Faisal Arekat
Group Executive Vice President - Legal, Governance & Company Secretary at DP World
The move
MoveEconomic Zones World → DP World
TitleLegal Counsel & Board Secretary → Group Executive Vice President - Legal, Governance & Company Secretary
LocationDubai → United Arab Emirates
Cross-border moveYes · Dubai → United Arab Emirates
Years in UAE12.1
Total experience19.9 years
DP World headcount10,001+ employees
DP World industryTransportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
DP World HQDubai, Jebel Ali
DP World typePublic Company
Career arc
- Group Executive Vice President - Legal, Governance & Company SecretaryApr 2025 — Present
DP World - Group Senior Vice President - Legal, Governance & Company SecretaryJul 2023 — May 2025DP World
- Vice President - Group Legal, Governance & Group Company SecretaryMay 2022 — Aug 2023DP World
- Vice President - Group Legal and Governance & Deputy Group Company SecretaryOct 2021 — May 2022DP World· Dubai
- Head of Legal and Deputy Group Company SecretaryAug 2018 — Nov 2021DP World· Dubai
- Group Corporate and Legal CounselSep 2017 — Aug 2018DP World· Dubai
- Legal Counsel & Board SecretaryJun 2012 — Sep 2017
Economic Zones World· Dubai
- Legal CounselMay 2010 — Jun 2012
Standard Chartered Bank· Dubai - SolicitorJun 2006 — May 2010
EMW Law LLP· london, united kingdom
Education
- Harvard Law SchoolGeneral Counsel Executive Leadership Program2019 — 2019
- Oxford Brookes UniversityLLM · International Law2002 — 2003
- The University of Jordan, AmmanBachelors · Political Science1998 — 2002
- University of WestminsterGDL · Law2004 — 2005
- BPP Law SchoolLPC · Law2006 — 2008
Top skills
DerivativesCorporate GovernanceInternational LawLegal AssistanceJoint VenturesMergers & Acquisitions