Dubai: Mohammad Ali Alabbar, Founder and Chairman of Emaar Properties, Ajay Banga, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Mastercard were among those who were named in the advisory board of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, the PIF said in a statement on Wednesday. The board comprised of 11 of the most influential global executives from technology, finance and business, that will support the ongoing development of the programme for the 2018 Future Investment Initiative (FII), the PIF said.
Other members include Victor Chu, Chairman and CEO, First Eastern Investment Group, Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Investments, Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO, Thrive Global, Joe Kaeser, President & CEO, Siemens AG, Lubna S. Olayan, CEO and Deputy Chairperson, Olayan Financing Company, Stephen Schwarzman, CEO, Blackstone, Masayoshi Son, CEO, SoftBank Group Corp, Tidjane Thiam, CEO, Credit Suisse Group AG and Peter Thiel, Co-Founder & Partner, Founders Fund.
