Rashed Bin Jabr Al Suwaidi

Mr. Rashed Bin Jabr Al Suwaidi is a qualified Petroleum Engineer having graduated from Tulsa University in 1981. Rashed has been the Chairman of CAE since 2006 and CAG since inception. Previously, he has held several senior posts in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), including the position of Exploration and Production (E&P) Director. He was concurrently a Board member of most of the ADNOC subsidiaries, including ADMA, ADCO, ZADCO, ADGAS, NDC (Chairman), ADDCAP (Chairman), ADPPOC and others. He left ADNOC in 1999 and went on to acquire Essar Drilling in 2002, which was transformed into Dalma Energy. This company was sold to a new IPO, Aabar Petroleum, in 2005. Both Aabar, which was initiated by Mr. Al Suwaidi, and Dalma continue to flourish, and Mr. Al Suwaidi is a main Board member of Aabar. He is also on the Board of the Abu Dhabi National Investment Development Company (Marina Mall), Noor Capital (Abu Dhabi) and is Chairman of Al Maha Petroleum in Oman, the largest petrol station owner in that country.