American univeristy sharjah

H.E. Abdulrahman Al Saleh

His Excellency Abdulrahman Al Saleh is the Director General of the Department Of Finance of the Emirate of Dubai. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dubai Financial Support Fund.
Mr. Al Saleh is also a Board Member of Dubai Supreme Fiscal Committee, Dubai Real estate Corporation, and Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC. He was also a member of the High Committee for the Regulation of the Audit Profession in UAE (2002-2006).   
Prior to joining DOF, Mr. Al Saleh spent four years as the Senior Executive Director for Corporate Affairs in Dubai Customs (DC). In this role, he was responsible for managing the support departments for Dubai Customs, which includes Finance, HR Management, HR Development and Admin Services. He chaired a number of committees in DC such as introduction of Value Added Tax in Dubai, Employee Affairs Committee, Executive Credit Policy Committee, Reform and Modernization Program Committee and was a Member of Information Technology Steering Committee.
Prior to this, Mr. Al Saleh held numerous Finance and Accounting positions for government departments on a local and federal level. He gained experience in chairing and participating in various organizational and strategic committees including the Executive Credit Policy Committee and Task Force for Indirect Taxation.

Mishal Kanoo

Mishal Hamed Kanoo is Deputy Chairman of The Kanoo Group,   one of the largest independent, family owned, group of companies in the Gulf region. Mishal is a UAE national, born in Dubai in 1969. He finished his schooling in Dubai and holds an MBA in finance from the University of St Thomas, Houston, Texas. Mishal started his professional experience with Arthur Andersen in Dubai as an Auditor before taking up his current position in 1997.           

Mishal Kanoo is a frequent speaker at conferences in the Gulf. He made
his debut as a columnist in Money Works magazine. His wide-ranging
knowledge of regional business affairs and global capital markets give him a unique and often controversial insight into business life in the Gulf region. Mishal continues to voice his views by writing to local and regional newspapers, adeptly spelling out the ethical and religious values, blending them with modernity and progress.

H.E. Mr. Yousuf A. Bastaki

Mr. Bastaki is Project Director of Emirates Aluminum, which is the world's largest single-site smelter currently under construction in Abu Dhabi. Prior to assuming the responsibilities for the building of this singular complex in aluminum smelting, Mr. Bastaki accrued 24 years of experience in engineering and management in many aspects across the aluminum industry. He also chartered the UK Institute of Engineering and Technology, where he presently serves as a Fellow. He was certified as the Professional Project Manager of the Global Project Management Institute of the USA. He served on the Board of Directors of the UAE Society of Engineers. He served as Vice Chairman of the Dubai Quality Group. Mr. Bastaki is the author of many professional articles which have appeared in trade magazines and in professional engineering journals.

H.E. Eng. Salah Salem Bin Omair Al Shamsi

A prominent businessman in the United Arab Emirates. He is the President of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce since Jan. 2006. He was appointed in June 1999 as the Chairman and Managing Director of Emirates Global Capital Corporation Ltd. to initiate the Company and lead the development of Saadiyat Island, one of the most ambitious and promising projects in the UAE and in the Middle East as a whole. Known for his accuracy in managing and delivering, H.E. Al Shamsi paved his way since the started his career in 1981 with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to become the Executive Director of the hydrocarbon processing directorate from 1984 to 1990 and the Executive Director of projects form 1990 till 1996. While in duty, and through his 15 years with ADNOC, he was responsible for starting & managing Mega size Projects (+USD Billion) and was in charge of operation and maintenance of the ADNOC-owned operations such as power, gas treatment, and gas liquefaction plant and oil refineries. H.E. Al Shamsi was able to reduce costs and increase productivity significantly on the refinery operations and deliver projects in a timely manner at the right cost.

While in ADNOC, H.E. attended to many managerial and technical courses and seminars, such as Project Management, Construction Management, Executive Management locally and abroad (Germany, USA…).He officially represented ADNOC in the Gulf Cooperation Council – GCC refineries managers meetings and is now regarded as an expert in oil and gas in Abu Dhabi. H.E. was also the Chairman of Ruwais Fertilizer Industries (FERTIL), and a board member in Abu Dhabi Gas Industries (GASCO), Abu Dhabi Gas liquefaction Company (ADGAS), National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Oil Distribution (ADNOC-FOD), National Drilling Company (NDC) and other recognized institutions.He was actively involved the incorporation of many UAE big institutions such as Al Khazna Insurance, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Abu Dhabi National Industrial Projects (ADNIP), and other companies.

H.E. is also a member of the American Business Council, the Canadian Business Council, the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)-USA, the Society of UAE Engineers and the Institute of Certified Management Accountants in USA. He completed training courses in Basic Project Management: Planning, Scheduling and control from American Management Associations; Planning and Economics of Refinery Upgrading from the College of Petroleum Studies in London; Advanced Management Program from MERIC, S.A; General Management Course from the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD) in Switzerland, Construction Law from Center for Professional Advancement, as well as a training course at MOBIL.