Emirates NBD has announced two new senior technology appointments as part of its digital transformation strategy.

Miguel Rio Tinto has been appointed as chief information officer to lead the group’s information technology division. He joins from McKinsey & Company’s Iberia office where he was a partner responsible for major IT and digital transformations for financial institutions across Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Previously, Tinto was both COO and CIO for Novo Banco SA, one of Iberia’s largest financial institutions.

Evans Munyuki has also been appointed as chief digital officer to lead the group’s newly established digital office. Before joining Emirates NBD, Munyuki held multiple CDO, CIO and P&L business leadership roles at various firms including Barclays Africa and IBM (US and Africa). He was also recently CDO and CIO of MyBucks, a rapid growth, German-listed FinTech operating across 14 African and European markets.

The bank also announced the creation of a Digital Council, comprising representatives from Emirates NBD Group’s executive team, led by group chief executive officer, Shayne Nelson and group chief operating officer, Abdulla Qassem, to oversee the Digital Office and progress its ambitious plans to drive the future of banking and payments in the UAE.

Commenting on the appointments, Abdulla Qassem said: “As we continue to accelerate our technology transformation, I am very pleased to have Miguel and Evans join our team. These exceptionally talented and proven leaders have the vision, experience and depth of knowledge necessary to help lead our bank into the digital future through an integrated strategy, leveraging world-class IT innovation and capabilities.”

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