Board of Directors

He obtained his first degree and MBA from UAE University in 1989. Honorary PhDs from University of St. Thomas, Augsburg College and Havard Business School since 2004.

A strategic leader with extensive experience in corporate governance and commercial roles in a variety of business contexts such as start ups, rapid growth, fix-it and turnarounds. Focused on value creation to meet shareholder expectations. Breadth of experience, having worked in multiple industries including real estate, hospitality, investment and banking and having led corporate functional organizations such as Finance, HR, Legal, Business Excellence and Marketing and Communication.

Depth of banking experience in managing the risk to reward tradeoffs in the consumer business products, in setting client service goals and in achieving a profitable portfolio in a competitive working environment. Extensive experience on boards of publicly listed companies across industry sectors.