KHALEEJ TIMES, Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021 | Rabi Al-Awwal 7, 1443
ICC UAE General Assembly elects board of directors to accelerate trade growth, open new markets
Emirates:
ICC UAE General Assembly elects board of directors to accelerate trade
growth, open new markets
Humaid M. Ben Salem, ICC UAE Chairman, said: “In 2020, ICC UAE was recognised as
a top performing chapter or the ICC, which is the World Business Organisation
with a global network, and operates in 130 countries, with membership now
approaching 45 million members.”
During the meeting, five members to the board of directors were elected from the
private sector. They joined eight nominated board of directors, one each from
the Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce and Industry and local chambers in
the UAE.
Salem said:“ICC UAE has played a huge role in reaching out to other ICC offices
across the world to support them during the pandemic. The new Board must build
on this achievement. The concrete steps we are now taking will enable UAE based
enterprises to use the UAE as a springboard into new and exciting emerging
markets.”
Mohammed Hilal Al Muhairi, the newly elected Vice-Chair of ICC UAE, supported
this view “the partnership of the board of directors from the private sector,
working hand in hand with the board members from Chambers in the UAE, means that
timely steps and responses to business challenges can be uniquely implemented in
the UAE, within a very short time frame.”
The practical achievements and priorities of ICC UAE were presented by the
Chairs of the ICC UAE Commissions, the Commission on Arbitration, Banking
Commission and the Customs & Trade Facilitation Commission. Congratulations were
extended to Dr Hassan Arab, Chair of the Commission on Arbitration, on his
recent appointment as Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration from
the UAE.
The newly elected Secretary-General of ICC UAE, Hassan Al Hashemi, explained how
the aspirations of the ICC global network are fully aligned with Expo Dubai’s
main theme of “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”. He congratulated the
Board and Members for their achievements.
“Great progress has been made, but more work needs to be done - we need to
prioritize and connect with new high potential markets that will accelerate
growth and make business work for everyone, every day, everywhere. We are
connecting minds and in doing so, we are connecting continents,” he said.