![[Aurora50 template] Collage 10 listed UAE women board directors to know: Top row (L-R): HE Aarefa Al Falahi, Maha AlQattan, Hind AlAli, Mariam Balfaqeh, HE Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Elham Al Qasim. Bottom row (L-R): Fatima Abdulla Al Fahim, Dr Moza Sweidan, Raja Almazrouei, HE Dr Raja Al Gurg](https://aurora50.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022_08_22-Blog-post-Emirati-Womens-Day-SCA-data-1024x560.png)
Be seated: 10 UAE women board directors to know
As the UAE celebrates Emirati Women’s Day, we highlight 10 women to know on the UAE’s listed boards, including several chairs.
Insights
Spotlight: UAE’s listed companies with 20% women on board
Some 24 companies on Dubai Financial Market (DFM) have women on boards and 44 companies on Abu Dhabi Exchange (ADX), while 19 UAE companies have achieved 20% representation by women on their boards.
Women on listed UAE boards: From 3.5% to 8.9% in two years, our research report shows
Reach the top in five career steps – how to take one of the UAE’s 808 listed board seats within a decade. Download Aurora50 and MBRSG’s 2022 research report, sponsored by ADNOC, Non-executive board careers in the UAE: A path to gender balance.
Sheikh Khalifa: A legacy of women’s advancement
Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, co-founder of Aurora50, pledges to continue her family’s work to enable women’s advancement after the death of her grandfather, the late HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Shining a light on the Gulf’s women board directors
We interview board directors and Manarat members Amani Bouresli, professor of finance at Kuwait University, Natasha Hannoun, head of debt at Shuaa Capital, Meitha Al Hashemi, ADIB group credit officer, and Sara Nooruddin, head of private investments at Osool Asset Management.
![[Aurora50 template] Meitha Al Hashemi, group chief credit officer at Abu Dhabi Islamic bank (ADIB)](https://aurora50.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/002_Meitha-1024x537.jpg)
Gulf women board directors: Meitha Al Hashemi
Meitha Al Hashemi, group chief credit officer at Abu Dhabi Islamic bank (ADIB) and board member of Dar Al Takaful and Noor Takaful, on her path to company boards
![[Aurora50 template] Amani Bouresli, professor of finance at Kuwait University and board director of Ithmaar Holding, IB Capital Board of Directors and Faisal Islamic Bank](https://aurora50.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/002_Amani-1024x537.jpg)
Gulf women board directors: Amani Bouresli
Amani Bouresli, professor of finance at Kuwait University and board director of Ithmaar Holding, IB Capital Board of Directors and Faisal Islamic Bank, on her path to company boards.
![[Aurora50 template] Sara Nooruddin, head of private investments at Osool Asset Management and board director of Aegila Capital Management, Amanat Holdings and the Royal Hospital for Women and Children (RHWC) in Bahrain](https://aurora50.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/002_Sara-1024x537.jpg)
Gulf women board directors: Sara Nooruddin
Sara Nooruddin, head of private investments at Osool Asset Management and board director of Aegila Capital Management, Amanat Holdings and the Royal Hospital for Women and Children (RHWC) in Bahrain, on her path to company boards.
![[Aurora50 template] Natasha Hannoun, head of debt at asset management and investment banking firm Shuaa Capital](https://aurora50.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Aurora50-template-Natasha-Hannoun-1024x560.jpg)
Gulf women board directors: Natasha Hannoun
Natasha Hannoun, head of debt at asset management and investment banking firm Shuaa Capital in Dubai, and board director of Pure Harvest Smart Farms, on her path to company boards.
Driving diversity in leadership: A CHRO perspective
What chief human resource officers (CHROs) have to say about developing organisational diversity through changing mindsets.
