His Excellency Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi, Director

His Excellency Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi is the Chairman of ENBD REIT and Edelman Middle East.

Most recently, he served as the Chief Investment Officer at G42. Prior to G42, he was the Director General of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, where he was tasked with expanding private sector activity in the Emirate.

He held leadership roles at various institutions, including Emirates NBD, Mubadala and Citibank. He also sits on a number of boards, including Gulf Capital, UAE University, DGCX and Emirates Post Group

He holds a PhD in Economics from Imperial College London and graduate (Master’s) degrees from Columbia University and London Business School. He has an undergraduate degree in business from Clayton State University. He is also a member of YPO.

Khalid Al Fahim, Director

Khalid has over 15 years of professional experience in management and board advisory, and has been an active member of various organisations and industries in the UAE, including Al Fahim Group (UAE), where he has held offices from business development to council member and executive management, most recently sitting as an advisor to the Board since 2012. He also represents the Group as a director of a number of its subsidiaries and affiliated companies. From 2010 to 2012, Khalid served as an Executive Director of Dubai Pearl. In 2007 he joined the UAE Professional Football League Assessment Committee and was later appointed to the first Board of the UAE Professional League. He is a partner of Quintessentially, the leading luxury lifestyle and concierge group, in Abu Dhabi, and since 2009 has served as a Director of the philanthropic Abdul Jalil Al Fahim & Family Endowment. Khalid holds a degree in Business Administration from the American Intercontinental University in London and a Master's degree in Diplomacy from the University of Westminster, London.

Ali Rashid Humaid Al Mazroei, Director

Ali is Group Director and CFO at Bahri & Mazroei Group, a diversified investment group established in 1968. Prior to this, Ali worked at Citibank N.A where he held various positions at the regional and country level including TMEA Business Planning & Analysis Head, UAE Regulatory Head, and Director of Citi Business. He is the director and Group CEO of Bahri & Mazroei Group. He is a Board Member of Dubai Financial Market (DFM) since 2010, National Bonds since 2011 and Taaleem Holding since 2016. Ali holds an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University and Bachelor of Business Administration from American University in Dubai.

Mark Creasey, Director

In addition to his position on the Board of ENBD REIT, Mark acts as an Independent Non-Executive Director on the boards of a number of collective investment funds investing in Commercial and Residential Real Estate; Private Equity; UK, European, African and MENA securities; and venture capital. Mark is a Chartered Certified Accountant, qualifying with KPMG in Jersey in 1995. He has over twenty five years' experience in the finance sector covering Audit, Finance, Banking and Funds, with his most recent focus on Funds Services. In 1998, he joined Standard Bank Jersey Limited, where he held a number of senior roles, including six years as a Director in their funds division. In 2011 he moved to JTC Group Limited where he was a Director in the fund services division. Since July 2015 he has been acting as an Independent Non-Executive Director. He has extensive experience in both conventional and Shari’a compliant structures, in a variety of regulatory jurisdictions. He is a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Khalid Al Fahim

Khalid has over 15 years of professional experience in management and board advisory, and has been an active member of various organisations and industries in the UAE, including Al Fahim Group (UAE), where he has held offices from business development to council member and executive management, most recently sitting as an advisor to the Board since 2012. He also represents the Group as a director of a number of its subsidiaries and affiliated companies. From 2010 to 2012, Khalid served as an Executive Director of Dubai Pearl. In 2007 he joined the UAE Professional Football League Assessment Committee and was later appointed to the first Board of the UAE Professional League. He is a partner of Quintessentially, the leading luxury lifestyle and concierge group, in Abu Dhabi, and since 2009 has served as a Director of the philanthropic Abdul Jalil Al Fahim & Family Endowment. Khalid holds a degree in Business Administration from the American Intercontinental University in London and a Master's degree in Diplomacy from the University of Westminster, London.

Christopher Seymour

Christopher is Head of Markets and Regional Development Director Middle East and South Asia at Mott MacDonald. In addition to his role on ENBD REIT's Investment Committee he is Co-Chairman of the Middle East Council for Offices, offering strategic advice on procurement, investment and development management. He is also a member of the RICS MENAT Market Advisory Panel, advising clients on strategy, risk, and major asset investments. Christopher has over twenty five years' experience in property and construction, including ten years with the Arcadis group of companies where he was an equity partner with EC Harris. In the last seven years he has worked in most of the Middle East's major cities, specializing in the commercial, retail, hospitality and infrastructure sectors. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Science degree and is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS).

James Cresswell

James is a Chartered Surveyor with over 20 years international sector experience. He started his career in the UK working for leading real estate consultancies before moving to the UAE in 2010. Since then, he has held senior roles including at CBRE and as a Partner and Head of Commercial Valuation for Cavendish Maxwell before co-founding Allanton Group, a boutique firm providing development, investment and asset management solutions focused on the UK market. He holds a BA(Hons) in Business Studies, a MSc in Estate Management and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) since 2004.

Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar, CEO, Dubai Islamic Economic Development Centre

Abdulla is CEO of the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), with responsibility for delivering the 'Dubai: Capital of Islamic Economy' strategy. Prior to his role at DIEDC he was CEO of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) from 2009 to 2012. Under his leadership, DIFC was ranked the region's leading financial centre from 2009 to 2012, with average year-on-year client growth of 13%. Abdulla has served as member of several committees and boards including the Economic Committee of the Executive Council of Dubai, Dubai Free Zones Council, Bourse Dubai and the Emirates Real Estate Fund Limited (Jersey). He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado (USA) and is a graduate of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Program for Leadership Development, conducted in affiliation with Cranfield University (UK), IMD and INSEAD.

Hari Bhambra, Global Head of Compliance Solutions, Apex Group

Hari has over 20 years’ experience in financial services regulation, being part of the development team of 2 regulators (UK FSA) (DIFC DFSA) and advised 2 other financial services regulators on the systemic implications of Islamic finance. She was part of the financial centre development of the DIFC, including the legal and regulatory framework for the centre. She has also been a consultant to the US FSVC on financial sector development. Her early career began at Goldman Sachs International, London. She has authored numerous publications on regulation and has delivered training for the CASS MBA and CISI, including launching the CISI IFQ into new markets, such as Singapore.

Hari holds an LL.M Commercial, Corporate and IP Law, Diploma in Legal Practice, and Certificate in Blockchain and Certificate in Artificial Intelligence.

Hari has been involved in FinTech development, including developing an outsourced Compliance and Risk tool, AML interface for a digital wallet, and advised on digitalised financial services.

Hari oversees Apex’s Global Compliance solutions line following the acquisition of Praesidium, a risk and regulatory advisory practice that provides compliance and AML services to global financial services institutions.

James Anderson

James has over 30 years experience as a finance professional in the UAE and UK working within industry, the accounting advisory profession and on the regulatory side.

Most recently James was the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Emirates Food Industries (2016 – 2021) one of the UAE’s leading Agro-Food businesses where he played a key role in driving forward the strategy and performance of the group. Prior to this he was CFO at Emirates REIT Management (Private) Limited for three years (2013 - 2016). While at Emirates REIT James raised over USD200 million from GCC and UK investors on a Nasdaq Dubai listing and led multiple financing transactions, raising over USD300 million to fund acquisitions and the growth of REIT. James has significant experience preparing companies for IPO and fund-raising events and has worked closely with both large and SME organisations at Board level. He holds a Bachelor of Science Honours in Biochemistry from Liverpool University and has qualifications from the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (ACA) and the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (FCISI).

Dr. Mohamed Ali Elgari, Chairman

Dr. Mohamed Ali Elgari is a Professor of Islamic Economics and the former Director of the Centre for Research in Islamic Economics at King Abdul Aziz University in Saudi Arabia. He is a member on the editorial board of several academic publications in the field of Islamic Finance and Jurisprudence. He is also an advisor to numerous Islamic financial institutions including the Shariah Board of the Dow Jones Islamic Index.

Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar, Executive Member

Dr. Mohd Daud Bakar is the Chairman of Amanie Group and was previously the Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the International Islamic University Malaysia. He is currently the Chairman of the Shariah Advisory Council at the Central Bank of Malaysia, the Securities Commission of Malaysia, and the Shariah Supervisory Board of the International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation. He is also the Shariah board member of the Dow Jones Islamic Market Index, Muzn Islamic Banking (Oman), BNP Paribas (Bahrain), Morgan Stanley (Dubai), amongst others.

Dr. Muhammad Amin Ali Qattan

Dr. Muhammad Amin Ali Qattan is currently Director of Islamic Economics Unit, Centre of Excellence in Management at Kuwait University. He also serves as the Shariah advisor to many institutions including S&P's Shariah Indices, Al Fajer Retakaful, among others. Dr. Qattan holds a PhD in Islamic Banking from Birmingham University, UK.

Dr. Osama Al Dereai

Dr. Osama Al Dereai is a renewed Shariah scholar and experiences lecturer, researcher and consultant in the field of Islamic Finance. He is a Shariah board member of various financial institutions which include the First Leasing Company, Barwa Bank, First Investment Company and Ghanim Al Saad Group of Companies. He holds a PhD in Islamic Transactions from University of Malaysia.

Anthony Taylor, Head of Real Estate
Emirates NBD Asset Management

Anthony has over ten years' experience within the institutional real estate market. He was appointed Head of Real Estate in 2018 having previously been Fund Manager, Real Estate at Emirates NBD Asset Management since 2012. He has had a key part in building ENBD REIT's institutional portfolio and its subsequent listing on the Nasdaq Dubai in March 2017. Prior to Emirates NBD Asset Management, Anthony was an Asset Manager at Public Investment Corporation (South Africa) managers to Africa's largest government pension fund, and prior to that a Professional Valuer at Old Mutual Properties (South Africa). He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), a registered valuer and holds Bachelor of Science Honours in Property Studies from the University of Cape Town, South Africa

Asif Siddique, Finance Manager, Emirates NBD Asset Management
Designated Chief Financial Officer, ENBD REIT

Asif has been CFO of ENBD REIT since listing, having been with the business since 2012. He has played a key role in improving the REIT's efficiency and productivity, introducing new budgets and management information packs, streamlining provisions and growing profitability. Before joining Emirates NBD Asset Management, Asif was Assistant Financial Controller at Abu Dhabi Investment House, Clearing & Settlement Accountant at National Bank of Abu Dhabi Securities and an Audit Trainee at Amin & Company Chartered Accountants. He is a certified Chartered Accountant (Fellow of ACCA), a United Arab Emirates Chartered Accountant (Member of UAECA) and holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration.

Jonathan McGloin, Transactions Manager
Emirates NBD Asset Management

Jonathan joined the EREF team as Transactions Manager in 2015. Before joining Emirates NBD Asset Management Limited he was Associate Partner, Commercial Leasing at Knight Frank UAE, Associate Director, Professional Services at Cluttons Middle East in Bahrain and Investment Surveyor, Professional Services at Tudor Toone in London. Jonathan has been a qualified Chartered Surveyor since 2010, with nine years commercial real estate experience, of which seven have been spent in the Middle East. He holds an MSc in Real Estate Finance & Investment from the University of Reading (UK) and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Management Studies from the University of Leeds (UK). He is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).

Melanie Fernandes, Senior Portfolio Manager, Real Estate
Emirates NBD Asset Management

Melanie has been Asset Manager since 2014. She focuses on real estate asset budgeting and leasing, manages relationships with the facility management and tenants and is responsible for the marketing of properties for lease. Melanie also conducts market analysis, property inspection and monitoring, and the ongoing development and improvement of ENBD REIT's properties.

Soumia Jaaouane, Asset Manager
Emirates NBD Asset Management

Soumia transferred to the ENBD REIT team from ENBD Properties in July 2018. She is responsible for managing a portfolio focused on mixed properties overseeing its financial performance and overall operational efficiency. As an asset manager, Soumia liaises between tenants, third party service providers and local government on all property related matters ensuring strategies are implemented to enhance overall value of investments. Soumia has over 12 years of experience in Real Estate Sales and Property Management in Europe, Morocco and UAE.

Sooraj Nair, Asset Manager
Emirates NBD Asset Management

Sooraj has over thirteen years' experience in real estate having started his career as a Sales Administrator at Better Homes, focusing on residential and commercial sales. Prior to joining the ENBD REIT team, Sooraj was a Property Manager at Better Homes and Sweid & Sweid. He currently manages The Edge Building and Al Thuraya 1 to ensure properties are maintained to high standards and tenant requirements are addressed in a timely manner.

John Ivan Villanueva, Finance Manager
Emirates NBD Asset Management

John has been a member of the ENBD REIT team since May 2017. His role involves gathering, examining and analysing all accounting and financial data, evaluating internal auditing controls, and supporting the preparation of the REIT's quarterly Net Asset Valuation (NAV). He holds a bachelor's degree in accountancy. He is a Certified Internal Auditor from the Institute of Internal Auditors (USA) as well as a Certified Management Accountant from the Institute of Management Accountants (USA).

Veena D'Souza, Operations Specialist
Emirates NBD Asset Management

Veena was a member of the Emirates NBD Asset Management team for the last 10 years before transferring to ENBD REIT in 2018. She has played a key role in the various business units within Asset Management including product development, real estate fund operations and asset management operations. As an Operations Specialist, Veena provides support on financial and administrative tasks to ensure all operational policies and standards are met. She holds a BA in Psychology and Sociology.

Kiran Ashok, Processing Specialist
Emirates NBD Asset Management

Kiran has been a member of the ENBD REIT team since 2013. She is responsible for reporting, scheduling and management of other documents related to expense management. Kiran provides operational support during internal and external audits and handles receipting within the property management system.