Dubai: When it comes to running a business, the chief executives of companies in the UAE do it better than most of their peers in the Gulf.
The latest Top CEO Awards, which recognizes the best leaders who have delivered solid results and kept businesses in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region growing, is out.
Out of the 150 publicly listed organisations that were included in the review, 100 were recognized for being instrumental in the growth of GCC companies, as well as for “creating jobs, maintaining profitability for their shareholders, applying corporate governance and transforming” the region.
Six chief executive officers (CEOs) in the UAE have made it to the top ten list, with Shayne Nelson, group CEO of Emirates NBD, bagging the crown.
Also in the top 10 are Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair of Mashreq, Dr Adnan Chilwan of Dubai Islamic Bank, Tirad Al Mahmoud of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Nasser Abdulrahman Rafi of Emaar Malls Group and Ala’a Eraiqat of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank.
Out of the companies who made it to the “top 100,” about a quarter (24 per cent) are from the UAE.
The Top CEO Awards is organized by Trends magazine and INSEAD Business School. The CEOs were ranked based on the financial statements of publicly listed companies.
Here are the 100 chief executives who were honoured during a red carpet ceremony in Dubai on March 30:
1) Shayne Nelson /Group CEO
Emirates NBD
Bank – DFM, UAE
2) Ebrahim Ahmad Al Mannai /Chief Coordinator/MD /CEO
Gulf International Services
Industrial – Qatar
3) Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair /CEO
Mashreq
Bank – DFM, UAE
4) Dr Adnan Chilwan /CEO
Dubai Islamic Bank
Bank – DFM, UAE
5) Tirad Al Mahmoud /CEO
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB)
Bank – ADX, UAE
6) Fawaz Alhokair /Founder/Group CEO
Fawaz Al Hokair Group
Retail – Saudi Arabia
7) Nasser Abdulrahman Rafi /CEO
Emaar Malls Group
Retail – DFM, UAE
8) Gerhard Marschitz /CEO
Saudi Airlines Catering Company
F&B – Saudi Arabia
9) Tal Hisham Nazer /CEO
Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance
Insurance – Saudi Arabia
10) Ala’a Eraiqat /CEO
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB)
Bank – ADX, UAE
11) Alex Thursby /Group CEO
National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Bank – ADX, UAE
12) David Robert Dew /CEO
Saudi British Bank
Bank – Saudi Arabia
13) Essa Kazim /Chairman/CEO
Dubai Financial Market
Financial Services – UAE
14) Khalid bin Saleh Al-Mudaifer /CEO
Ma’aden
Industry – Saudi Arabia
15) Ranjeev Menon /CEO
Gulf Warehousing Company
Logistics – Qatar
16) Jamal Bin Ghalaita /CEO
Emirates Islamic
Bank – DFM, UAE
17) Dr Brend Van Linder /CEO
Saudi Hollandi Bank
Bank – Saudi Arabia
18) André Sayegh /CEO
First Gulf Bank
Bank – ADX, UAE
19) Ali Ahmed Al Kuwari /CEO
Qatar National Bank
Bank – Qatar
20) Fahad Al-Rasheed /CEO
Emaar – The Economic City
Real Estate – Saudi Arabia
21) Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak / CEO
Aldar Properties
Real Estate – ADX, UAE
22) Adel Mustafawi / Group CEO
Masraf Al Rayan
Islamic Bank – Qatar Stock Exchange
23) Mohamed Al-Nema /Chairman/CEO
Al Themar International Holding
Real Estate – Kuwait
24) Qasem Abdelghani Al Maimani /CEO
Arabian Cement Co.
Industry – Saudi Arabia
25) Adel Al Ali / CEO
Air Arabia
Aviation – DFM
26) Abdulkarim Al-Agil / CEO
Jarir Marketing Company
Retail – Saudi Arabia
27) Fahad Al-Mohannadi /General Manager/ Group CEO
Qatar Electricity & Water Company
Utilities – Qatar
28) Ghazi Abu Nahl /Group CEO
Qatar General Insurance & Reinsurance Company
Insurance – Qatar
29) Dr Ali Al-Tijani Ahmed/CEO
Al Tayyar Travel Group
Tourism – Saudi Arabia
30) Bassel Gamal /CEO
Qatar Islamic Bank
Bank – Qatar
31) Dr Robert Eid /CEO
Arab National Bank
Bank – Saudi Arabia
32) Kyle Whitehill /CEO
Vodafone Qatar
Telecom – Qatar
33) Abdullah Fadhalah Al-Sulaiti /Managing Director/CEO
Qatar Gas Transport Company
Logistics – Qatar
34) Mohamed Abdulrahman Amiri /CEO
Ajman Bank
Bank – DFM, UAE
35) Alan Whelan Group/ CEO
Batelco
Telecom – Bahrain
36) Abdulaziz Al-Sugair Group Chairman/CEO
Saudi Telecom Company
Telecom – Saudi Arabia
37) Waltherus Matthijs/ CEO
Saudi Dairy and Foodstuff Company
F&B – Saudi Arabia
38) Ahmad Al-Asmakh /Managing Director/CEO
Dlala Brokerage and Investment Holding Company
Financial Services – Qatar
39) Abdul Rahman Abdul Qader Faqih /Chairman/CEO
Jabal Omar Development Company
Real Estate – Saudi Arabia
40) Khalifa Abdulla Turki Al-Subaey /Group President/CEO
Qatar Insurance Company
Insurance – Qatar
41) Abdulla Lahej /CEO
Emaar Properties
Real Estate – DFM, UAE
42) Sadoun Ali /CEO
Qurain Petrochemical Industries Company
Industrials – Kuwait
43) Mohammed Ahmed Hassan /Acting CEO
Bahrain Islamic Bank
Bank – Bahrain
44) Saeed bin Mohammed Al Ghamdi /Chairman/CEO
The National Commercial Bank
Bank – Saudi Arabia
45) Mohammed Al Habtoor /MD/CEO
Dubai National Insurance & Reinsurance Company
Insurance – DFM, UAE
46) Abdullah Saleh Al Raisi /CEO
Commercial Bank of Qatar
Bank – Qatar
47) Peter Paul Baltussen /CEO
Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD)
Bank – DFM, UAE
48) Abdulrahman Al Fadley /CEO
Almarai
Dairy – Saudi Arabia
49) Fawaz Abdullah Ahmed Danish /CEO
United International Transportation Company
Logistics – Saudi Arabia
50) Badr Salem Al Amiri /CEO
Arkan Al Kuwait Real Estate
Real Estate – Kuwait
51) Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Hammadi /CEO
Al Hammadi Co. for Development and Investment
Healthcare – Saudi Arabia
52) Yusuf Ahmed Hussein /MD/CEO
Islamic Holding Group (IHG)
Financial Services – Qatar
53) Mohammed Aba Al-Ala /CEO
Najran Cement Company
Industrials – Saudi Arabia
54) Khalid Al-Emadi /Group CEO
MediCare Group
Healthcare – Qatar
55) Adil Bin Mohammed Al Zaid /CEO
Taiba Holding Company
Investment – Saudi Arabia
56) Ahmed Al-Subhi /CEO
ACWA Power Barka
Utilities – Oman
57) Yousuf Al-Qafari /CEO
Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets Company
Trading – Saudi Arabia
58) Abdullah Bin Saad Al-Drees /CEO
Aldrees Petroleum and Transport Services Company
Logistics – Saudi Arabia
59) Ms Elham Yousry Mahfouz /CEO
Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK)
Bank – Kuwait
60) Fahad Al Khalaf /CEO
SPIMACO
Healthcare – Saudi Arabia
61) Ahmed Jaffer Al Musalmi/CEO
National Bank of Oman
Bank – Oman
62) Eisa Bin Mohammed Al-Eisa /CEO
Samba Financial Group
Financial Services – Saudi Arabia
63) Khalid Jassim Mohd Bin Kalban /CEO
Dubai Investments
Investments – DFM, UAE
64) Nasr Amur Shwain Al Hosni /CEO
The Financial Corporation Company
Investment – Oman
65) Abdullah Mogbil Al Garawih /CEO
Advanced Petrochemical Company
Industrials – Saudi Arabia
66) Mohammed Mazhar Hamadeh/CEO
Al Ain Ahlia Insurance Company
Insurance – ADX, UAE
67) Sager Abdullatif Nadershah /MD/CEO
Aljazira Takaful Ta’wuni Company
Insurance – Saudi Arabia
68) Mamdouh Al Sharbini /CEO
Al Salam Group Holding Company
Investments – Kuwait
69) Mohammad Nasr Abdeen /CEO
Union National Bank
Bank – ADX, UAE
70) Isam Al Sager /Group CEO
National Bank of Kuwait
Bank – Kuwait
71) Adel Abdul Wahab Al Majed /CEO
Boubyan Bank Kuwait
Bank – Kuwait
72) Musaed Bin Mohammad Al-Mineefi /CEO
The Saudi Investment Bank
Bank – Saudi Arabia
73) Tarek Mahmoud El-Sayed /Managing Director/ CEO
Aamal Company
Conglomerate – Qatar
74) Timothy J Murray /CEO
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba)
Industrials – Bahrain
75) Khalid Ibrahim Zagzoog /CEO
Alujain Corporation KSA
Industrials – Saudi Arabia
76) Salaam Said Al Shaksy / CEO
alizz Islamic Bank
Bank – Oman
77) Tarek El Sakka / CEO
Dubai Refreshments
F&B – DFM, UAE
78) Mohammed Othman /CEO
Insurance House
Insurance – ADX, UAE
79) Turki M K Al Khater /Managing Director/CEO
United Development Company
Investment – Qatar
80) Al Sayidda Rawan Ahmed Thabit Al Said /CEO
Takaful Oman Insurance
Insurance – Oman
81) Mohammed Ali Al Noush / CEO
Ras Al Khaimah Poultry and Feeding Company
Food – ADX, UAE
82) Abdul Mohsen bin Abdulaziz Al Fares /CEO
Alinma Bank
Bank – Saudi Arabia
83) Osman Sultan /CEO
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)
Telecom – DFM, UAE
84) Yousif Abdulla Taqi /CEO
Al Salam Bank
Bank – Bahrain
85) Salah Jassim Murad /CEO
Ahli Bank
Bank – Qatar
86) Nader R Al-Nasser /Manager/CEO
Saudi Transport and Investment Company
Logistics – Saudi Arabia
87) Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Badran /CEO
VIVA – Kuwait Telecom Company
Telecom – Kuwait
88) Ali Abdulrahman Al Subaihin /Board Member /CEO
Tawuniya (The Company for Cooperative Insurance)
Insurance – Saudi Arabia
89) Abdulbasit Ahmad Al Shaibei /CEO
Qatar International Islamic Bank
Bank – Qatar
90) Khalifa Ali Al Hetmi /CEO
Qatar Navigation (Milaha)
Logistics – Qatar
91) Ibrahim Bin Abdul Rahman Al Omar /CEO
Bahri
Logistics – Saudi Arabia
92) Rabih Soukarieh /CEO
United Gulf Bank
Bank – Bahrain
93) Abdulrahman Bin Saleh Al-Abrah /CEO
Al Ahli Takaful Company
Insurance – Saudi Arabia
94) Guy Sauvage /CEO
Al Meera Consumer Goods Company
Consumer Goods – Qatar
95) Abdulla M. Al Zamil /CEO
Zamil Industrial Investment Company
Industrials – Saudi Arabia
96) Mattar Ali Al Zahrani /CEO
Hail Cement Company
Industry – Saudi Arabia
97) Hamad Bin Ali Al Hedfa /CEO
Mazaya Qatar Real Estate Development
Real Estate – Qatar
98) Abbas Abdul Qader Jalil/ CEO
Insurance – Saudi Arabia
99) Iqbal Hamzeh / CEO
Agthia Group
F&B – ADX, UAE
100) Dr Maha Kobeil /CEO/Dean
Majan College
Education – Oman
