The Al Habtoor Group announced a major reshuffle across the Group’s boards on Thursday December 26, 2013. The changes are geared at providing guidance and advice on Group strategy to enhance growth across its diverse businesses. This is in line with the vision of the Chairman, Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor. The shakeup, across all units, includes Hotels, Motors, Real Estate, Schools, Car Rental as well as the Group’s Legal and Audit Boards.
The Chairman said, “This reshuffle is essential to ensure we are ready to for what the future holds… I want to ensure we have renewed energy throughout the Al Habtoor Group units and make sure we have the correct strategy in place.”
Habtoor Hotels
Chaired by Mohammed Al Habtoor, Vice Chairman and CEO of the Group. Board Members: Maan Halabi, Executive Director, AHG; Mohammed Mazrooei, Managing Director, AHG; Henning Fries, MD-Hospitality, Omar Khalaf, CFO, Habtoor Hotels.
Al Habtoor Motors
Chaired by Mohammed Al Habtoor. Board Members: Ahmed K Al Habtoor, CEO, Al Habtoor Motors; K. P. Rajan, Group Financial Advisor; Paul Rayner, Advisor to the Chairman; R. Venkataraman, Director of Corporate Governance and Risk Management; Karl Hamer, Managing Director, Al Habtoor Motors; Jagdish Parulekar, CFO, Al Habtoor Motors.
Diamondlease
Chaired by K.P. Rajan. Board Members: Maan Halabi, Paul Rayner, Mohammed Mazrooei, R. Venkataraman and Karl Hamer.
Real Estate
Chairman by Maan Halabi. Board Members: Yusef Shalabi, Technical Advisor to the Chairman, AHG; Mohammed Mazrooei, Arun Krishnan, Chief Financial Officer, AHG; Jamar Johnson, Real Estate Manager, AHG.
Emirates International Schools
Chaired by K.P. Rajan. Board Members: Paul Rayner and Maan Halabi.
Legal Committee
Chaired by K.P. Rajan. Board Members: Maan Halabi, R. Venkataraman, Sanjeev Agarwala and Mohammed Younes, Legal Affairs Manager, AHG.
Audit Committee
Chaired by K.P. Rajan. Board Members: Paul Rayner, R. Venkataraman, Maan Halabi, Mohammed Mazrooei and Sunil Nampoothiri, Director of Internal Audit, AHG.