Head of Issuer Affairs
Dubai Financial Market
Total years of experience :13 years, 4 Months
Facilitated and managed multiple initial public offerings in the DFM including Marka, Emaar Malls and Amanat.
Regularly attended management executive committee meetings.
Created a proactive framework for managing relationships between the market and issuers, both existing and potential.
Managed roadshows to London and New York promoting UAE listed companies to international institutional investors.
Managed messaging to buy/sell side analysts for the DFM as a company. Developed the strategic positioning of the DFM to the international markets.
Critically evaluating and improving the existing services offered by the DFM to listed companies.
Created an active methodology for facilitating the IPO process with the regulators, banks, advisors and international financial institutions.
The Hawkamah Journal features articles on governance and leadership from the practitioner’s perspective and the underlying theme is to link governance with performance, rather than just controls. It is directed to board directors, shareowners, executives and governance professionals. It covers the whole spectrum of governance, SMEs and family owned enterprises to listed and state owned enterprises. The scope is increasingly global, but it maintains a particular focus on the Middle East and North Africa region. For more information, visit http://www.hawkamah.org/hawkamah-journal/
- STRATEGY & RESEARCH - Spearheaded Hawkamah’s engagement drive with regional governments, regulators and companies. Conducted Environmental, Social & Governance benchmarking analysis on 600 listed companies in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Processed and analyzed outcomes of the Task Force on Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions and assisted in developing the Policy Brief on Corporate Governance for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Conducted Interviews and developed the Research Report: UAE Women Directors’ Careers, Board Experiences and Recommendations for Change alongside the Cranfield International Centre for Women Leaders published in October 2013. Conceptualized and managed Hawkamah’s conferences which were attended by senior executives, government officials including ministers and central bank governors from the Middle East and North Africa Region. This included the event management, marketing as well as VIP relations. Restructured, re-‐launched and managed the Hawkamah Bank Corporate Governance Awards, recognized as the leading source of corporate governance benchmarking for Banks in the Middle East and North Africa Region. - LEADERSHIP - Completed the Director Development Programme to identify key points for tailoring it to the region, a programme accredited by the International Finance Corporation; part of the World Bank Group, details found on: http://mudara.org/professional-development/overview/. Reviewed and identified members to be recommended to company boards through the Mudara IOD Board Appointment Service. - MARKETING & COMMUNICATION - Responsible for all branding and communications of both institutes. Established and maintained a social media presence. Consulted on all internal and external communications. Pitched Hawkamah & Mudara IOD services to organizations, managed client and partner expectations and relationships. - CONTENT MANAGEMENT -
Personal Achievements: Assisted the head of the computer science department with programming projects & scientific research.