RICHARD MORTON , ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR LEGAL , EMIRATES NBD , DETAILS THE BANK ’ S MOVE TO DIGITAL AND HOW THIS CONTRIBUTES TO DUBAI ’ S PAPERLESS FUTURE
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E mirates NBD is currently undertaking one of the largest and most accelerated digital transformations globally in its drive for innovation as a global player based in the Middle East . As the company unveils two of its new digital banks , Richard Morton , Associate Vice President for Legal , details how the company is at the forefront of Dubai ’ s competitive edge . Before Emirates , Morton worked for DHL from 2000 to 2012 , starting out at the company ’ s IT headquarters in San Francisco . His role took him to Brussels and , not long after Deutsche Post bought DHL , the company opened a state-of-the-art data centre in Prague , where Morton relocated to lead the legal team . From there he went to IBM in 2013 and , at the start of 2019 , moved to Emirates NBD in order to assist with its digital transformation and , more specifically , digital banking and the GDPR transformation .