The National Bank of Egypt has appointed Sherif El-Beheiry as Chief Executive Officer of its operations in the United Arab Emirates, the bank announced in March 2026.
EL-BEHEIRY'S BACKGROUND
El-Beheiry most recently served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Egypt for Digital Innovation, the digital banking arm linked to Banque Misr; he was earlier Head of SME, Microfinance and Islamic Finance at Banque Misr itself. He also held senior roles at Barclays Bank Egypt, including Head of Retail Banking and SMEs and Head of Strategy, Planning, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, having joined Barclays in 2006 at its UAE hub for emerging markets, and earlier worked at Citibank and Vodafone.