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Insights: When to choose an outside CEO to run a family business

Insights: When to choose an outsider as CEO to run a family business

The need for an external CEO often comes to the fore when a family business is undergoing significant strategic changes – moving into new markets, going through transformation, or facing a severe downturn

leadership - Middle East

5 key strategies for business success in the Middle East

Despite regional flux, up to 42 per cent of UAE-based regional CEOs expect double-digit growth in 2024 indicating a thriving business environment, as per an EMIR survey

CEO and board of directors

In the dark hours: 5 challenges haunting Middle East CEOs

A recent survey of over a hundred CEOs and board members in the Middle East highlights concerns about leadership attraction, development, and planning

gmg CEO Mohammed A Baker

Cover story: GMG’s Mohammed A Baker has a bold vision for his company

The CEO of GMG shares the retail giant’s global expansion strategy, and how its growth is driven by innovation and powered by excellence

UAE's Julphar appoints new CEO to drive growth strategy

UAE’s Julphar appoints new CEO to drive growth strategy

Basel Ziyadeh will succeed Dr Essam Mohamed, who stepped down from the role, having joined in 2020

Mubadala's head of UAE investments platform to join ADNOC

Head of UAE investments platform at Mubadala to join ADNOC

Mubadala’s deputy CEO, Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi, will serve as interim chief executive of the UAE investments platform

Ceer

Saudi’s first EV brand Ceer appoints James Deluca as CEO

In his last role, DeLuca led VinFast, Vietnam’s first domestic automobile brand

Former head of Portuguese national carrier named CEO of Etihad Aviation Group

Antonoaldo Neves succeeds Tony Douglas, who will serve during his transition period as an advisor to the board of ADQ Aviation and Aerospace Services Company

Hub71

Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 appoints new deputy CEO

Ahmad Ali Alwan has been a founding member of Hub71 since 2019

Georges Kern Breitling

Private equity-backed Breitling CEO eyes deals after turnaround

Breitling’s average selling price is now about $6,100, as the company uses more gold, precious stones and metals

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CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Sabic, Yousef Abdullah Al-Benyan, resigns

By virtue of a royal decree, Al-Benyan was appointed as the kingdom’s new education minister

HSBC Saudi Arabia promotes Faris Alghannam to CEO role

Alghannam has been with HSBC Saudi Arabia since 2011

real estate

Cover story: Why the CEO of Seven Century Real Estate Brokers believes Dubai is fertile ground for investments

In this exclusive interview, Naghmeh Sheikholeslami speaks of resilience, prioritising customers and Dubai’s evolving real estate landscape

UAE's Landmark Group appoints new CEO Kabir Lumba for Retail

UAE’s Landmark Group appoints new CEO for Retail

Kabir Lumba will lead as the new CEO for Landmark Retail

Alan’s corner: What makes a great CEO?

It’s not just about leadership or commercial acumen, there’s much more to it than that

Twitter

Elon Musk poll may prompt a Twitter edit button, CEO hints

Musk revealed this week that he’s acquired a 9.2 per cent passive stake in Twitter

Ford reorganises to run EV and engine businesses separately

The newly formed Ford Model e unit will scale up the automaker’s EV offerings

boursa kuwait

Kuwait bourse plans derivatives trading amid push for more IPOs

The Kuwaiti stock exchange plans to introduce a central counterparty service for the cash market by the end of the year

How C-level execs can resolve their differences on technology’s ‘invest to grow’ debate

The best platforms and tools should empower a business to take action and make it competitive

Abu Dhabi’s EDGE Group appoints ADQ’s group CIO as new CEO

Mansour Mohamed AlMulla is also a board member of the Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, Abu Dhabi Ports Company, Abu Dhabi Global Market, and Etihad Aviation Group

Tesla delivers record 308,600 cars in quarter, beating estimate

The results pushed Tesla’s total sales for the year to more than 936,000

Here’s why a CEO candidate must have better ‘board emotional intelligence’

EQ is a crucial aspect of board effectiveness, and the chief executive who brings it to the table nurtures powerful governance productivity

RAKBank appoints new CEO

Raheel Ahmed succeeds Peter England, who will retire after leading the bank for over eight years

Dubai Financial Market appoints new CEO

Hamed Ahmed Ali was previously appointed as deputy CEO and chief markets officer in July 2020

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport appoints new CEO

Atanasios Titonis replaces Sanjay Khanna, who served in the role from September 2017

UAE’s market regulator appoints first female CEO

Dr. Maryam Buti Al Suwaidi was previously the authority’s acting CEO

Citrix appoints new interim CEO after David Henshall steps down

Bob Calderoni currently serves as chairman of the board and is also a member of the board of directors of KLA Tencor and Ansys

How to eliminate the one-man approach with a ‘whole system’ model

Creating a new whole system management model will increase the value of the company

Dubai’s OSN appoints interim chief after CEO Patrick Tillieux resigns

The company has appointed non-executive board director Sangeeta Desai as the interim CEO

Etisalat appoints new CEO for UAE operations

Masood M Sharif Mahmood has been appointed to the newly created role