Rola Abu Manneh, CEO, Standard Chartered Bank UAE (UAE)

Rola Abu Manneh is the Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank UAE, a role she has held since August 2018 when she became first Emirati woman to head a bank in the UAE. As CEO, she has been responsible for transforming the UAE business into one of the biggest five markets for the Standard Chartered Group. A champion for women’s empowerment and female entrepreneurship, she was recognized as ‘one of the most powerful and influential’ in the ‘Women Business Leaders – Middle East List ’ by Arabian Business in 2021. She has also been awarded “Banking Leader of the Year” at the Gulf Business Awards and, for the past three consecutive years, has been featured as one of the ‘Middle East’s Power Businesswomen’ by Forbes Middle East, among other awards. Before joining Standard Chartered Bank, she was the Head of Corporate & Investment Banking for Abu Dhabi at First Abu Dhabi Bank.