UAE International Investors Council - UAEIIC SPECIAL EDITION LEADERSHIP 2022 

 

H.E. Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, Managing Director and Group CEO, AD Ports Group 

 

His Excellency Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi is the Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of AD Ports Group, the operator and the manager of commercial and community ports within the emirate of Abu Dhabi, as well as Fujairah Terminals, KIZAD and ZonesCorp. In his role, he oversees the development of AD Ports Group portfolio of assets and activities as well as directs their strategy and operations. 

Under his leadership, the transition from a project-focused organisation to a fully operational, customer focused ports and KIZAD, while also serving as the leading facilitator of trade, logistics, and industry in Abu Dhabi, has been a remarkable success.

A strong, determined and entrepreneurial leader, he leads the Group in accelerating the leadership's vision of diversifying the non-oil and gas economy.

H.E. Captain Al Shamisi is an experienced maritime executive with almost 20 years of industry experience.

He joined AD Ports Group in 2008 and has held key leadership positions within its portfolio, which include the Executive Vice President for the company's Ports Unit, where he was instrumental in restructuring this unit and rationalising its assets.

He also oversaw the completion and commissioning of the first phase of flagship port, Khalifa Port and adjacent KIZAD. During his management, AD Ports Group has won more than 40 prestigious local and international awards, including five categories of Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in Government Performance 2017 which granted the company the Main Award.

In addition to serving as Managing Director and CEO at AD Ports Group, H.E. Captain Al Shamisi is the Chairman of Arame and Chairman of Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (ADNEC), the Vice Chairman of UAE Sailing & Rowing Federation.

He is also a Board Member of MAKE A WISH Foundation UAE and is currently the Chairman of the Arab Sea Port Federation.Captain Al Shamisi holds an MBA, an advanced Diploma of Applied Science (shipmaster) and a Graduate Certificate of Management from the University of Tasmania, Australia.Amongst his numerous personal accolades, Captain Al Shamisi was awarded the Peter Morris Prize from the Australian Maritime College's (AMC) for his significant contributions to the maritime industry, as well as the AMC Baird Publication Prize for Best Performance in Navigation Studies, He is also the recipient of the Sheikh Rashid Award for Academic Excellence.In 2012, he was named Young Personality of the Year at the Seatrade Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards has been ranked number 1 in the Logistics News Middle East CEO Power List in 2018, 2020 and 2021. 

H.E. Captain Al Shamisi has been recently selected by Forbes as one of the top CEOs in the Middle East.