Samer Najm Bio

Samer Najm Strategic Account Director | ADNOCEmerson Automation Solutions Samer Najm is a multi-disciplined professional with varied work experience gained in sales, business development, account and project managment, international consultancy, and academic research over the past 22+ years in the Energy, Environment, Industrial Automation and Simulation fields In May of 2022, Samer joined Emerson as…

Tamer Hamid Bio

Tamer Hamid PresidentExxonMobil Iraq and UAE Taher Hamid is the President of ExxonMobil Iraq and United Arab Emirates. Born in Yemen and raised in the United States, Mr. Hamid earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in geology and international business from Augustana College in 1993 and a Master’s degree in geology from the University of…

Martina A. Strong Bio

Martina A. Strong Ambassador of the United States to the United Arab EmiratesU.S. Embassy Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Martina Strong is honored to lead the U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates. A career Senior Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador Strong previously served as Chargé d’Affaires in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as…

Global Advocacy & Legal Counsel Announces their 2023 New & Emerging Leaders

A leading Middle Eastern law firm, Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel established in 2002, with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat, Amman, and Ras Al Khaimah has promoted two Partners, two Legal Directors, and one Senior Associate. Patric McGonigal, Partner – Patric has over 25 years’ experience and is a dual qualified barrister (Ireland, non-practicing)…

Thomas Vanhee Bio

Thomas Vanhee PartnerAurifer In Thomas’s tax career spanning more than a decade, he has worked at tier 1 tax law firms in Brussels and Paris. Thomas moved to the Gulf in the beginning of 2017. He provides high quality and innovative tax advice to clients. He has been involved in several high profile deals and…

Shahram Safai Bio

Shahram Safai PartnerAfridi & Angell Shahram’s practice focuses on representing leading multinational and domestic corporate clients, investment funds and high net worth individuals. He counsels clients on private equity and venture capital transactions, as well as advising clients on assessing and managing transactional risks. Shahram heads the firm’s venture capital and real estate teams and…

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