Board of Directors

Abdul Wahed Al Fahim is a member of the Board of Directors of Dubal Holding, Emirates Global Aluminium, Emirates Development Bank, Meydan City Corporation and Union National Bank. His 26 year career with Emirates NBD included the role of Group Deputy Chief Executive of Wholesale Banking. Mr. Al Fahim holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration Management from Saint Edward's University, Austin, Texas.

Edward Knight is Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Regulatory Officer of Nasdaq (NASDAQ: NDAQ), the world's largest exchange. Mr. Knight served as the Chief Legal Officer of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD, now FINRA) from June 1999 until becoming Nasdaq General Counsel in 2001. In his role as General Counsel, Mr. Knight is responsible for providing legal counsel to senior management and for overseeing the quality of legal services across the global organization. He is also responsible for government relations, listing qualifications, market regulation and the office of economic research. In addition, Mr Knight oversees the Office of Corporate Secretary, which is responsible for all of Nasdaq’s corporate governance activities and maintaining the Corporate Record.

H.E. Essa Kazim is Governor of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). He is the Chairman of Borse Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Financial Market. He is a Member of the Dubai Supreme Fiscal Committee and Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Legislation Committee.

He began his career at the UAE Central Bank in 1988 and moved to the Dubai Department of Economic Development as Director of Planning and Development in 1993. He was subsequently appointed as Director General of DFM from 1999 to 2006.

H.E. Essa Kazim holds an honorary Doctorate from Coe College, a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Iowa, a Master’s degree in Total Quality Management from the University of Wollongong, and a Bachelor’s degree from Coe College. 

He  currently sits on a number of official advisory committees and boards; he is a Member of the Higher Board of Directors of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Chairman of the DIFC Authority Board of Directors, Chairman of the DIFC Investments Board of Directors, Free Zones Council, Noor Bank, Nasdaq, Inc., Etisalat and Member of the Board and Secretary General of the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre.

He also serves as a Board Member for a number of educational institutions, both in the region and around the world.

George Möller is a Member of the Advisory Board of the UAE Securities & Commodities Authority. He also holds several other non-executive directorships with Boards. He is Chairman of the Board of Verenigd Bezit, Naarden and Chairman of the Board of Erven A.de Jager, Groningen(both family foundations); Chairman of the Board of Inbox Storage, Gouda and Board Member of Winton Futures Fund, British Virgin Islands.

He was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Robeco Groep NV in Rotterdam from July 2004 to September 2009. He is a former member of the Managing Board and Chief Operating Officer of Euronext NV and was the President of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges. He was the CEO of Amsterdam Exchanges NV prior to the merger into Euronext. Mr Möller was also a director of LIFFE plc from 1992-1996 and its Deputy Chairman from 2002-2004. In 2003, Mr Möller was a member of the Dutch Corporate Governance Committee that issued the Tabaksblat code named after its chairman. Between 2010 and 2015 he was Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the AFM, the Netherlands Authority for Financial Markets.

Jamal Nasser Lootah was Assistant Undersecretary for Industrial Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Finance and Industry from 2003 to 2009. Earlier he held senior positions in the ministry starting in 1989 including Head of Unit for Monetary Coordination section and Finance, GCC Department, Head of Investment Department, and Director of Budget Department. He was also Assistant Undersecretary for Property & Procurement Affairs and Revenue & Budget. 

He is a former Chairman of the Governing Board of the OPEC Fund for International Development, Vienna, Austria. He is a former Board member of UAE Central Bank; Emirates Real Estates Corporation; the UAE Marriage Fund; Islamic Development Bank; Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting; Arab Industrial Development and Mining; Emirates Industrial Bank and Gulf Navigation.

Mr. Lootah is a former UAE member of the National Committee of the World Trade Organization and a former member of the National Committee for Environmental Strategies and Sustainable Development. He is also a former Chairman of the Board of Deputies, Ministry of Finance and Industry. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing, The American University, London, UK.

Majid Saif Al Ghurair is the Chief Executive Officer of Al Ghurair Group, one of the largest family-owned corporations in the United Arab Emirates, with businesses spanning a broad variety of industry sectors including retail, industrial manufacturing and real estate.

Mr. Al Ghurair currently holds numerous roles in public and private sectors in UAE. He is the Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Chairman of the Dubai Shopping Malls Group (DSMG).  He is also a Board Member of National Cement Co., the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), and Al Etihad Credit Bureau.

Mr. Al Ghurair was involved in the formation of the Middle East Council of Shopping Centers (MECSC). He was the Chairman of MECSC since its inception in 1994 for around 23 years, and his contributions to the shopping centers industry are immeasurable.

Previously, Mr. Al Ghurair had numerous prominent positions in different industries,  including Chairman of Drake & Scull Int’l, Chairman of Shuaa Capital PSC, Board Member of Mashreq Bank and Board Member of Investcorp Bank  BSC.

Mr. Al Ghurair is a graduate in Accounting from UAE University, Al Ain, and was awarded the ‘Business Leader Personality of the Year 2004’ in the United Arab Emirates by H.H. Sh. Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. 

Rashid Al Shamsi is the Vice Chairman of Dubai Financial Market.

He is the founding partner of MEECON, an architectural and engineering project management consultancy and owner of Al Shamsi Property Management Company in Dubai. 

He was the General Manager of Emirates General Petroleum Corporation (Emarat) and chaired several Emarat joint ventures and subsidiary companies.  He is a   former member of the Board of Directors of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and  Industry,  Dubai Mercantile Exchange,  Emirates General Transport Corporation and Gulf Navigation (PJSC).

He is a  former CEO of Sama Dubai, the international real estate development arm of Dubai Holding.

Mr. Al Shamsi was actively engaged in the marketing and distribution of energy-related products for over 22 years. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California, USA.