Day: 25 August 2022

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  Emirati women leaders: how they did it – Fatma Al Jabri

  The assistant governor for the UAE Central Bank on the inspiration FAB’s first woman CEO, Hana Al Rostamani, gives Emirati women and on never-ending learning

  Suzanne Locke
  23rd August 2021

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  Emirati women leaders: how they did it – Dena Almansoori

  The group CHRO of Etisalat and founder/ CEO of WhiteBox HR on self-advocacy, a multicultural upbringing and her inspiring grandmother

  Suzanne Locke
  23rd August 2021

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  Emirati women leaders: how they did it – Fahima Al Bastaki

  ADX’s chief business and market development officer on the legacy of her 100-year-old family business and how stepping into the new field of financial services let her soar

  Suzanne Locke
  23rd August 2021

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• Press release: UAE companies embrace diversity in boardrooms

  19 listed corporations appoint women board members.

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  3rd August 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 Pathway 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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