The Middle East’s

8. Tony Cripps

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

SAB exceeded its 2025 sustainable finance target of $9 billion by reaching about $12.3 billion. The bank also launched Saudi Arabia's first green-labelled AT1 sukuk and a $1.25 billion Tier 2 Green Bond. The bank also expanded renewable energy capacity, with solar PV systems installed at nine branches, while reducing its energy intensity by 10% from 2024. Cripps took the helm of SAB in 2021.