Michel Longhini

Michel Longhini is Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Investment Bank with over 35 years of international leadership experience in private banking, wealth management, and investment services across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. He joined the Dubai-based institution following his tenure as Group Head of Global Private Banking at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), where he spent nearly three years.

Michel holds an MSc in Management from emlyon business school, Lyon, France. He comes originally from the Burgundy wine region in France and began his banking career in Paris, rising through various roles to become CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management International in 2008.

In 2010, he became CEO of private banking at Union Bancaire Privée (UBP SA) in Geneva, where he contributed to the bank's growth in Asian markets, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates. In 2019, he took on the role as CEO of private banking at Edmond de Rothschild, a private banking and asset management firm based in Geneva, before joining First Abu Dhabi Bank in February 2023.

Career History

• Chief Executive Officer at Emirates Investment Bank (February 2026–present)
• Group Head of Global Private Banking at First Abu Dhabi Bank (February 2023–December 2025)
• Chief Executive Officer of Private Banking at Edmond de Rothschild in Geneva (2019–2022)
• Chief Executive Officer of Private Banking at Union Bancaire Privée (UBP SA) in Geneva (2010–2019)
• Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Wealth Management International and CEO of Private Bank Asia at BNP Paribas (2004–2010)

What Longhini could bring to his CEO role at Emirates Investment Bank: Drawing on his three decades of proven leadership in scaling private banking operations across multiple continents, particularly in Asia and the Middle East, Longhini is positioned to accelerate Emirates Investment Bank's growth strategy and deepen its competitive position in the region's wealth management sector. His experience restructuring and expanding global private banking platforms at major institutions—combined with his demonstrated expertise in client relationship development and navigating family office dynamics—suggests he will focus on expanding AUM, enhancing the bank's product offerings, and leveraging regional expansion opportunities across the GCC.