Nasser Ahmed Al Shaibi (second row, third right), Deputy Chairman of Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), and Yousuf Mohamed Al Jaida (second row, centre), Chief Executive Officer, QFC Authority, with QFBA officials and participants of the ‘Future C
DOHA: The Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) has hosted an event to felicitate the first cohort of Senior Qatari Executives in its pioneering Future CEO programme. The event was attended by Nasser Ahmed Al Shaibi, Deputy Chairman of Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), and Yousuf Mohamed Al Jaida, Chief Executive Officer, QFC Authority.
The FCEO pioneering cohort includes C level executives representing different companies in various sectors in Qatar such as Qatar Petroleum, QInvest, and Qatar University.
QFBA, with the support of the Qatar Financial Center Authority (QFCA), launched the Future CEO program in October 2016 and the program ran until January 2018 - more than 15 months. The program offered a promising experience for senior Qatari executives from varying business functions, such as Finance, Corporate planning, Operations, Administration, etc. grooming them towards the strategic functions of being a CEO in any industry. It focused on developing business success factors that are Qatar specific via exploration of the unique strengths and challenges faced by institutions in Qatar.
Several best practices across various industries were shared and discussed, spanning aspects related to marketing and business strategy, managing change, blockade induced challenges to even the mapping of informal networks.
Commenting on the occasion, Nasser Ahmed Al Shaibi, Deputy Chairman of Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), said: “Qatar’s unique developmental situation in all areas requires its equivalent of qualified and specifically trained business leaders to keep abreast of the pace of economic activity in the country. Therefore, it is necessary to focus on investing in the nation’s human resources and preparing them to suit the requirements of this era and the phase that the region is currently going through.”
Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al Emadi, Acting CEO of QFBA, said: “We are proud to see one of the objectives of QFBA become a reality through the certification of a distinguished group of Senior Qatari Executives who have further developed their strategic thinking skills via program sessions spanning 15 months. The Senior Qatari executives have largely benefitted from their group -sharing a variety of aspects of strategic importance in companies in Qatar.”
Yousuf Mohamed Al Jaida, Chief Executive Officer, QFC Authority, stated:“Following the launch of the Future CEO program last year, we are delighted to be here as we recognize and reward the first cohort of Senior Qatari Executives. This unique program is another step in elevating and enhancing our nation’s human capital.
The skills picked up by the participants as well as the training and education they have received through the Future CEO programme will positively reflect on their respective institutions and pave the way to them attaining the highest of positions in the future.”
Esme Alfred, Global Manager – Certification and Licensing of The CEO Institute said the unique program provides a platform for experienced executives in the cohort to regularly engage through mentored-learning.
A carefully-selected Chairman-Facilitator with professorial credentials and in-depth business experience, guides the cohort as they prepare for their role as tomorrow’s CEOs, he said.
