The Middle East’s

12. Tony Cripps

Company: Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)
Designation: Managing Director & CEO
Established: 1978
Headquarters: Saudi Arabia

In 2024, SAB recorded over $5 billion in sustainable finance and investments, with sizable credits dedicated to financing renewable energy, infrastructure, and waste management. SAB became a part of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Economy and Planning’s Sustainability Champions Program in May 2025 to support sustainability practices within organizations. It also announced it’s raising a $650 million USD-dominated, sustainable additional tier 1 green sukuk under its $5 billion sukuk program. Cripps has been in his position since 2021.