CEO Today - Middle East Awards 2024

CEO of Masdar Al Ramahi Mohamed Jameel www.masdar.ae CEO Today Middle East Awards 2024 - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - - 83 - About Masdar In 2006, the UAE government established Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar) to leverage and build on the UAE’s expertise and leadership in the global energy sector, while supporting the diversification of both its economy and energy sources for the benefit of future generations. Under the leadership of His Excellency Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Masdar’s founding CEO and now chairman, Masdar has played an important and evolving role in advancing renewable energy, climate action, and sustainability, both domestically and internationally. It has achieved many renewable energy important firsts, such as the inauguration of the first concentrated solar plant in the Middle East, Shams 1, and the development of one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms, the London Array. Masdar has supported global climate action and access to sustainable solutions through its strategic platforms, like the annual Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and the Zayed Sustainability Prize, whose 96 winners alone have impacted over 370 million people around the world. Masdar unites the UAE’s three energy champions – Mubadala, ADNOC and TAQA – and will utilize their combined expertise to fulfill its purpose as a global clean energy pioneer across renewables and green hydrogen. About Mohamed Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi is the Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy champion and one of the fastest growing companies in the world. Under his leadership, Masdar has developed into one of world’s leading clean energy companies, with a combined global project portfolio of over 20GW of clean energy capacity, and ambitions to grow to 100GW and 1 million tons of annual green hydrogen production by 2030. Mr. Al Ramahi first joined Masdar in 2008 and has held senior leadership positions in the company for nearly a decade and a half, serving as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer prior to his appointment as CEO in 2016. With a career spanning more than three decades in the energy sector, he brings significant experience in strategic leadership, internal audit, risk management, and financial acumen to the company. In addition to his role as CEO, Mr. Al Ramahi holds a number of prominent board positions. He is Chairman of the Masdar Executive Committee, Vice-Chair of the Global Council on Sustainable Development Goals and serves on the Board of Directors for Emirates Waste to Energy Company; Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan’s Sovereign Wealth Fund; and Shuaa Energy 2 PSC and Shuaa Energy 4 PSC, the companies developing phase three and six of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, respectively.

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