Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) on Sunday announced the appointment of Monica Malek as its new chief economist.

In her role, Malek will work on building economic research to help inform the bank’s decision-making. Malek brings over 15 years of experience as an economist in the Mena region.

She joins from EFG-Hermes where she was the chief economist, and previously worked as senior economist with Standard Chartered Bank (Dubai) and Dun & Bradstreet (London). Malek is the author of several academic books and articles on economic development in the GCC.