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Taqa <\/strong>has named Adrian Kershaw (<\/strong>LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong>) <\/strong>as its new CFO<\/strong>, effective from 15 February 2026, according to a press release (pdf)<\/a>. Currently CFO of Taqa Water Solutions and previously CFO of Al Ain Distribution, Kershaw is a long-time utilities executive with prior roles at Tabreed and Emirates Global Aluminium. He succeeds Steve Ridlington (LinkedIn<\/a>), who is retiring. <\/p>\n

G42\u2019s cloud and generative AI subsidiary Core42<\/strong> also tapped Talal Al Kaissi<\/strong> (LinkedIn<\/a>) as interim CEO<\/strong>, replacing Kiril Evtimov<\/strong> (LinkedIn<\/a>), who will step down at the end of the year, according to a LinkedIn post<\/a>. Al Kaissi is currently executive vice president and chief partnerships and government affairs officer at Core42, as well as acting group chief global affairs officer for G42. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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