Board of Directors 2017-2018
The Board of Directors is elected annually by members and includes four officers, eleven members at large and two ex officio members. The Chairman is the spokesperson for the membership.
OFFICERS
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Sharief M. Fahmy
Chairman, AmCham Abu Dhabi Chief Executive Officer Middle East General Enterprises |
Maurice Ross Wingo II |
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Paul F. O'Brien
Treasurer, AmCham Abu Dhabi Deputy Chief Investment Officer Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) |
John McGowan
Secretary, AmCham Abu Dhabi Legal Counsel and Founder JPM Legal Advisors Worldwide Ltd. |
MEMBERS - AT - LARGE
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Khuloud Al Nuwais
Chief Sustainability Officer Emirates Foundation |
Nasser Al Osaiba
Managing Partner, Abu Dhabi Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel |
Elissar Farah Antonios
Chief Executive Officer Citibank - UAE |
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Rula Dajani
Country Director AMIDEAST, UAE |
Michael Dishman
Senior Managing Director, Middle East, Africa and South Asia Oshkosh Defense |
Brian Lott
Chief Communications Officer, Group Communications Mubadala Investment Company |
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Peter Rafferty Senior Fund Manager Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) |
Elias Sayah
President Sayah Engineering MENA |
Rakesh Suri
Chief Executive Officer Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi |
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Donald M. Wix, Jr.
Director, International Customer Relations Lockheed Martin Global, Inc. |
Dareen Zoughbi
Director, GE Healthcare Partners, Middle East Region General Electric |
EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS
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Dao M. Le
Regional Senior Commercial Officer for the Gulf and Counselor for Commercial Affairs U.S. Embassy Abu Dhabi |
Theresa F. Weber
Executive Director AmCham Abu Dhabi |
Honorary Members of AmCham Abu Dhabi
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The Honorable Barbara Leaf
Ambassador of the United States of America to the United Arab Emirates U.S. Embassy, Abu Dhabi |
H.E. Yousef Al Otaiba
Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States of America U.A.E. Embassy, Washington D.C. |
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