ADIB names first chief AI officer; Synchrony also appoints one as firms add AI executives

Aug 24, 2026 · Issue 4 · 11 sources, 11 articles

ADIB appointed Pedro Uria-Recio to lead its AI strategy, naming him its first chief AI officer in support of its Vision 2035 goals. Synchrony named Nimrod Barak, from Citi, as chief AI officer between 24 and 27 August 2026.

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Sources

• ADIB appoints first chief AI officer to drive Vision 2035gulfbusiness.com · Aug 24, 2026
• ADIB appoints Chief AI Officer as it advances Vision 2035 | ZAWYAzawya.com · Aug 24, 2026
• ADIB Appoints Pedro Uria-Recio as Chief AI Officerfintechnews.ae · Aug 24, 2026
• ADIB appoints first chief AI officerfinextra.com · Aug 24, 2026
• Target appoints its first chief AI officer as retailers scale up AI spendingthenextweb.com · Aug 25, 2026
• ADIB hires Pedro Uria-Recio to lead AI strategy - FinTech Futuresfintechfutures.com · Aug 24, 2026
• Synchrony Appoints Citi Executive Nimrod Barak as Chief AI Officer –thefinancialtechnologyreport.com · Aug 27, 2026
• Slalom Appoints Former Accenture Executive Dan Garrison as Chief AI Officer - The Consulting Reporttheconsultingreport.com · Aug 28, 2026

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