14 Leadership Development Leaders in UAE Companies
- Jonno White
- Aug 12
- 5 min read
Last updated: August 2026
Introduction
Leadership development in the United Arab Emirates is being shaped by people leaders who work across banking, telecommunications, property, utilities, energy and education. The profiles below focus on current people and organisational leaders whose work connects talent, culture and business performance.
Leadership development is more than a course calendar. It includes the choices an organisation makes about talent, performance, succession, culture, internal movement and the work people are trusted to lead. In listed companies, those choices sit close to business performance, national capability and the confidence of employees and investors.
The leaders
Abdulaziz Almoosa
Group Chief Human Resources Officer, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
Abdulaziz Almoosa is Group Chief Human Resources Officer at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC. ADCB says his remit covers human capital strategy, attracting, developing and retaining talent, Emiratisation, engagement and career pathways for future leaders. That makes his role a clear example of connecting people systems with the bank’s wider direction.
Noora Al Reyasi
Group Chief Human Resources Officer, First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC
Noora Al Reyasi is Group Chief Human Resources Officer at First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC. FAB’s current senior management page places her on the Group Executive Committee, the bank’s most senior management level. Her position shows how leadership development sits close to strategy, governance and the choices a large bank makes about future capability.
Eman Abdulrazzaq
Group Chief Operating Officer and Group Chief Human Resources Officer, Emirates NBD Bank PJSC
Eman Abdulrazzaq combines the Group Chief Human Resources Officer and Group Chief Operating Officer roles at Emirates NBD Bank PJSC. The Emirates Institute of Finance says she is responsible for HR strategy across 35,000 employees in nine countries and, since 2024, has also led day-to-day global operations. Her work links leadership growth with operating change, shared services and the culture of a large financial group.
Ali Al Mansoori
Group Chief People and Culture Officer, e& PJSC
Ali Al Mansoori is Group Chief People and Culture Officer at e& PJSC. e& describes his portfolio as covering the group’s people and HR functions, with work across talent pools, leadership development, Emirati capability and programmes such as the AI Graduate Programme. His role is a useful reminder that culture becomes practical through the talent choices leaders make every day.
Fatima Al Afeefi
Chief People and Impact Officer, Acting, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC, du
Fatima Al Afeefi is Acting Chief People and Impact Officer at Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC, du. du’s current people awards announcement connects her work with employee development, wellbeing, digital innovation in HR and nationalisation. Her portfolio shows how development can include both capability and the conditions that help people contribute well.
Bayan Al Hosani
Chief People and Communications Officer, Aldar Properties PJSC
Bayan Al Hosani is Chief People and Communications Officer at Aldar Properties PJSC. Aldar identifies her as part of its executive management and links her work with the talent agenda and Emiratisation strategy. Bringing people and communication together matters because leaders need both a clear story about the future and systems that help people see where they can grow.
Shorouk Al Redha
Chief People Officer, Aldar Education, part of Aldar Properties PJSC
Shorouk Al Redha is Chief People Officer at Aldar Education, part of Aldar Properties PJSC. Aldar Education says she joined in April 2024 and leads the People Agenda and Strategy, while providing a sounding board for colleague concerns and initiating change. Her role sits close to the everyday work of building leadership capacity in a large education group.
Maitha Balfaqeeh
Senior Vice President, Shared Services, ADNOC Gas PJSC
Maitha Balfaqeeh is Senior Vice President, Shared Services at ADNOC Gas PJSC. The company says her portfolio oversees Human Capital, Digital, Procurement and Business Support. That cross-functional brief shows why leadership development works best when capability, technology and the systems around people are designed to reinforce one another.
Yousef Al Akraf
Executive Vice President, Business Support and Human Resources, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC
Yousef Al Akraf is Executive Vice President, Business Support and Human Resources at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority PJSC. DEWA’s current public updates continue to identify him in that role, alongside programmes for leadership development, higher study and capability building. In a large utility, development has to support safety, service, technical work and the next generation of leaders at the same time.
Jasem Al Khateri
Chief Human Resources Officer, RAK Ceramics PJSC
Jasem Al Khateri is Chief Human Resources Officer at RAK Ceramics PJSC. RAK Ceramics describes his experience across human capital management, culture transformation and organisational development, including earlier senior people leadership at EMSTEEL. His profile shows that leadership development is also about the culture and structures that make good leadership repeatable.
Sarah Bradfield
Director, Organisational Development and People, Alef Education Holding PLC
Sarah Bradfield is Director, Organisational Development and People at Alef Education Holding PLC. Alef’s current annual report describes more than 20 years of HR experience and work across talent acquisition, performance, retention, succession and organisational development. Her remit brings the full talent cycle into view, from entry and performance through to movement and succession.
Mohamed Al Ameeri
Chief Human Resources Officer, National Bank of Fujairah PJSC
Mohamed Al Ameeri is Chief Human Resources Officer at National Bank of Fujairah PJSC. NBF announced his appointment in August 2025 and linked his work with Emiratisation, talent development and a people-first strategy. His appointment is a useful reminder that building future capability is a business choice, not a side project.
Hind Al Attar
Chief Human Capital Officer, United Arab Bank PJSC
Hind Al Attar is Chief Human Capital Officer at United Arab Bank PJSC. UAB’s 2025 annual report describes her experience in strategic human capital management, employee value proposition, engagement and empowerment. Her work highlights the link between attraction and development: people are more likely to grow when the organisation makes its promise and career path clear from the start.
Ahmad Al Qassem
Executive Director, Human Capital, National Central Cooling Company PJSC, Empower
Ahmad Al Qassem is Executive Director, Human Capital at National Central Cooling Company PJSC, Empower. Empower’s 2024 integrated report records his progression from Senior Manager for Human Capital in 2013, through Director, to his current executive role. That career path is a concrete example of leadership development measured through wider responsibility, not just course attendance.
A practical leadership test
The useful question is not whether an organisation has a leadership programme. It is whether people are trusted with meaningful work, given feedback, shown a path forward and supported to grow into wider responsibility. That test applies in a bank, a utility, a telecoms business, an education group or an energy company.