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Abu<\/strong> Dhabi National Energy Co.\u2019s (Taqa) shareholders<\/strong> confirmed<\/strong> a board <\/strong>reshuffle, tapping Jassem Al Zaabi as its new chairman<\/strong>, while Industry and Advanced Technology Minister Sultan Al Jaber \u2014 and Adnoc chief \u2014 was tapped as vice chairman, according to an ADX disclosure (pdf)<\/a>. Al Zaabi is currently vice chairman at the Central Bank of the UAE and chairman of ADQ-backed developer Modon. <\/p>\n

Trojan<\/strong> taps new CEO: <\/strong>Alpha Dhabi\u2019s construction arm Trojan Construction appointed Ahmed Al Shamsi (LinkedIn<\/a>) as group CEO, according to a press release<\/a>. Al Shamsi will oversee the company\u2019s expansion across different international markets.<\/p>\n

Al Shamsi brings over 25 years of leadership experience <\/strong>across the oil and gas, infrastructure, construction, utilities, and industrial sectors. He most recently served as CEO of Taqa\u2019s Water Solutions. He was also chairman of the commercial printing and security solutions provider E7 Group and vice chairman of Emarat. <\/p>\n

PLUS- <\/strong>Sherif Elbehery (<\/strong>LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong>) was tapped as CEO of the National Bank of <\/strong>Egypt\u2019s Emirati operations<\/strong>, he told EnterpriseAM. Elbehery brings over 25 years of experience to the role, having previously served as CEO of Onebank \u2014 Egypt\u2019s first digital bank \u2014 and held senior leadership positions at Banque Misr, Barclays Egypt, and Citibank.<\/p>\n

\u201cNBE has big plans in the UAE. <\/strong>We are looking into upgrading our DIFC license to offer a full-fledged investment banking experience,\u201d he told us. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.\u2019s (Taqa) shareholders confirmed a board reshuffle, tapping Jassem Al Zaabi as its new chairman, while Industry and Advanced Technology Minister Sultan Al Jaber \u2014 and Adnoc chief \u2014 was tapped as vice chairman, according to an ADX disclosure (pdf). 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