Ala'a Eraiqat

Board Member — Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF)

Group Chief Executive Officer - ADCB

Ala’a Eraiqat has been the Group Chief Executive Officer of ADCB since February 2009, steering the organisation through a period of significant growth and transformation. Through a career spanning over three decades, Ala’a brings extensive experience in the banking sector. He held prominent roles at a number of high-profile international financial institutions before joining ADCB in January 2004, where he served in a number of senior executive positions before his appointment as Group Chief Executive Officer.

Ala’a is responsible for leading and guiding ADCB and its subsidiaries to achieve the objectives committed to shareholders, and he has been instrumental in fostering a culture of high performance. Under his leadership, ADCB has become a market leader through a dedication to customer service excellence and digital innovation.

Ala’a serves as Chairman of Al Hilal Bank, an Islamic digital retail banking subsidiary of ADCB, while also chairing a number of key management committees, including the Management Executive Committee (MEC) and the Management Credit Committee (MCC).

External appointments:

Abu Dhabi National Hotels PJSC (ADNH), Director and Member of the Audit, Compliance and Corporate Governance Committee
Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF), Director and Chairman of Human Resources Committee