Jordan's Offtec elects new board of directorsOfftec, a leading provider of innovative business and technology solutions in the areas of banking and office technologies and IT infrastructure based in Jordan, said it has elected a new board of directors. Du More… |
Over 100 top executives for Chairman SummitMore than 100 chairmen, board directors and senior executives from around the world will gather at the upcoming fifth Annual Chairman Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Organized by the GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI) in coll More… |
Aligning board talent with strategy ‘key challenge’Three-quarters of directors say the alignment of board talent with the company’s long-term strategy is a critical challenge for their board, according to a new report released by professional services group KPMG. Three in fi More… |
GCC BDI, Evonik sign partnership agreementThe GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI) has signed a three-year partnership agreement Evonik, a global speciality chemicals company, in a move to develop high-performance boards in the Gulf. Headquartered in Germany, Evonik has ma More… |
Batelco announces new boardBatelco Group, the international telecommunications group with operations across 14 countries, announced its new board of directors at the annual general meeting. The new directors, appointed and elected at the meeting, are chairm More… |
Food portal appoints Aramex boss to boardFoodonclick.com, a leading online food delivery portal in the UAE, has appointed Fadi Ghandour, founder, vice chair and former CEO of Aramex, to the company’s Board of Directors. Ghandour is renowned for leading Aramex, a gl More… |
Board evaluation in GCC 'must be mandatory'Performance evaluation of boards of directors in the GCC region ought to be made mandatory, according to the GCC Board Directors Institute (BDI)'s third report on board practices. Some of the other recommendations that would i More… |
CEO succession ‘not well planned by board’Sixty-seven per cent of chief executive officers (CEOs) in the Middle East do not believe that CEO succession planning is effectively addressed by the board, a report said. More than 90 per cent of global directors agree that the More… |
Kuwait Aromatics names new directorsKuwait Aromatics Company (Karo), a major joint venture company owning aromatics and styrene facilities in Kuwait, has named Ahmad Al-Jemaz as its new chairman of the board of directors. Karo is a joint venture grouping Petrochemic More… |
Smartworld names new director to boardSmartworld, a leading next generation ICT services provider, has announced the appointment of Mohammad Abdulrahman Al Fahim as the newest member of the company’s board of directors. Regarded as a leading professional from th More… |