Barwa appoints new Group CEO

Press release

Published March 27th, 2011 - 08:44 GMT

Dr. Mohammed Al-Emadi, Barwa Group CEO

Barwa Real Estate Company announced today the appointment of Dr. Mohammed Asad Al-Emadi as its new Group CEO with effect from Thursday 24^th March 2011.

Dr. Al-Emadi was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for National Leasing Holding (Alijarah).

Dr. Al-Emadi holds a Bachelor degree in Finance, a Master degree in Accounting and a Doctorate in Management from The University of George Washington in USA. Dr. Al-Emadi has over 17 years of experience starting with Qatar Petroleum as Internal Auditor, Mobil Oil Corporation in the field of Accounting, California State University as a Visiting Professor teaching graduate management courses.

Background Information

Barwa

Barwa's foundations were laid on 15 November 2005, when it obtained its commercial license. The group's name derives from an important principle in Qatar's commercial heritage - the concept of a reliable and trustworthy agreement or contract. These values form the core of our corporate personality.
Since its establishment, Barwa has proven to be a dynamic and powerful contributor towards the development of Qatar. We seek to contribute to the government's over-arching development plan for Qatar as set out in the Qatar National Vision 2030 which has been launched and is being sponsored by His Highness Sheikh / Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani – The Emir.