Emirates NBD has announced two senior technology appointments as part of its digital transformation strategy. Miguel Rio Tinto has been appointed as chief information officer (CIO) to lead the group's Information Technology division, and Evans Munyuki has been appointed as chief digital officer (CDO) to lead the group's newly established Digital Office. The bank also announced the creation of a Digital Council, comprising representatives from Emirates NBD Group's executive team, led by group CEO Shayne Nelson and group chief operating officer (COO), Abdulla Qassem, to oversee the Digital Office and progress its ambitious plans to drive the future of banking and payments in the UAE. Miguel joins Emirates NBD 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. Before joining Emirates NBD, Evans Munyuki undertook multiple CDO, CIO and P&L business leadership roles across a combination of traditional financial and technology companies such as Barclays Africa and IBM (USA and Africa). Evans was also recently CDO and CIO of MyBucks, a rapid growth, German-listed fintech operating across 14 African and European markets.