Chris Hodge

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Chris Hodge is an independent advisor on governance and regulation working with organisations including ICSA: The Governance Institute (the professional body for company secretaries) and the International Corporate Governance Network. He is a member of Hawkamah’s Advisory Board. </span></p><br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">For ten years, Chris was Director of Corporate Governance at the Financial Reporting Council in the UK. In that capacity he was responsible for developing and promoting the UK Corporate Governance Code, and for introducing the first national stewardship code for investors in the UK. </span></p><br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Chris established, and chaired until 2015, the European Corporate Governance Codes Network which shares information and good practice among the bodies responsible for codes in 28 European countries. He now chairs the Global Stewardship Codes Network, which brings together bodies from 18 markets.</span></p>

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Simon Osborne

<p>Simon Osborne is Chief Executive of ICSA and Joint Head of ICSA Board Evaluation. Based in London, he is responsible for the management of ICSA in the UK, Republic of Ireland and Associated Territories (UKRIAT) region. Mr Osborne is a Fellow of ICSA and has over 40 years’ industry experience.</p><br /> <p>Simon joined ICSA in 2003 as Head of ICSA Board Evaluation. In 2005, he became Chairman of the ICSA Company Secretaries’ Forum. He was appointed Chief Executive in 2011.</p><br /> <p>Before ICSA, Simon worked at Railtrack Group PLC for 10 years, initially as Group Secretary and General Counsel and later as the Group Legal Director. Prior to this, he worked at the British Railways Board as Head of Legal Department.</p><br /> <p>Simon is a member of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) and serves on its Bylaws and Procedures Committee. He is a non-executive director of Crown Business Communications Ltd and of MNN Holdings Ltd. He is also Deputy Chairman of the Railway Benefit Fund.</p><br /> <p>Mr. Osborne qualified first as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales in 1973.</p>

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H.E. Dr Obaid Al Zaabi

<p><strong>H.E Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi is Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).</strong></p><br /> <p>Dr. Obaid Saif Hamad Al Zaabi has over 25 years of work experience in financial legislation, accounting, banking, finance and investment, and shari'ah-compliant finance from many leading financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates, such as the U.A.E. Central Bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, Amlak Finance, and the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).</p>

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Fianna Jurdant

<p style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; color: black; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Mrs. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: black; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Fianna Jurdant is a </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-no-proof: yes;">Programme and Team Leader</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: black; mso-fareast-language: JA;"> in the OECD</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;">. She </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: black; mso-fareast-language: JA;">advocates sound corporate governance policies and practices globally. She</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;"> manages</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> programmes to enhance cooperation with China, India and Indonesia and</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;"> develops regional initiatives in Asia as well as recently the Middle East and North Africa, notably the MENA-OECD Working Group on Corporate Governance. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: black; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Ms. Jurdant also stears OECD’s work on diversity in corporate leadership and the role of the board in climate change</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;">.</span></p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Since 1997, Ms. Jurdant provides policy advice and builds partnerships with governments, business groups, civil society and international bodies, helping to shape policy reform agendas and supporting</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> effective implementation. 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Huda BUHUMAID

<p><strong>Chief Marketing Officer</strong> – Group Communications Dubai Holding Oct 2006 till date. Chief Marketing Officer, Group Communications at Dubai Holding, a global investment company, where she effectively manages Corporate Communications, Public Relations, Marketing and branding. </p><br /> <p>Huda successfully steers Dubai Holding’s communication including matters pertaining to its companies; Jumeirah Group, Dubai Properties Group, TECOM Group and Emirates International Telecommunications as well as the investments side represented by Dubai Group and Dubai International Capital.</p><br /> <p>Prior to joining Dubai Holding Corporate Office, Huda was Managing Director – Marketing & Communications, Dubai Group, a member of Dubai Holding.  She oversaw the marketing and communications strategies for Dubai Group subsidiaries in various international markets.  Huda successfully developed and launched new brand identities for companies such as Borse Dubai, Emirates Investment Authority, Qatar Investment Authority Joint Venture as well as re-branding Dubai International Financial Exchange into NASDAQ Dubai.</p><br /> <p>In addition, Huda revamped the strategy for the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) for Her Royal Highness Princess Haya bint Al Hussain and effectively managed the complex transaction of Borse Dubai bidding for the Nordic Exchange OMX.  Previously, Huda worked with Citibank UAE quickly moving the ranks from Marketing Manager – Credit Cards to Assistant Vice President – Marketing and Business Development.  At Citibank, Huda launched several “first” initiatives, including the internet and mobile banking service, which received several advertising recognitions.</p><br /> <p>Huda holds a master’s degree in Organisational Excellence with Honours from Bradford University, UK and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai.</p><br /> <p>Huda is currently a board member at TECOM Group and Dubai Women Establishment, she was the Vice Chair of Dubai First, a consumer finance company, Board Member at Khaleej Times newspaper and the Vice Chair of the Middle East Public Relations Association.</p>

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Dr. Mak Yuen Teen

<p><strong>Mak Yuen Teen is Associate Professor of Accounting at the National University of Singapore</strong>, where he teaches corporate governance and ethics. He holds first class honours, master and PhD degrees in accounting and finance, and is a fellow of CPA Australia.</p><br /><br /> <p>Prof Mak has served on key corporate governance committees which developed and revised the code of corporate governance for listed companies in Singapore. He also served on the Charity Council in Singapore and chaired the subcommittee which developed and revised the code of governance for charities. He was also the Singapore expert in the development of the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard and Ranking, an initiative of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum.</p><br /><br /> <p>Prof Mak served as a member of the audit advisory committee of the UN Population Fund based in New York for 6 years, and is currently a member of the audit advisory committee of the UN Women.</p><br /><br /> <p>Prof Mak conducts training in corporate governance for directors, regulators and industry professionals in both financial institutions and listed companies. He has led research projects focusing on corporate governance of large Asian banks, gender diversity on boards and senior management, role of CFOs, stakeholder communications and other areas of corporate governance. He is a regular commentator on corporate governance in the local and international media.</p>

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H.E. Hamad Buamim

<p><strong>Hamad Buamim has been the President & CEO of Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry</strong> since November 2006. He also serves as the Chair of the World Chambers Federation - ICC in Paris.</p><br /><br /> <p>Educated in the USA, Buamim graduated with Honors (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Southern California - Los Angeles in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. In 2002, he obtained an MBA with Honors in Finance from the University of Missouri - Kansas City.</p><br /><br /> <p>Buamim is a Member of the Board of Directors of the UAE Central Bank, Managing Director and Board Member of Dubai World, Chairman of National General Insurance and Board Member of Union Properties.</p><br /><br /> <p>Previously, Buamim served as Chairman of Emirates Financial Services, Chairman of Emirates NBD Capital and Board Member of Emirates NBD Bank and Network International.</p>

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Dr. Stephen Davis

<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Stephen Davis, Ph.D. is a Senior Fellow of the Harvard Law School and Associate Director of its Program on Corporate Governance. He has also been a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and was executive director of  Yale School of Management’s Millstein Center for Corporate Governance. Davis served on the US SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee. He is a member of the Advisory Board of New America’s Bretton Woods II, trustee of ShareAction, member of the <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hawkamah Journal</em> editorial board, and advisor on governance to Alfaisal University College of Business. For nine years he was chair and a board member of Hermes EOS. Davis was also co-director of the Brookings’ World Forum on Governance. Winner of the 2011 ICGN Award, Davis is co-author of <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What They Do With Your Money</em> (Yale University Press, 2016) and <em>The New Capitalists </em>(Harvard Business School Press, 2006). His <em>Shareholder Rights Abroad </em>(1989) pioneered study of comparative corporate governance. Davis is a co-founder of the ICGN and co-author of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. Davis has a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and undergraduate degrees at Tufts and the London School of Economics.</span></p><br /><br /><br /> <p> </p><br /><br /><br /> <p> </p><br /><br /><br /> <p> </p><br /><br /><br /> <p> </p>

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Bryan Stirewalt

Bryan Stirewalt was appointed Chief Executive of the DFSA on 1 October, 2018, after nearly 8 years as the DFSA’s Managing Director of the Supervision Division. In his role as Chief Executive, Bryan will take the lead in steering the work of the DFSA and further developing its capability as a robust regulator delivering world-class financial regulation in the DIFC. <br />  <br /> Prior to joining the DFSA, Bryan developed his skills over a career that spans more than 30 years. He has held a number of senior positions in financial regulation, both in the public and in private sectors. From 1985 to 1996, he worked for the US Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency as a National Bank Examiner, specialising in policy development and implementation, problem bank rehabilitation and banking fraud initiatives. From 1996 until joining the DFSA in 2008, he worked for an international consulting and advisory firm, focusing on emerging markets development programmes in Poland, Ukraine, Cyprus and Kazakhstan.<br />  <br /> In relation to international development, Bryan plays an active role in supporting the work of international standard-setting bodies. He now serves as the Co-Chair of the Basel Consultative Group (BCG), which provides a forum for deepening the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s engagement with non-member, global supervisors on banking supervisory issues. Through this role, Bryan also serves as an Observer at the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. <br />

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Ritva Kassis

<p>Ms. Kassis is a Chartered Company Secretary, governance and compliance professional with extensive experience in listed companies on Nasdaq Dubai and London Stock Exchange. Proficient in corporate governance, corporate law, compliance and risk management across various industries in the private and public sectors. Hold a MSc in Corporate Governance from London South Bank University (UK), a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (MAICD), a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (UK), a Certified Compliance Officer of the American Academy of Financial Management and a Certified ISO31000 Risk Professional.<br /><br />She is the head of Governance, Ethics and Compliance at ADNOC Logistics and services, and former Group Company Secretary of DP World. a speaker and workshop facilitator at key events to include fundamentals of the Company Secretary role, corporate governance leadership, role of the board and measuring board effectiveness.</p>

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Imad Makhzoumi

<p>Imad Makhzoumi is currently a board member on the Board of Future Pipe Industries Group and in 2018 was appointed as Group Chief Strategy Officer to assist in developing, communicating, executing and sustaining Future Group strategies and business development drives. He played an integral role in the development of the engineering Group ENOIA, assuming the role of Chairman and CEO in 2016. <br /><br />Imad completed his undergraduate studies in Civil Engineering and Water Resource Management at the University of Southern California, in the United States and holds a diploma in Business from McGill University in Canada. </p>

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Hoda Abou Jamra

<p>Hoda Abou-Jamra has forged a successful investment career in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, driven by her previous experience in U.S. and European pharma and life science business development, as well as fundraising for U.S. and European life science investment firms. She was the driving force behind the establishment of the firm in the MENA region from 2007 onwards and co-founded TVM Capital Healthcare in 2009. TVM Capital Healthcare, Dubai and Singapore, is a globally active specialist investment company, investing in healthcare companies that transform the way how healthcare is delivered to make healthcare better, more cost-effective, faster and more accessible. She currently holds a board position at Manzil Healthcare Services, a dedicated provider of professional home care and home nursing services headquartered in Abu Dhabi. She is the Group CEO of Bourn Hall International, a chain of fertility clinics in the UAE, the international arm of renowned Bourn Hall Clinic in the UK, who invented the IVF procedure.</p>

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Vanessa Eastham Fisk

<p>Vanessa Eastham Fisk is a full time Independent Non-Executive Director, holding directorships at Commercial Bank International PSC; Anglo Gulf Trade Bank; a new Neo bank which is 100% owned by Bank ABC, Bahrain; and most recently she has joined the tadawul listed Almarai Company in KSA.<br /> <br />Vanessa focuses on directorships in companies which have a strong innovation and/or transformation agenda, with her current portfolio spanning both traditional and new digital enterprises. In particular she has a keen interest in those businesses deploying newer technologies to gain competitive advantage and is an active Board Advisor and Mentor to a number of the Middle East’s emerging Fintech and Regtech start-ups. </p>

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Dr Waddah Al Hashmi

<p>Dr Waddah is the Senior Director for Sustainability, Operational and Business Excellence for the ENOC Group and overseas all the sustainability, CSR, Energy and Resource Management and reporting as well as Business and Operational Excellence, Innovation and Process Improvement and LSS projects with the Group. <br /><br />He is Vice Chairman of Dubai Carbon; a Board Member of the not-for-profit Emirates Environment Group; an Executive Committee Member (Board) the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) and a Board/Council member of the Energy Institute (EI) in the UK and serves as the Hon. Chairman of the Energy Institute Middle East Branch. He was born and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. </p>

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Fahima Al Bastaki

<p>Mrs. Al Bastaki carries a wealth of experience within the financial sector and capital markets in particular. She started her career at HSBC Middle East in 1998 and then in 2004 joined Dubai Financial Market (DFM) to head the Listing and Disclosures Department where she spearheaded a number of successful initiatives attracting companies to list on the DFM managing over 80% of total listings to date. By 2009 she became the Business Development Division Head as an expansion to her role. Mrs. Al Bastaki is one of the top Executive management team at DFM and plays a key role in the development of the DFM as a Public Listed Company and an Exchange championing best practices in Investor Relations, while working collaboratively with the regulator. <br /><br /><br /><br />Mrs. Al Bastaki initiated and continues to lead the organization of the DFM International Investor Conferences in London and New York since 2007. Notably, Mrs Al Bastaki also developed the IPO strategy for DFM in 2009 including a study and a regular private IPO Forum, which has become a flagship event for Decision Makers. <br /><br /></p>

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Dr. Ashraf Gamal

<p><strong>Dr. Ashraf Gamal El Din is the Chief Executive Officer of Hawkamah, the Institute for Corporate Governance, the DIFC. </strong>Prior to joining Hawkamah, Dr. Ashraf was the Executive Chairman of Egypt Post. Before that, he was the Deputy Executive Director of the Egyptian Banking Institute, the training arm of the Central Bank of Egypt. He was also the founder and Project Manager of the Egyptian Corporate Responsibility Center working on promoting the concepts and application of CSR in Egypt. Furthermore, he was the Executive Director of the Egyptian Institute of Directors (EIoD), the Institute of Corporate Governance in Egypt and the Arab Region Dr. Ashraf served as a board member and head of the Audit Committee in a number of listed, non-listed, State Owned and family owned companies. He also served a member of the General Assembly of the Holding Company for Transportation.</p><br /><br /> <p>Furthermore, Dr. Ashraf is an Associate Professor of Management, Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University and holds a Ph.D. degree from Manchester University, UK, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Carleton University, Canada. He further holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from Cairo University with highest honor. Dr. Ashraf worked as head of Business Administration Department at Nile University for Graduate Studied, affiliated with the Ministry of Communication & Information Technology. Since 1997, he taught a large number of management and business courses in Egypt, the US, and the Gulf Area.</p>

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Sonia Janahi

<p> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Dubai; mso-ascii-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">Ms. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Dubai; mso-ascii-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">Sonya </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Dubai; mso-ascii-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">Janahi</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Dubai; mso-ascii-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;"> is the Founder & CEO for Maya La </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Dubai; mso-ascii-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">Chocolaterie</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Dubai; mso-ascii-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;"> and its parent company, ‘The Living Concepts’; a hospitality and F&B consultancy mandated to inspire home-grown innovative concepts with vast potential to turn them into international franchise names. </span></p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"> </p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Dubai; mso-ascii-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">Sonya </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Dubai; mso-ascii-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">is widely commended for her entrepreneurial spirit; she has sought to make a difference as an enabler of change, advocating for the region’s SME sector and using her own story of achievements to stimulate progress in the realm of entrepreneurship as well as to empower women. </span></p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"> </p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Dubai; mso-ascii-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">In </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Dubai; mso-ascii-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">March 2018, Sonya won a board seat at the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry and her role is focused on supporting the F&B and hospitality sector of Bahrain. In August 2018, His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain issued an official decree appointing Sonya as a board member of the Social Insurance Organization (pension fund). </span></p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"> </p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Dubai; mso-ascii-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">Sonya </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Dubai; mso-ascii-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: Dubai; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">holds a Master’s Degree in Strategic Marketing from Hull University, in the United Kingdom. </span></p><br /> <p> </p>

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Peter Swabey

<p> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"> </p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peter Swabey is Policy and Research Director at ICSA: The Governance Institute. Based in London, he is responsible for developing the profile of ICSA and the governance profession with members, regulators, policymakers, employers and other stakeholders by delivering thought leadership and lobbying campaigns promoting strong governance as the vital ingredient for success in </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">organisations</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">. </span></p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"> </p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="language: en-US; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; mso-line-break-override: none; word-break: normal; punctuation-wrap: hanging;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">Peter</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: #7f7f7f; mso-color-index: 0; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: background1; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #7F7F7F; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=50000;">, who joined ICSA in 2013, has more than 30 years’ experience of company secretarial work. He was formerly Company Secretary at Equiniti and a Director of Equiniti David Venus, a Company Secretarial Services provider. Peter is a member of a number of industry committees and working parties, and is a regular speaker at conferences and events, with an industry-wide reputation as an expert on shareholder and governance matters. </span></p><br /> <p> </p>

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Dr. Ahmad Bin Hassan Al Shaikh

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Americana XBd BT','serif'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE;">A natural leader with excellent oratory skills and organizational capabilities, Dr.Ahmad Bin Hassan Al Shaikh ventured out to organize entrepreneurial associations in the respective fields of Printing, Food processing etc. Sheer hard work and determination with a firm commitment to excel in all his endeavors brought him more responsibilities in Government and Private sectors. Today he is actively involved with so many decisions making and submit his time and efforts in the capacity of C<span style="font-family: 'Americana XBd BT','serif'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE;">hairman- Ducab HV; <span style="font-family: 'Americana XBd BT','serif'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE;">Vice Chairman -  DUCAB – Dubai Cable Company; <span style="font-family: 'Americana XBd BT','serif'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE;">Board Member- General pension & Social Security Authority; <span style="font-family: 'Americana XBd BT','serif'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE;">Board Member- DAC; <span style="font-family: 'Americana XBd BT','serif'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE;">Member Advisory Board –School of Business –AUD. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><br /> <p><span style="font-family: 'Americana XBd BT','serif'; mso-bidi-language: AR-AE;">A vivid reader and academician, Mr.Ahmed takes time out to express his views on social and business issues in local newspapers and Social Media.</span></p>

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Maged Shawky Sourial

<p> </p><br /> <p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #262626;">Mr. Sourial is the Vice Chairman of Beltone Financial Holding (leading investment bank in Egypt and a listed a company) since 2012. Previously, Mr. Sourial was the Chairman of The Egyptian Stock Exchange since July 2005 till July 2010 after being the Deputy for the chairman for almost a year. During the period of 2002 till mid 2004, he represented the Regulator (Capital Market Authority, then) in the board of directors of the Exchange for three years. He held the position of Senior Assistant to the Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade for Securities Markets issues for around 12 years since 1995. </span></p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #262626;">Mr. Sourial played an instrumental role since 2002 in promoting corporate governance and corporate social responsibility in Egypt. In 2003, Mr. Sourial contributed in the establishment of the Egyptian Institute of Director (EIOD). Furthermore, Mr. Sourial co-authored the first Egyptian Code of Corporate Governance in 2004. </span></p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #262626;">Mr. Sourial is a board member of number of financial institutions, and companies representing the Oil&Gas and F&B sectors, and a co-founder of 2 startups in the field of river transportation and equine technology. Mr. Sourial used to be board member of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), Misr for Clearing Depositary & Registration, National Post Organization, Egyptian Institute of Directors, and The Egyptian Insurance Supervisory Authority. He was also the former Chairman of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) for two consecutive periods. </span></p><br /> <p> </p><br /> <p style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #262626;">Mr. Sourial holds a Masters Degree in Financial Economics from Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom. Authored and co-authored number of research papers on corporate governance and modeling volatility of the market, some have been published in regional and international periodicals.</span></p><br /> <p> </p>

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