Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) appointed Ranganathan Sundar as CFO as of 2 March, according to a company disclosure (pdf). Sundar previously served as the company’s vice president for corporate finance and group tax. Outgoing CFO Thomas Varghese will serve as financial advisor through 17 April.

MEANWHILE- Gulf Navigation Holding’s board gave the nod to the appointment of Tamer El Akkad as CFO, effective since 2 February, succeeding Ali Abouda, according to a press release (pdf).

ALSO- Taqa taps interim CEO for its water solutions subsidiary: The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) named Nader Bin Taher (LinkedIn) as interim CEO of its water solutions subsidiary, effective 3 March, according to an ADX disclosure (pdf). Bin Taher succeeds Ahmed Al Shamsi (LinkedIn), who held the position since 2021.

About Bin Taher: Bin Taher — who previously served as the firm’s chief asset management and capital projects officer — brings over 25 years of experience in infrastructure and construction, including at National Petroleum Construction Company.

At the federal level, Mohamed Rashid bin Taliah was appointed as assistant minister of cabinet affairs for government knowledge exchange, state news agency Wam reports. Bin Taliah previously served as head of government services.

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