Shayne Nelson

Shayne Nelson is the group chief executive officer of Emirates NBD, a role Forbes Middle East says he assumed in 2013. He is Australian and came from Standard Chartered, where he was CEO of Standard Chartered Private Bank, regional chief executive for the Middle East and North Africa and CEO of the UAE business in 2006; before that he held senior roles at Westpac, according to Entrepreneur Middle East. He sits on the boards of Emirates Islamic, Emirates NBD Capital, DenizBank and, since June 2026, RBL Bank, and on Mastercard's Europe, Middle East and Africa advisory board. Under him the bank reported record 2025 profit before tax of AED 29.8 billion and completed its purchase of 60% of RBL Bank in June 2026. His degrees were not given in the sources reviewed; he is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Net worth was not found.

• Senior roles · Westpac Banking Corporation
• 2006 · CEO UAE; later MENA chief executive and CEO of the private bank · Standard Chartered
• 2013 · Group Chief Executive Officer · Emirates NBD
• 2026 · Director nominee (18 June) · RBL Bank

• Graduate Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors (degrees not stated in the sources reviewed)

• Listed in Forbes Middle East's Top 100 CEOs (2023 and 2026 lists)
• Listed among Gulf Business's Top 50 Leaders and CEOs of 2026
• Led the RBL Bank acquisition, completed 18 June 2026