Dubai Investments, a leading diversified investment company, has appointed Abdulaziz Bin Yagub Al Serkal as the chief executive for its building materials platform, covering a portfolio of subsidiaries that offer a comprehensive range of products and services in the construction sector.

The building materials subsidiaries bring expertise in a number of areas in the construction process including solar technologies, glass, aluminium, steel structures, polystyrene insulation and more, said the company in a statement.

He had earlier served as general manager at Dubai Investments and CEO of Masharie, a subsidiary of Dubai Investments.

Al Serkal is currently the chairman of the board of a number of companies including Emirates District Cooling and Modul University, and sits on the board of a range of diverse businesses such as Dubai Investments Industries, Masharie, Dubai Investments Real Estate, Al Taif Investments, Al Mal Capital, and Al Qudra Sports Management, said the statement.
 
He completed his education at University of Southern California, US, where he majored in Industrial and System Engineering, it added.-TradeArabia News Service