Month: February 2021

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  Why competence must come first for board directors, by Dr Waddah Ghanem

  The parables of the Prophets Musa and Yusuf (PBOT) show us that core competencies matter: strength before trust for a labourer and guardianship first for a banker.

  Suzanne Locke
  20th July 2021

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  Positioning yourself to become a new Gulf board director

  From P&L responsibility to crafting your personal brand, writing a board CV and getting early exposure to the boardroom, there are specific tasks you should invest time in to get yourself board-ready.

  Diana Wilde
  4th June 2021

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  MSCI upgrades FAB to ESG leader

  Investment research firm MSCI upgraded First Abu Dhabi Bank’s (FAB) environmental, social responsibility and governance rating from A to AA in April, putting it in the ‘leader’ category – in part due to the bank joining Aurora50 as a corporate partner for the Pathway20 boardroom accelerator programme.

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  3rd June 2021

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  Asharq Business Bloomberg: Emirati law increases representation of women on boards

  Reporting on the Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA)’s mandate to put one woman director on every UAE listed board, Asharq Business Bloomberg says that women have only taken four new seats at listed companies on the two main UAE stock exchanges in the two months since, with 96 percent of positions held by men.

  Suzanne Locke
  25th May 2021

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  14 ways a board seat will help your career

  From growing confidence and communication skills to big-picture thinking, here are 14 ways that taking a board seat at your company in the UAE will help you in your day job too.

  Diana Wilde
  15th May 2021

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  The National: How Sheikha Shamma Al Nahyan channels Sheikh Zayed in her philanthropy

  Sheikha Shamma bin Khalifa Al Nahyan talks to The National about her great-grandfather, the UAE’s founding father Sheikh Zayed, marking Ramadan and how her philanthropy extends to the boardroom.

  Suzanne Locke
  10th May 2021

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  The National: The many benefits of more women on boards

  Aurora50’s Diana Wilde writes in The National about how diverse boardrooms are both fairer and more profitable.

  Suzanne Locke
  14th April 2021

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  Looking for your first board role? 6 tips to get you started

  There is a huge opportunity for aspiring board directors, as ESCA calls for women to represent 20% of directors on listed boards – it’s time to get planning.

  Diana Wilde
  10th April 2021

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  Women on boards: Five reasons why the UAE is right to set a quota

  ESCA’s quota of one woman per listed company board was made law last month; Aurora50 believes this will support the UAE’s Vision 2021, attract millennials to your business and meet investors’ diversity requirements.

  Diana Wilde
  6th April 2021

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  The UAE made it to Mars – it can put a woman on every board too

  The Hope (Amal) mission orbited Mars last month, making the UAE only the fifth country to ever reach the Red Planet and the first Arab nation to do so. If we can make it to Mars, we can get to 20 percent female representation on company boards, writes Aurora50’s Diana Wilde.

  Diana Wilde
  29th March 2021

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