Top 100 CEOs In The
Middle East 2022

20. Shayne Nelson

Designation: Group CEO
Company: Emirates NBD
Country: U.A.E.
Nationality: Australian
Sector: Banking

Nelson leads Emirates NBD, the second-largest public company in the U.A.E. in terms of its assets, which were worth $187.2 billion in 2021. The bank recorded $747.4 million in profits for Q1 2022, its highest quarterly profit since 2019. Credit rating agency Moody’s upgraded the bank’s long-term ratings to A2 from A3 and short-term ratings to P-1 from P-2 in May 2022. Nelson also sits on the boards of several entities, including Tanfeeth, DenizBank A.Ş. (Turkey), and the International Monetary Conference.