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Mr Mohamed Bin Ali Alabbar
Chairman

Mohamed Bin Ali Alabbar, an Executive Director, is the founding member and Chairman of Emaar PJSC since the Company's inception on 29th July 1997. He is also Chairman of the Executive Committee and the Nomination Committee of Emaar PJSC.

One of the most-identifiable faces of modern Dubai, Mohamed Bin Ali Alabbar, the Director General of the Dubai Department of Economic Development, is a member of the Dubai Executive Council, the supreme government body with the mandate to synergise all growth initiatives in Dubai.

A sought-after speaker in international forums, Mr Alabbar is a founder member of the Arab Business Council, established by the World Economic Forum. Euromoney Magazine named him one of five prominent Arabs in only 50 global economy leaders, while Advertising Age selected him as one of the International Marketing Superstars of the Year (1996). The FDi magazine, published by the Financial Times Group, named Mr. Alabbar “Middle East Personality of the Year” and Arabian Business magazine, in 2006, ranked him sixth among top 50 most influential Arabs.

A graduate in Finance and Business Administration from Seattle University, USA (1981), Mr Alabbar initially worked with the UAE Central Bank, before establishing his presence internationally with a five-year stint as Director and General Manager of the Dubai Government-owned Al Khaleej Investments in Singapore.

Mr Alabbar set up the Department of Economic Development in 1992, which has pioneered innovative public policies that strengthened the trade and business segments of Dubai. Mr Alabbar has served as Vice Chairman of Dubai Aluminium Company Ltd (DUBAL) and Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).

As Chairman of Emaar PJSC, one of the largest real estate companies in the world, Mr Alabbar has been instrumental in transforming Dubai's real estate environment into the most vibrant lifestyle property market in the Middle East. Mr Alabbar spearheads Emaar's international expansion into the emerging markets of Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Libya, India and Pakistan.

Mr Alabbar is the Chairman of RSH Ltd., a Pan-Asian marketer, distributor and retailer for branded sports, golf, active lifestyle and fashion products with a turnover of AED 1.281 billion (US$348.86 million). He is also a joint venture partner with Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary in the Gulf International Investment Group (GIIG) for a range of projects in Asia and the Middle East.

Mr Alabbar is the Chairman of the UAE Golf Association and was named among the top ten golfing personalities in the world by Golf World. He is also Chairman of the Rashid Pediatric Centre, a charity organization for children with special needs, and works closely with Arab NGOs to create employment and develop small businesses.

 

Vinod Kumar Gomber
Director

Vinod Kumar is a director of the Company and is also the Group Chief Executive Officer of Emaar Properties PJSC. As Group Chief Executive Officer of Emaar Properties, Vinod Kumar (VK) Gomber is responsible for the overall management of the Emaar Group of Companies. Reporting to Mohamed Ali Alabbar, Chairman of the Board, and the Board of Directors, VK also heads the Corporate Office.

Tapping into his wealth of experience in diverse fields of business, Gomber plays a multi-functionary role at Emaar that covers: strategic planning, monitoring and management of execution, systems and processes, legal, human resources, treasury, finance and tax planning and corporate communications.

VK also oversees the day-to-day operations of Emaar Group's subsidiaries in Dubai and its operational arms across the world, with the senior management of all Emaar Group companies reporting to him.

VK was earlier Executive Director and Group Chief Operating Officer of RSH Limited, which is listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange. He is credited with leading RSH Group from 1994 to 2006 and transforming the company into a pan-Asian marketing, distribution and retail giant for sports, golf, active lifestyle and fashion products. He expanded the RSH Group market reach to cover eleven prominent markets in Asia, the Middle East and beyond.

A post-graduate in Chemistry, VK also holds post-graduate diplomas in Banking and Finance and Business Management. A Harvard Business School alumnus, he did a Program for Management Development from the prestigious institute in 1992.

 

Low Ping
Director

Low Ping joined Emaar in late 2002. She has over a decade of experience in finance. A certified Chartered Accountant, Low Ping is a member of the Certified Public Accountants in Singapore.

Low Ping is currently the executive director of Emaar Properties PJSC responsible for risk management and all financial matters pertaining to the Emaar Group, including budgeting, financial & management reporting, equity structuring, taxation & Treasury functions. As Group Managing Director of Hamptons International, she plays a pivotal role in the integration of Hamptons into Emaar's businesses and the scaling up of its operations to meet the Group's strategic objectives.

 

Ng Boon Yew
Director

Engaged in the vital task of consistently energizing Emaar's workforce through innovative and market-oriented education and training programmes, Ng Boon Yew brings to Emaar a wealth of experience accrued through several prestigious postings including his position as Executive Chairman, Raffles Campus Pte Ltd, Singapore.

A Chartered Certified Accountant, Boon Yew started his career with a Big 4 International Accounting Firm, and was admitted as Partner within a short span before retiring as a senior Partner in 2000. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in London, was admitted as Honorary Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Freeman of the City of London and the Livery of the Company. On retiring from public accounting practice in 2000, he acted as Consultant to, before joining Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd as Group Chief Financial Officer in 2002, a position he held until the company's restructuring into Temasek Holdings.

Boon Yew holds various past and current advisory positions to the Singapore government including the Corporate Finance Committee; Chairman of the Disclosure and Accounting Standards Committee; Council on Corporate Disclosure and Governance; Council on Governance of Institutions of a Public Character and the Securities Industry Council; Practice Monitoring Subcommittee of the Public Accountants Oversight Committee; the Board of the National Kidney Foundation where he also serves as Chairman of its Audit Committee; and Agency for Science, Technology and Research.

Boon Yew is recipient of the Public Service Star by the President of Singapore in 2004, and serves on the Boards of various listed companies in Singapore like the United Overseas Bank Limited, RSH Limited and Fischer Tech Ltd, amongst others. He also sits on the International Council of the UK-based global accounting body, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

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