Young Arab Leaders (YAL), the Arab region's development platform for business, public sector and civil society leaders, has announced its new regional board of directors (BoD).
The new board has been formed partly through appointments and partly by elections.
Hawkamah – The Institute for Corporate Governance – was assigned to be YAL's partner with the role of management of the nomination process and the election to ensure transparency.
The first elections at YAL were held this year and were organised as part of the YAL Leadership's efforts to streamline its operations and to create independent and self-sufficient chapters.
The election was held in two phases. Commenting on the second phase of the elections and the appointment of the YAL regional board, Dr Omar Bin Sulaiman, Chairman of the Board of YAL, said: "Our members and our country chapters are our strong foundation for the successful outreach and implementation of all of YAL's programmes and initiatives.
New regional board
- Dr Omar bin Sulaiman, YAL Chairman and Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre
- Dr Abdul-Malik Ahmad Al Jaber, Palestine Chapter, Vice-Chairman and CEO of The PalTel Group
- Najla Al Awadhi, UAE Chapter, Member of the Federal National Council
- Dr Nada S Al Mutawa, Kuwait Chapter, Researcher and GCC Specialist at Centre of Strategic Studies, Kuwait University.
- Louis Georges Hakim, UAE Chapter, VP Royal Philips Electronics /CEO Philips ME
- Rami Makhzoumi, UAE Chapter, President and CEO Future Pipe Industries
- Mustafa Abdel-Wadood, UAE Chapter, Managing Director of Abraaj Capital
- Assem O Kabesh, Chief Executive Officer Young Arab Leaders, Non-Voting Director