience, ensuring regulatory compliance and delivering capabilities for growth, he has deep experience in banking operations, customer journey and experience, and digital channels. Mohammed holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Al Ghurair University in the UAE, a Post Graduate Certificate in Management at Ashridge Executive Education HULT in the UK, and a Diploma in Banking from the Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies.

Paul Keating was appointed as ADCB’s Group Chief Risk Officer in 2018. He previously worked for the Australia and New Zealand Banking (ANZ) Group for over 30 years, where he served in various capacities across the world. Paul’s previous role at ANZ was the Chief Risk Officer and Head of Credit for the Pacific Division, which included 11 countries. Paul is responsible for Compliance, Operational Risk, Market Risk, Fraud Risk, Data Management, Credit Policy, and Information Security. He sits on various Management and Board sub-committees to provide an enterprise-wide risk management perspective, and serves as a Director of two ADCB subsidiaries. Paul holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University in New Zealand and a Post Graduate Diploma in Banking Management. He has also completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors course.

Tilak Silva was appointed as the Group Chief Credit Officer in 2018, having been the Acting Group Chief Risk Officer since 2017. He has been with ADCB for 40 years, focusing on credit underwriting, remedial risk and restructuring. He has an in-depth understanding of the functioning of all areas of the Bank. Prior to joining ADCB, Tilak worked with Hatton National Bank in Sri Lanka, undertaking different roles within the Credit Group.

Simon Copleston has been ADCB’s Group General Counsel and Board Secretary since 2008. After graduating from Durham University in the UK, he practiced corporate law in the City of London for eight years. He joined Abu Dhabi Investment Authority in 2006, acting as a lawyer to the Emerging Markets Department and the Strategic Investment and Infrastructure teams. He has more than 20 years of experience in banking, finance and corporate law. Simon is a UK-qualified solicitor and has been instrumental in helping ADCB to become an acknowledged regional leader in corporate governance.

Ali Darwish joined ADCB in 2010 and leads the Human Resources Group. He has a wealth of experience in the banking industry that extends for more than 20 years working for leading financial institutions in the UAE. At ADCB, he ensures the Bank is building a competitive advantage through people by focusing on strategic talent management, Emiratisation and employee engagement. Furthermore, he is responsible for driving the Bank’s high-performance and agile culture through its talent.

Abdirizak Mohamed has been ADCB’s Group Chief Internal Auditor since 2006, responsible for covering the Bank and all of its subsidiaries, having previously worked at the NASDAQ Stock Market, NASD (FINRA) and OFHEO (FHFA). He has more than 25 years of financial industry experience that spans capital markets management, accounting policy/applications, examinations and auditing, risk management, regulatory oversight, and corporate governance. He is the former Chairman and a current member of the UAE Banking Federation Audit Committee, and over the years he has served as an independent Audit Committee Member of various Abu Dhabi-based companies. Abdirizak is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Master’s Degree from the George Washington University in Washington, DC and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, WA.