ADQ leadership
The ADQ Board of Directors


His Excellency Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan
H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan


His Excellency Jassem Mohamed Bu Ataba Alzaabi
H.E. Jassem Mohamed Bu Ataba Alzaabi


H.H Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan


His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed Al Hamed
H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed Al Hamed


His Excellency Abdulhamid Mohammed Saeed
H.E. Abdulhamid Mohammed Saeed


His Excellency Mohamed Mubarak Fadel Al Mazrouei
H.E. Mohamed Mubarak Fadel Al Mazrouei


Fadhel Abdulbaqi Al Ali


Kaj-Erik Relander


H.E. Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi
H.E. Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi
His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi is the UAE Minister of Investment and serves as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at ADQ.
His Excellency holds the positions of Chairman of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and Chairman of Pure Health. He is also the Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Second Vice Chairman of Aldar Properties.
In addition, His Excellency serves as a member of the Board of Directors at Emirates Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi Pension Fund, Advanced Technology Research Council, ADNOC Distribution, ADNOC Gas, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, and Al Dahra Holding.
Prior to joining ADQ, His Excellency garnered extensive experience across multiple sectors in his tenure with Mubadala Investment Company, where he held several investment management positions covering sectors such as metals and mining, real estate, hospitality, infrastructure, technology, and agriculture.
His Excellency has experience in banking and finance from his tenures with Union National Bank, Abu Dhabi Ship Building and the General Secretariat of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
His Excellency holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from United Arab Emirates University.
The Executive Committee


His Excellency Jassem Mohamed Bu Ataba Alzaabi
H.E. Jassem Mohamed Bu Ataba Alzaabi


H.H Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan
H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan


His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed Al Hamed
H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed Al Hamed


Fadhel Abdulbaqi Al Ali


Kaj-Erik Relander
The ADQ management team


H.E. Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi
H.E. Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi
His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi is the UAE Minister of Investment and serves as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at ADQ.
His Excellency holds the positions of Chairman of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and Chairman of Pure Health. He is also the Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and Second Vice Chairman of Aldar Properties.
In addition, His Excellency serves as a member of the Board of Directors at Emirates Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi Pension Fund, Advanced Technology Research Council, ADNOC Distribution, ADNOC Gas, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, and Al Dahra Holding.
Prior to joining ADQ, His Excellency garnered extensive experience across multiple sectors in his tenure with Mubadala Investment Company, where he held several investment management positions covering sectors such as metals and mining, real estate, hospitality, infrastructure, technology, and agriculture.
His Excellency has experience in banking and finance from his tenures with Union National Bank, Abu Dhabi Ship Building and the General Secretariat of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
His Excellency holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from United Arab Emirates University.


Anas Jawdat Albarguthi
Anas Jawdat Albarguthi is Chief Operating Officer at ADQ. He oversees ADQ’s human capital, information and cybersecurity, business technology services, corporate services, procurement and experience and engagement.
He is also the Chairman of Q Market Makers (QMM), Vice Chairman of ADNEC Group, a board member of Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding Company and on the Board Of Trustees of Khalifa University.
He has more than 20 years of experience in leadership positions in government, semi-government and private sectors in the UAE and UK. Throughout his career, Anas has worked in corporate governance, legal and management advisory, portfolio management, organizational transformation, and process innovation.
Anas previously held various senior positions including Assistant Secretary General and Executive Director at Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council. He was also the Executive Director at Emirates Meteorology Institute (EMI) and the role of a Senior Investment Manager at Mubadala Aerospace Division. Anas also served as a board member at ADASI.
Anas holds a master’s degree in International & Comparative Business Law (LLM) from London Guildhall University and bachelor’s degree in Law from Amman Private University.


Bashar Al-Rousan
Bashar Al-Rousan is Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at ADQ. Bashar is also the Secretary to the ADQ Board and its Executive Committee.
Since joining ADQ, Bashar has focused on building a specialized in-house legal team, providing strategic, robust and pragmatic advice to safeguard ADQ’s interests and its portfolio companies, and ensuring the highest standards of compliance within the ADQ Group.
Prior to his current role, Bashar was the General Counsel of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office and led the Legal and Government Affairs Department. He was also a Director at the Legal & Risk Management Affairs Unit of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi focusing on high value commercial contracts and corporate transactions. Before his government roles, Bashar worked as a corporate and commercial lawyer at Shell EP International, and the international law firms Allen & Overy LLP and Simmons & Simmons.
Bashar holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Jordan and is a qualified solicitor of England and Wales.


Dr. Jaap Kalkman
Jaap Kalkman is Group Chief Investment Officer at ADQ. He oversees the company’s portfolio, which includes investments and joint ventures, and restructuring efforts spanning key sectors including Energy & Utilities, Food & Agriculture, Healthcare & Life Sciences and Mobility & Logistics.
Jaap is a member of the Board of Directors at Etihad Aviation Group (EAG), Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) and Saya Corp.
Prior to his current role, Jaap was the Chief Transformation Officer at ADQ, managing the company’s new ventures, digital transformation and portfolio optimization. Jaap is an industry expert with 25 years of experience in Management Consulting and Private Equity. Previously, he served as Managing Partner and Global Head of Energy and Utilities at Arthur D Little, and as Senior Partner for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Prior to that, he worked for Arcapita as Director and Head of Infrastructure in Bahrain and Singapore, and for McKinsey & Company as Managing Partner in the Philippines and Bahrain.
Jaap holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the University of Utrecht, where he also attained degrees in General Philosophy, Physics and Mathematics.
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Louay Abou Chanab
Louay Abou Chanab
Louay Abou Chanab is Chief Strategy Officer at ADQ. He oversees ADQ’s corporate strategy, portfolio transformation, and sustainability agenda. Over the past five years at ADQ, Louay led and developed the corporate strategy, the corporate performance management, and the asset allocation while driving multiple transformation and value creation initiatives around digital transformation, innovation and R&D, ESG, and portfolio talent.
Louay is the Chairman of Contango and Next 50. He is also a member of the Board of Directors at Q Market Makers (QMM) and Acino.
Prior to his current role, Louay served as an Advisor in the Office of Strategic Affairs at the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, and as an Investment Director at the Emirates Investment Authority, in addition to serving as a Principal Consultant for the consulting firm Booz & Company.
Louay holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Lebanese American University and an MBA from Ecole Supérieure des Affaires, Lebanon & ESCP-EAP, France.


Marcos de Quadros
Marcos de Quadros
Marcos de Quadros is Chief Financial Officer at ADQ, where he leads the Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Treasury and Tax functions.
He also manages the company’s liquidity and capital structure, monitors and reports the company’s financial performance and plays a key role in managing investor relationships for the company.
Previously, Marcos served as Group Chief Financial Officer for AW Rostamani Group and as Chief Financial Officer for Al Futtaim GE Finance in the UAE.
His earlier career included serving as Chief Financial Officer of GE Capital Bank in Brazil. He has extensive experience in managing start-ups, turnarounds, cost reduction initiatives, acquisitions and divestitures. Additionally, Marcos has experience in Operations, Investments and IT.
Marcos holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Mackenzie University and another in Civil Engineering from Sao Paulo State University.


Susan Daniel
Susan Daniel is the Chief Risk Officer at ADQ. She oversees the company’s Risk Management and Resilience strategy.
Susan brings more than 30 years of experience in establishing risk management functions and frameworks in global companies to her role. Previously, Susan served as Director of Risk Management and Compliance at Oman Investment Authority (OIA).
Prior to working for OIA, Susan worked as Advisory partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers leading services across the region covering risk management, internal audit, governance, process engineering, technology and organisational resilience. During her time, she managed multimillion dollar projects for clients including government and major conglomerates.
Susan is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK and holds a BTEC National Diploma.


Hamad Abdulla Al Hammadi
Hamad Abdulla Al Hammadi
Hamad Abdulla Al Hammadi is Chief Executive Officer, Energy & Utilities and Sustainable Manufacturing at ADQ. He oversees the development and growth of all portfolio companies within the cluster while identifying and driving new investment opportunities.
He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Director at Emirates Steel Arkan (ESA) and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC). He is also a Board member at Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) and TA’ZIZ.
Prior to his role at ADQ, Hamad served as the Head of Greenfield Investments in the Utilities vertical at Mubadala Investment Company and created high-profile projects across three sectors including Utilities, Industry and Financial Services.


Gil Adotevi
Gil Adotevi
Gil Adotevi is Chief Executive Officer, Food & Agriculture at ADQ. He oversees the development and growth of all portfolio companies within the cluster while identifying and driving new investment opportunities.
Gil serves as Chairman of Unifrutti Group and a member of the Board of Directors at Agthia Group, Louis Dreyfus Company, Silal, and Al Dahra Holding.
Prior to joining ADQ, Gil was Senior Vice President at Mubadala Investment Company where he was responsible for the performance, growth and key acquisitions of the company’s investments in Food and Agribusiness, Metals & Mining, and Utilities units. Earlier in his career, Gil held various roles in investment banking and investment management at RBC Capital Markets and State Street in Canada.
Gil holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and is a graduate of the London Business School’s MBA program.