Based in the United Arab Emirates, Atassi is responsible for leading the strategy and vision of the Smart Infrastructure operating company for Siemens across the Middle East. He has held a variety of senior management positions during his 25-year career at Siemens, most recently as Global Head of the company’s Life Sciences business, based in…
Sharihan Al Mashary, Emirati, Hotelier & Policy influencer with 12 years of expertise in her professional field of Hospitality and Hotels – with both of her academic and post grad majors are in International Hospitality Management; following years in Hotel Operations, opening 2 luxury 5 star Resorts. Sharihan stood out as the strongest young Hospitality…
Melissa Whiting joined Philip Morris International (PMI) in 2001 as a lawyer in Australia. Since then, she has held a variety of roles in the Law Department covering Australia, Asia and Eastern Europe. In 2017 Melissa was appointed Vice President Inclusion & Diversity. In this role, Melissa is responsible for leading PMI’s strategy and practices…
Ms. Natalie Bogdanova, Chief Operating Officer of Emaar Malls has over 16 years’ experience with Emaar. In her current role Natalie leads Emaar Malls PJSC and heads the Leadership team across all Emaar Malls assets. Natalie has progressed through various senior roles within the company. Moving from International Sales & Marketing to lead Customer Care,…
Written by: JUAN CARLOS PASTOR @ IE Business School Women’s position in management and leadership has been prominently discussed in the business literature for over three decades. Yet there is increased frustration that the empowerment of women is not advancing quickly enough. Women continue to lag behind men at every career stage. A recent report…
Named as ‘the Queen of Soft Power’, a self‐ built seasoned architect, a mother of two, a Senior Director and the Head of Interior Design Department at EMAAR Development LLC‐ Dubai, Rama Keilani Sonmez enjoys 25‐year experience in the Turkish, European, African, North African, and UAE real‐estate markets. She has been passionately and creatively inspiring…
Zeina Dagher joined Emaar in 2009 as Assistant Manager – Marketing and Group Sales for Burj Khalifa. Having pursued her MBA in Marketing and International Business, Zeina has seen a promising and enviable career path with the world iconic tower, Burj Khalifa. Zeina has been the visionary and thought leader behind At the Top, Burj…
Ms. Rebecca Jobo, Head of The Dubai Mall, joined the company in November 2018. She brings to her role a wealth of experiences in retail. From 2015 to 2018, she held the position of Vice President, Luxury Division at M. H. Alshaya Co., Kuwait – a leading international franchise operator with nearly 90 of the…
“I suffered, I strived to survive, I now thrive and live to make a difference in my generation”. (By Marie-Christine Nibagwire, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide of 1994). Before the genocide, Marie-Christine was happy in her job as accountant, in her marriage and as a young mother of a two-year-old daughter. She escaped in…
