MASDAR - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Chief Operating Officer
• Executive Leadership

AbdulazizAlobaidlihasrejoinedMasdarasChiefOperatingOfficertooverseethedeliveryandoperationsofitsrenewableportfolio,aswellasEngineering,SupplyChainandEnergyServices.Mr.AlobaidlipreviouslyservedasgeneralmanageratMasdarsubsidiary,theShamsPowerCompany,from2015to2018. MrAlobaidlihadworkedforTAQAsince2018,leadingitsdomesticPowerandWatergenerationbusiness,whereheoversawaportfoliowithacapacityof22.4gigawattsand1120millionimperialgallonsperday. Withover16years'experienceintheenergyandutilitiesbusiness,includingrenewables,Mr.AlobaidlihasservedontheboardsofdirectorsofseveralgenerationandwaterdesalinationcompaniesacrosstheUAEandtheMiddleEast. Overthecourseofhiscareer,Mr.Alobaidlihasbeeninvolvedinanumberoflandmarkrenewableprojects,includingtheShams1CSPproject,NoorAbuDhabiPVprojectand,mostrecently,theAlDhafraPVproject. Mr.AlobaidliearnedanM.ScinEnergyEngineering(specializinginpowerplanttechnology)fromRWTHAachenUniversityinGermanyandaB.ScinMechanicalEngineeringfromUAEUniversity.HereceivedtheEmiratesEnergyAwardin2013andwasamemberoftheZayedFutureEnergyPrizeReviewCommittee.

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• Chief Strategy & Risk Officer at Mubadala

AhmedSaeedAlCalilyisChiefStrategy&RiskOfficeratMubadalaInvestmentCompany,overseeingfunctionsthatguideMubadala'sfutureinvestmentscopeandprovidecomprehensiveriskmanagementtotheorganisation.

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• Executive Director, Brand & Strategic Initiatives

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• Executive Director, Strategy & Corporate Development

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• CEO of the UAE Investments Platform at Mubadala

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• CEO of the UAE Investments Platform at Mubadala

Dr.BakheetisCEOofMubadala'sUAEInvestmentsPlatform.TheplatformcontributestotheaccelerationoftheUAE'seconomictransformation,investinginnationalworldclasschampions,fosteringvibrantindustrialandcommercialclusters,andpartneringwithworld-classglobalentities. Withover20yearsofdiverseexperienceintheenergysector,Dr.BakheetisamemberofindustryboardsandcommitteesintheUAEincludingCepsa,OilSearch,MubadalaPetroleumandEmiratesGlobalAluminum. BeforejoiningMubadala,Dr.BakheetheldpositionsatAbuDhabiNationalOilCompany(ADNOC),leadingtheproductionandfacilitiesengineeringforfiveofitsoperatingcompanies,coveringalloffshoreoperatorsinAbuDhabi. Dr.BakheetholdsaBScdegreeinPetroleumEngineeringandappliedMathematicsfromtheUniversityofTulsa(Oklahoma,USA)andMScinEnvironmentalSciencefromUAEUniversity.HealsoholdsanExecutiveMBAfromHCT,UAEandaDoctorateofBusinessAdministrationfromtheCollegeofBusinessandEconomics,UAEUniversity.

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• Executive Vice President of Low Carbon Solutions and Business Development at ADNOC 's Low Carbon Solutions & International Growth Directorate.

Dr.MicheleFiorentinoistheExecutiveVicePresidentofLowCarbonSolutionsandBusinessDevelopmentatADNOC'sLowCarbonSolutions&InternationalGrowthDirectorate. Hehas20yearsofexperienceinstrategicbusinessdevelopmentinenergy,manufacturingandchemicals.Heispassionateaboutdevelopingdeepcommercialrelationshipsandcreatingahigh-achieving,innovativeanddiverseculture. HealsoservesontheBoardofDirectorsatMasdar,theUAE'scleanenergypowerhouse,whichpioneerscleantechnologiesandinnovativeprojectsaroundtheworld. Withabackgroundinengineeringandfinance,heiswellpositionedtoleadADNOC'seffortsindevelopingandimplementinglow-carbonstrategieswhileoverseeingthecompany'sportfolioofinternationalassetsandpartnerships. HeholdsaPh.D.inChemicalEngineeringfromtheUniversityofNaplesinItalyandaMaster'sdegreeinFinancefromLondonBusinessSchool.

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• Member of the UAE Federal Cabinet

HEDrSultanAhmedAlJaberisamemberoftheUAEFederalCabinet,MinisterofIndustryandAdvancedTechnology,theUAE'sspecialenvoyonclimatechange,ChairmanofMasdar,andPresident-DesignateofCOP28-thefirstCEOtoserveinthisrole. In2006,directedbytheUAEleadership,DrAlJaberledtheteamthatestablishedMasdar,withthemandatetoadvancetheadoptionofrenewableswithintheUAE,acrosstheregionandglobally. In2009,undertheguidanceoftheleadershipandtheongoingsupportofH.H.SheikhAbdullahbinZayed,DrAlJaberledMasdar'seffortsintheUAE'ssuccessfulbidtohosttheheadquartersoftheInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency(IRENA)inMasdarCity,withamissiontopromotecleantechnologyandsustainabledevelopmentglobally. In2009,hewasappointedbyUNSecretary-GeneralBanKi-MoontotheAdvisoryGrouponEnergyandClimateChange(AGECC),whichpublisheditsfinalreportin2010.TherecommendationsfromthisreportformedthebasisoftheSustainableEnergyforAllinitiativelaunchedin2011. In2012,DrAlJaberreceivedtheUNChampionsoftheEarthawardforhisworkonadvancingcleanenergytechnologiestomitigatethethreatsofclimatechange.HehasservedtwotermsasSpecialEnvoyforClimateChange(2010-2016,2020-present).HehasalsoplayedacriticalroleinanumberofUNFCCCConferenceoftheParties(COPs),includingthemilestoneCOP21thattookplacein2015inParis. DrAlJaberwasappointedtotheUAEcabinetin2013,whereheservedasMinisterofStateoftheUAEuntilJuly2020.HehasalsopreviouslybeenthechiefexecutiveofficeroftheenergyplatformatMubadala,theAbuDhabigovernment'sstrategicinvestmentarm. DrAlJabercontinuestoholdseveralimportantpositionsrelatingtotheUAE'senergysector.In2014,hewasappointedasChairmanoftheboardofdirectorsatMasdar,wherehehascontinuedtosupportthepioneeringrenewableenergycompany'sgrowthandabilitytocapitalizeonhigh-valueopportunities.Twoyearslater,DrAlJaberwasappointedGroupCEOofADNOC,wherehefocusesonincreasingefficiencieswhilefosteringamorecommercialmindset.In2020,DrAlJaberwasappointedasMinisterofIndustryandAdvancedTechnology,whereheoverseeseffortstoexpandtheindustrialdevelopmentoftheUAE,leveragingtechnologyasakeyenablerintheFourthIndustrialAge. DrAlJaberalsoholdsseveraladvisorypositions,counsellingonissuesrelatedtoenergy,economics,strategiccommunicationsandsustainabledevelopment.TheseincludeChairoftheBoardofTrusteesoftheMohamedbinZayedUniversityofArtificialIntelligence,theworld'sfirstgraduate-level,research-basedAIuniversity,basedatMasdarCityinAbuDhabi.HehasalsoservedontheUnitedNationsSecretaryGeneral'sHigh-LevelGrouponSustainableEnergyforAll. In2013,DrAlJaberwasmadeanhonoraryCommanderoftheMostExcellentOrderoftheBritishEmpire(CBE)byHerMajestyQueenElizabethII.In2019,hereceivedalifetimeachievementawardfromtheprimeministerofIndia,NarendraModi.

FaridAlAwlaqiheadsTAQA'sGenerationbusiness,apositionhehasheldsinceJuly2020.Inthisrole,heoverseesanddevelopsthecompany'sglobalpowerandwatergenerationportfolio. HepreviouslyservedasSeniorVicePresidentintheenergyplatformatMubadalaInvestment.Hehasheldvariousrolesduringhiscareer,fromoperationstobusinessdevelopment,investmentandassetmanagement. Mr.AlAwlaqisitsontheboardofAbuDhabiFutureEnergyCompany(Masdar),istheChairmanoftheSupervisoryBoardofTAQAMorocco,andisaBoardmemberofSoharAluminum. HeholdsaSloanMastersfromtheLondonBusinessSchoolandaMastersofEngineeringinPetroleumEngineeringfromtheImperialCollegeoftheUniversityofLondon.HeisalsoaprizewinnerfromtheRoyalMilitaryAcademySandhurst.

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer, Generation

FaridAlAwlaqiheadsTAQA'sGenerationbusiness,apositionhehasheldsinceJuly2020.Inthisrole,heoverseesanddevelopsthecompany'sglobalpowerandwatergenerationportfolio. HepreviouslyservedasSeniorVicePresidentintheenergyplatformatMubadalaInvestment.Hehasheldvariousrolesduringhiscareer,fromoperationstobusinessdevelopment,investmentandassetmanagement. Mr.AlAwlaqisitsontheboardofAbuDhabiFutureEnergyCompany(Masdar),istheChairmanoftheSupervisoryBoardofTAQAMorocco,andisaBoardmemberofSoharAluminum. HeholdsaSloanMastersfromtheLondonBusinessSchoolandaMastersofEngineeringinPetroleumEngineeringfromtheImperialCollegeoftheUniversityofLondon.HeisalsoaprizewinnerfromtheRoyalMilitaryAcademySandhurst.

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• Board Member for the Dumat Al Jandal
• Deputy COO, Engineering, Delivery and Supply Chain
• Executive Leadership

FawazHadiSalemAliAlMuharramiisDeputyCOO,Engineering,DeliveryandSupply,responsibleforsteeringandguidingteamstoachieveperformanceexcellenceininvestment,greenfielddevelopment,bidding,mergers&acquisitions,assetmanagementandoperationsforlarge-scalerenewableenergyprojectslocallyandglobally. HealsooverseesMasdar'sEnergyServicesactivities,anditsgrowingportfolioofenergyefficiencyprojectsandoff-gridrenewableenergyprojects. Mr.AlMuharramiisaboardmemberfortheDumatAlJandal400MWwindprojectintheKingdomofSaudiArabia,theSharjahWastetoEnergyprojectandtheMBRPhaseIIIproject.Healsoservedonadvisorycommitteesforthe402MWDudgeonoffshorewindfarmintheUKandtheESICarbonCaptureprojectinAbuDhabi. BeforejoiningMasdarin2009,Mr.AlMuharramiworkedfornineyearsintheoilandgasindustry.Heholdsabachelor'sdegreeinEngineeringManagementfromtheHigherCollegesofTechnology,AbuDhabi,whereheearnedthedistinctionwithhighesthonor.HealsoholdsaHigherDiplomainChemicalEngineeringwithdistinction.

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• President of the Republic of France

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• Acting Executive Director, Internal Audit

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• Senior Vice President, New Energies and Hydrogen at ADNOC

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• UAE Minister of Investment, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ADQ and Deputy Chairman

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• Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at TAQA

JasimHusainThabetservesasAbuDhabiNationalEnergyCompany's(TAQA)GroupChiefExecutiveOfficerandManagingDirector,arolehehasheldsinceJuly2020.

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• US Vice President

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• Chief Financial Officer

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• Chief Executive Officer
• Executive Leadership

Anaturalcollaborator,Mr.AlRamahiisanactivememberofseveralgroupsdedicatedtofacilitatingstronginternationalcooperationinthefieldsofbusinessandsustainability.TheseincludeCCIFrance,AustralianBusinessGroup,theUS-UAEBusinessCouncil,andtheSustainableMarketsInitiativeTaskforceforEnergyTransitionwhereheleadsthedecarbonizingindustryworkstream. MohamedJameelAlRamahiistheChiefExecutiveOfficerofMasdar,theUAE'scleanenergychampionandoneofthefastestgrowingcompaniesintheworld. Underhisleadership,Masdarhasdevelopedintooneofworld'sleadingcleanenergycompanies,withacombinedglobalprojectportfolioofover20GWofcleanenergycapacity,andambitionstogrowto100GWand1milliontonsofannualgreenhydrogenproductionby2030. Mr.AlRamahifirstjoinedMasdarin2008andhasheldseniorleadershippositionsinthecompanyfornearlyadecadeandahalf,servingasChiefFinancialOfficerandChiefOperatingOfficerpriortohisappointmentasCEOin2016.Withacareerspanningmorethanthreedecadesintheenergysector,hebringssignificantexperienceinstrategicleadership,internalaudit,riskmanagement,andfinancialacumentothecompany. InadditiontohisroleasCEO,Mr.AlRamahiholdsanumberofprominentboardpositions.HeisChairmanoftheMasdarExecutiveCommittee,Vice-ChairoftheGlobalCouncilonSustainableDevelopmentGoalsandservesontheBoardofDirectorsforEmiratesWastetoEnergyCompany;Samruk-Kazyna,Kazakhstan'sSovereignWealthFund;andShuaaEnergy2PSCandShuaaEnergy4PSC,thecompaniesdevelopingphasethreeandsixoftheMohammedBinRashidAlMaktoumSolarParkinDubai,respectively.

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• Chief Financial Officer

InhiscapacityasChiefFinancialOfficerofMasdar,AbuDhabi'srenewableenergycompany,NiallHanniganbringstotheCFOrolemorethan35years'experienceinbusinessandfinancialstrategy,corporateandprojectfinancing,commercialnegotiationandbusinessdevelopmentactivities,tax,accounting,auditing,financialmanagement,andriskmanagement,.HeisaqualifiedcharteredaccountantandafellowoftheInstituteofCharteredAccountantsinIreland. HavingworkedinAsia,Australia,Europe,theMiddleEastandNorthAfricaandontheIndiansubcontinent,MrHanniganhasstronginternationalandmulticulturalexperience,andthrivesonworkingindiversegeographiesandmarketplaces. Heisabusiness-focusedfinanceexecutivewithastrategicmindsetandacommercialoutlook,havingdevelopedhisskillsacrossavarietyofsectors,includingrenewableenergy,real-estatedevelopmentandservices,assetmanagement,andmanufacturingsalesanddistribution. PriortojoiningMasdar,Mr.HanniganservedasCFOforZabeelPropertiesfrom2008to2010andwasresponsibleforadvisingtheboardonthemediumtolong-termdevelopmentstrategy,includingassetpositioning,funding,developmentphasing,optimaldevelopmentmix(acrossassetclassesandincomestreams),andassetdispositionstrategies.Healsodirectedbusinessdevelopment,riskmanagementandcommercialassetmanagementactivities,whileheadingkeycommercialandfinancialnegotiationsonbehalfofthecompany. Mr.HanniganwasalsoformerlytheregionalCFOforEmaarPropertiesfrom2005to2008.Hemanagedthefinancialandriskmanagementofthecompany'sinternationalreal-estatedevelopmentoperationsthroughouttheMiddleEastandNorthAfricaregion. InadditiontohisroleinMasdar,MrHanniganservesonseveralMasdar-relatedboards,includingMasdarEnergyUKLimited;MasdarOffshoreWindUKLimited;MasdarOffshoreWindScotlandLimited;MasdarEnergyB.V.(MEBV)Holland;MasdarSolar&WindCooperatiefU.A.(MSWC)Holland;JordanWindProjectCompanyPSC(Tafila);BaynounaSolarEnergyCompany(BSEC)Jordan,TeslaWind(WEBG),Serbia,InfinityPowerHoldingsB.V.,EmiratesSolarPowerCompanyLLC;MasdarGreenREIT(CEIC)LimitedandMasdarCapitalManagementLimited.HeisalsoactiveontheAuditandFinanceCommitteesofanumberoflocalandinternationalinvestees.

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• Vice President, Prime Minister

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• Executive Director, People and Corporate Services