Top CEOs In The Middle East
Rank: #19

Hana Al Rostamani

Sector: Banking and Financial Services
Company: First Abu Dhabi Bank
Designation: Group CEO
Nationality: Emirati
Residence: U.A.E.

Al Rostamani was named Group CEO of FAB in January 2021. The banking group had total assets of $250 billion and a net profit of $2.9 billion in 2020. It recently agreed to acquire the Egyptian unit of Lebanon’s Bank Audi. Post-acquisition, FAB is expected to be one of the largest foreign banks in Egypt with total assets of more than $8.1 billion post-acquisition. Al Rostamani was previously FAB’s deputy CEO and Group head of personal banking. She currently chairs FAB Private Bank Suisse and is a member of MasterCard Advisory as well as the IMD Foundation Board. With a career spanning more than 20 years, she also sits on AW Rostamani Group’s board of directors.