As CEO of Innovation Group, Khalid Al Jaber is a 35-year-old Qatari who is involved in all four of his companys divisions, in the information technology sector and filmmaking, as well model building for the construction, real estate and oil and gas industries, through the German-based Innovation GmbH. Al Jaber is also executive director of [...]
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Virtualising Qatar’s Businesses
The virtualisation of business organisations and the challenges in the networking and data management industry TheEDGE spoke exclusively with Nimer Ghazal, country manager for Brocade Qatar about the virtualisation of business functions, the move to cloud based applications and the challenges for companies in managing their data in a time of information explosion. What is [...]
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Ibrahim Jaidahs resume as one of Qatars foremost construction industry professionals, if not the leader in his field in the country, is impressive. Graduating in 1988, Jaidah worked in Qatars municipal ministry before he acquired Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB) in 1990. Now practising for more than two decades, Jaidah has been designing iconic buildings in [...]
read moreCEO of Qatar Exchange discusses the bourse
CEO of Qatar Exchange discusses their recent innovations and how expatriates can invest in the bourse Formerly known as the Doha Securities Market, Qatarís Doha-based stock exchange, the Qatar Exchange (QE), was formed in 2009, when an agreement was signed between Qatar Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Euronext to develop the existing [...]
read moreJuly/August Cover Story: Architect Ibrahim Jaidah
Ibrahim Jaidahs resume as one of Qatars foremost construction industry professionals, if not the leader in his field in the country, is impressive. Graduating in 1988, Jaidah worked in Qatars municipal ministry before he acquired Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB) in 1990. Now practising for more than two decades, Jaidah has been designing iconic buildings in [...]
read moreInterview: Ashraf Abu Issa, CEO Abu Issa Holding
Ashraf Abu Issa was thrust to the helm of Abu Issa Holding in his late teens, and in the 25 years since, the companys chairman and chief executive officer has steered the firm to much success, this being in turn recognised by his peers when Abu Issa was chosen for the Ernst & Young Qatar [...]
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Previously professor of international relations and Middle East politics at Exeter University in the United Kingdom, Gerd Nonneman is now the new Dean of Georgetown School of Foreign Service in Qatar. He discussed with TheEDGE his vision and the calibre of Georgetwon graduates that will be entering the workforce soon. As the new dean of [...]
read moreAbdul Hakeem Mostafawi, CEO HSBC Qatar
As the first Qatari head of an international banking institution in Qatar, Abdul Hakeem Mostafawi has become one of the most high profile bankers in Doha since his appointment as the CEO of HSBC more than three years ago. TheEDGE sat down with Mostafawi recently to discuss what motivated his rise to the top echelons [...]
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Recently voted the most powerful woman in banking by American Banker, Karen B. Peetz is a vice chairman with responsibility for the financial markets and treasury services group within BNY Mellon, which is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. TheEDGE spoke to Karen B. Peetz, who visited Doha recently, alongside [...]
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