The Middle East Investor Relations Society (ME-IR Society) has officially announced the launch of the Qatar chapter and the appointment of its founding members and inaugural chairman.

The central objective of the informal Qatar chapter will be to promote and develop the investor relations profession in Qatar, through the establishment of a solid networking platform and a forum for the development of best practice, professional and corporate development.

It supports the further development and practice of investor relations in Qatar, in line with the increasing growth and significance of the Qatar Exchange as an international capital market, the growing importance of regional and international investors to Qatari companies and the need for increased levels of transparency and disclosure. 

The founding members of the Qatar chapter include Amwal, The Bank of New York Mellon, Al Khalij Commercial Bank, Qtel, Thomson Reuters, Vodafone Qatar, and Commercial Bank of Qatar, said a statement. 

Adel Al Mutawa has been appointed as the executive director and will have full responsibility for all stakeholder communications for Qtel, including public and media relations, investor relations, international relations, internal communications and brand management.

Before joining Qtel, Al Mutawa worked with the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs where he started his career in the first Deputy Prime Minister’s office, before being promoted to second secretary, the statement said.

The Qatar chapter will be an independent, not-for-profit organisation with membership open to all investor relations, financial communications and capital market professionals in Qatar.

Members will have full access to all wider society resources and events, together with the opportunity to network with peers across the region, it said. – TradeArabia News Service