Top 10 CFOs in Dubai – 2022

In this modern era, business and world economy is evolving rapidly given the advancing technology trends and consumerism impregnating the entire ecosystem, respective of growing urbanization and industrialization. Significantly expands the horizon of C-suite level leaders as well, levied with humongous responsibilities to lead the organizations, be it well-established or just startups. And, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) proficiently help gravitate these holding themselves responsible for overseeing all the financial operations of an organization, including accounting and financial reporting. Enriched with the Communication, Decision making, Leadership, Management, Problem-solving, Time management, and Data skills, a CFO as the top financial executive of an organization, keenly manages the Cash Flow, Company Liabilities, Company Performance, Department Supervision, Financial Relationships, Finance or Raising Capital, Financial Obligations, and Record Control for the entity.

Dubai,the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, is a popular business hub and a wealthy state for investors today, provided free trade, a low tax rate, and zero income tax benefits.The economy of the United Arab Emirates (or UAE) is the 5th largest in the Middle East (after Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt), with a gross domestic product (GDP) of $501 billion (AED 1.84 trillion) in 2022. Also, though trade remains at the core of Dubai's economy, with the city operating two of the world's largest ports and a busy international air cargo hub, Petroleum, Financial Services and Real Estate are the major industries efficiently driving the country's economy presently. It has also been stated that Dubai's real estate sector has seen strong growth, both in terms of the number of transactions, (which were up 60 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2022), as well as the value of transactions, (which grew more than 85 percent year-on-year over the same period). The CEOs positioned amidst these industries definitely need to be acknowledged for domineering the organizational growth amidst the region for their dexterity in business management.

In this issue of the CEO Insights magazine, a list of `Top 10 CFOs in Dubai - 2022' is provided to the readers in corporate and different sectors, for informing on the excellent services leveraged by the Leaders in diverse domains. The listing is prepared by a team of industry veterans, CEOs and VCs, and the CEO Insights magazine editorial board.