Ala’a Eraiqat joined ADCB in January 2004 and held various senior posts before taking over as Chief Executive Officer and also 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 chairing the following subsidiaries and committees of ADCB, among others: Abu Dhabi Commercial Properties, Abu Dhabi Commercial Engineering Services, ADCB Securities, ITMAM Services, the Management Executive Committee and the Management Risk & Credit Committee.

External appointments:

Board Member – Abu Dhabi National Hotels PJSC (ADNH), MasterCard Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa Regional Advisory Board, and Mubadala Infrastructure Partners Advisory Board

Personal awards:

Named in 2011 as the No. 1 CEO among the Top 50 CEOs from 300 companies in Saudi Arabia and the UAE by Trends, an international magazine on Arab affairs; received The Asian Banker "Promising Young Banker Award" for the Gulf region 2007; and in 2009, chosen by Arabian Business as one of the GCC’s "Most Admired Executives."