Staff Category: Board of Directors

Ian Bryden was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director of Arab Bank Europe in March 2026. He also serves as a member of the Bank’s Board Audit & Risk Committee and the Nominations & Remuneration Committee. Ian was the Chief Risk Officer for Africa & Middle East at Standard Chartered Bank and had previously held other senior Risk and business roles with Standard Chartered and other international banks. During his 40 years banking career, he held a number of non-executive directorships at Standard Chartered’s overseas subsidiaries and subsequently was an Independent...

Serge Robin holds a degree in Economics and Quantitative Analysis and brings 40 years of experience in asset management, research, and client services, including over 22 years in leadership roles. He has led sizable teams across international markets. He commenced his career as an auditor before joining Lombard Odier, where he became Head of Research and subsequently Head of Asset Management & Research. His leadership extended across Geneva, Zurich, London, and Hong Kong, overseeing both institutional and private mandates. In 2001, he joined UBS to help establish the “Family...

Eric Modave is Chief Operating Officer at Arab Bank, a position he has held since July 2014. He was appointed Non-Executive Director, Arab Bank Europe in April 2016. Before joining Arab Bank, Eric was Chief Operating Officer of Barclays Africa. Previously, he was Head of Global Payment Operations at Barclays, in London and held various positions at Citibank, including Head of Consumer Bank, Citibank EMEA, Head of Operations and Technology, Citibank International Personal Banking, and Chief Financial Officer, Citibank International Personal Banking. Eric graduated as a commercial...

John Kerr was appointed Independent Non-Executive Director of Arab Bank Europe in April 2021. John is also the Chairman of the Bank’s Board Audit & Risk Committee and a member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee. He is an experienced senior banker with a career spent predominantly in operations, risk management, audit and general management at Midland Bank/HSBC and other international banks operating in the UK, heading their audit and/or compliance functions, among other roles. He has held non-executive director positions and chaired the board audit committees of other...

Nemeh Sabbagh served as Chief Executive Officer of Arab Bank from 2010 until 2022. From January 2006 until December 2009, he was the Executive General Manager and Board Member of BankMed in Lebanon. Previously, he was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Arab National Bank in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and before that with National Bank of Kuwait, the Industrial Bank of Kuwait, First Chicago in Chicago, and the World Bank in Washington, D.C. Nemeh has an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago, an MA in International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University and completed...