Alex Thursby, group chief executive, National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Alex Thursby took the helm at National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) in July 2013, replacing Michael Tomalin, who had been in the role for 14 years. NBAD stood as the United Arab Emirates’ largest bank by asset size at the end of the third quarter of 2013 with assets of Dh345bn ($93.9bn).