Adam Banks
Independent Non-Executive Director
Adam Banks was appointed as Advisor to the Board in July 2024 and to the Board of Thames Water in March 2025.
Skills
- Board leadership
- Digital Transformation Expert
- Turning round business performance and culture change
Experience
Adam brings a wealth of experience as an experienced non-executive director and advisor with an extensive background in business transformation and digital technology. He is passionate about performance and culture change. Adam has a track record of working across the organisation to redefine its products, services and, ultimately, revenue base.
Previously, Adam was the Global Chief Technology and Information Officer at A.P. Moller- Maersk Group where he was acknowledged by numerous bodies including The World Economic Forum for leading the recovery of Maersk following the world’s largest Cyber Attack in 2017. He was also the Executive Vice President, Technology of Monitise and the Chief Technology Officer and Head of Information Technology at Visa Europe where he was accountable for Technology, Customer Services and a significant portion of the revenue base.
Adam currently holds a number of advisory roles with Rio Tinto, Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and Euroclear. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director of TSB Banking Group, Chair of Vault Sentinel and Chair of the Board of Trustees AuDHD UK.
He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Portsmouth, has undertaken executive education at Cambridge and IMD and is also an Honorary Fellow of the British Computer Society.
