ADQ leadership

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 is Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at ADQ. Bashar is also the Secretary to the ADQ Board and its Executive Committee.

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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.

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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.

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Bashar holds a bachelor’s degree in law from Jordan and is a qualified solicitor of England and Wales.

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.

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Jaap is a member of the Board of Directors at Etihad Aviation Group (EAG), Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) and Saya Corp.

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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.

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Jaap holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics from the University of Utrecht, where he also attained degrees in General Philosophy, Physics and Mathematics.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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 is Chief Financial Officer at ADQ, where he leads the Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Treasury and Tax functions.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Marcos holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Mackenzie University and another in Civil Engineering from Sao Paulo State University.

Murtaza Hussain is ADQ’s Chief Investment Officer for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Alternative Investments. He is also a board member of Aramex PJSC.

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At ADQ, Murtaza oversees the M&A function to deliver in-organic growth and achieve the divestment and monetization objectives of ADQ and its portfolio companies. He is also responsible for leading ADQ’s Alternative Investments arm with the objective of investing across various sectors and asset classes to optimize returns.

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Murtaza previously held various senior investment roles and has over 17 years of private equity, corporate finance and restructuring experience. He has held board positions in local and international organizations. 

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Murtaza holds a bachelor’s degree in Commerce, with a major in Finance and a concentration in Accounting, from McGill University, Montreal in Canada.

Susan Daniel is the Chief Risk Officer at ADQ. She oversees the company’s Risk Management and Resilience strategy.

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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).

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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.

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Susan is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK and holds a BTEC National Diploma.

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.

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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.

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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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.