Our Leadership

President
Maria Scanlan
Legal Director  Crescent Petroleum

Dubai, UAE

Vice-President
Michelle Ancona
SVP Legal & Compliance
Lesha Bank LLC

Doha, Qatar

Treasurer
Dr. Ahmed El-Shakankiry
Head of Legal & Compliance,
Samsung Gulf Electronics

Dubai, UAE

Secretary
Akram Razek
Group General Counsel at Al Masar Education 

Riyadh, KSA

Immediate Past President
Dr. Mohamed El-Mogy
General Counsel
Siemens Energy

Dubai, UAE

Racha Lucero
Group General Counsel,
Dubai Financial Market & Nasdaq

 Dubai, UAE

Mohammad Abandah
AVP Head of Legal, GCC
MetLife,

Dubai, UAE

Maryam Falah Zadeh
Senior Legal Counsel,
OSN

Dubai, UAE

Roscoe Banks
Associate General Counsel,
Qatar Financial Centre Authority

Doha, Qatar

Abdullah Al-Ghamdi
Senior Governance Consultant,
Saudi Telecommunications Company

Riyadh, KSA

Shabnam Sahiwala
General Counsel
MyZoi

Dubai, UAE

Rima Hadid
General Counsel,
Emirates Investment Authority

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Snezhana Gorbenko
Senior Legal Counsel
McDermott International,

Dubai, UAE

Masha Musika
Company Secretary | Legal Counsel
Asteco

Dubai, UAE

Filippo Cossalter
Regional General Counsel MMEA
Ericsson,

Dubai, UAE

Meltem Ozker Gunduz
General Counsel
GE HealthCare

Dubai, UAE

Firas Oggar
Chief Legal Officer
Zain

Riyadh, KSA