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NASDAQ Dubai Announces Appointment of New Chairman and Board of Directors
Dubai, June 14, 2010 - NASDAQ Dubai today announced the appointment of a new Board of Directors, led by Abdul Wahed Al Fahim as Chairman.The Board will drive NASDAQ Dubai's expansion and development following its acquisition last month by Dubai Financial Market ( DFM ).
Mr. Al Fahim is Group Deputy Chief Executive, wholesale banking, of Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the Middle East by assets. The other new Directors are: Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of SHUAA Capital and Chief Executive of the Al Ghurair Private Company; Rashid Al Shamsi, Vice Chairman of DFM and Chief Executive of Sama Dubai; Abdulla Ghobash, Regional Director in the Northern Emirates of National Bank of Abu Dhabi; Edward Knight, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the NASDAQ OMX Group; and Jamal Nasser Lootah, Board Director of Nasser Rashid Lootah Group and Chairman of the Governing Board of the OPEC Fund for International Development in Vienna.
Mr. Al Fahim said: "NASDAQ Dubai's international connections and high regulatory standards will play a powerful role in Dubai's growth as a centre of capital markets activity. Operational links between NASDAQ Dubai and DFM will increase and together they will create a thriving trading hub that is unique in the Middle East."
Mr. Al Fahim added: "We thank the retiring Board of Directors for their excellent work in overseeing a successful period of expansion at NASDAQ Dubai, including new equity listings and the creation of the exchange's equity derivatives market."
Following
DFM
's acquisition of two thirds of the shares in the exchange, NASDAQ Dubai remains a separate company, regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority and retaining its own listing rules and membership.
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About NASDAQ Dubai
NASDAQ Dubai is the international financial exchange serving the region between Western Europe and East Asia. It welcomes regional as well as global issuers that seek regional and international investment. The exchange currently lists shares, equity derivatives, exchange-traded commodities, structured products, Sukuk (Islamic bonds) and conventional bonds.
The majority shareholder of NASDAQ Dubai is Dubai Financial Market with a two-thirds stake. Borse Dubai owns one third of the shares. The regulator of NASDAQ Dubai is the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). NASDAQ Dubai is located in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
For more information, visit www.nasdaqdubai.com
For more information, contact:
Mark Fisher
NASDAQ Dubai
Tel: +971 4 3612220
Mob: +971 50 6245805
Email: Mark.fisher@nasdaqdubai.com
Mohamed Tahboub
Jiwin Public Relations- Finance Practice
Tel: +9714 3613598
Mob: +97150 157 6868
Email: Mohamed.Tahboub@jiwin.ae
Burgess Baria
Associate Account Manager
Jiwin Public Relations
Tel: +9714 3642199, Mob: +97155 5917279
Email: burgess.baria@jiwin.ae
© Press Release 2010
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