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Shayne Nelson
Shayne Nelson
Photo: Emirates NBD
Executive profile

Shayne Nelson Verified

شاين نيلسون
Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO), Emirates NBD
Industries
Banking
Record status: Editorially verified Last verified: 1 Oct 2026 Last updated: 22 Oct 2026 Sources: 9

Biography

Shayne Nelson is Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO) of Emirates NBD, a role he has held for twelve years as of July 2026. He has over 30 years of banking leadership experience, was previously CEO of Standard Chartered Private Bank in Singapore, and sits on the boards of Emirates Islamic, Emirates NBD Capital, DenizBank and RBL Bank.

Current positions

Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO)

Board positions

Career timeline

  1. Current
    Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO)
  2. Current
    Vice-chairman
  3. Current
    Director

Sources

  1. 1. Shayne Nelson, Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO) Emirates NBD · read 5 Sep 2026 Supports: profile
  2. 2. The Finance Frontier 2026: Shayne Nelson, Group CEO, Emirates NBD (28 Jul 2026) Entrepreneur Middle East · read 5 Sep 2026 Supports: profile
  3. 3. Arabic name: Al Bayan Al Bayan · read 5 Sep 2026 Supports: profile
  4. 4. Management Team | Emirates NBD Emirates NBD · read 1 Oct 2026 Supports: photo
  5. 5. Emirates NBD PJSC: company profile Dubai Financial Market · read 1 Oct 2026 Supports: Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO), Emirates NBD “Top management: Shayne Nelson, Chief Executive Officer”
  6. 6. الامارات دبي الوطني ش.م.ع: ملف الشركة سوق دبي المالي · read 1 Oct 2026 Supports: Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO), Emirates NBD “Top management: Shayne Nelson, Chief Executive Officer”
  7. 7. Board of Directors | Board Members | Emirates NBD Egypt Emirates NBD Egypt · read 1 Oct 2026 Supports: Vice-chairman, Emirates NBD Egypt “Shayne Nelson, Vice-chairman”
  8. 8. Senior Management | Emirates NBD Egypt Emirates NBD Egypt · read 1 Oct 2026 Supports: Vice-chairman, Emirates NBD Egypt “Shayne Nelson, Vice-chairman”
  9. 9. Board Members - Management Team | Emirates Islamic Emirates Islamic · read 1 Oct 2026 Supports: Director, Emirates Islamic Bank “Mr. Shayne Nelson Director”