Najeh Awad, CPA, CGMA
Managing Partner, Board member & C level executive with global & local experience & exposure in finance, investments, risk & operations.
Connecting Global Capital with Global Opportunities.
The move
MoveAbu Dhabi Ship Building → Arabtec Holding PJSC
Title Chief Financial & Commercial Officer → Group Chief Financial Officer
LocationAbu Dhabi → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Native languageArabic
Years in UAE21.6
Total experience17.1 years
Arabtec Holding PJSC headcount10,001+ employees
Arabtec Holding PJSC industryConstruction
Arabtec Holding PJSC HQAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
Arabtec Holding PJSC founded1975
Arabtec Holding PJSC typePublic Company
Career arc
- Managing Partner & Board MemberJul 2025 — Present
Petley Partners· London - Abu Dhabi - Mumbai· Full-time
- Board Executive Committee Member, Independent Non-Executive DirectorMay 2025 — Present
El-Ajou Group Trading Co.· Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Board MemberJul 2023 — PresentGGulfa General Investments PJSC.· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Founding Partner & Board MemberJul 2023 — Aug 2025
- Sr. AdvisorJun 2022 — Present
Private company· United Arab Emirates· Self-employed - Group Chief Financial OfficerApr 2020 — Apr 2022
Arabtec Holding PJSC· United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Chief Financial & Commercial OfficerAug 2018 — Dec 2019
Abu Dhabi Ship Building· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Chief Financial OfficerSep 2016 — Mar 2018HHigher Colleges of Technology· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Chief Investment Officer- One year assignmentOct 2015 — Sep 2016
MAA· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Co Founder and Board MemberMay 2015 — Present
Motion Hive LLC· London, United Kingdom· Part-time
- Chief Financial OfficerFeb 2009 — Mar 2015
Musanada Abu Dhabi General Services Company· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Education
- Villanova UniversityExecutive Diploma · Project ManagementPresent
- University of JordanBachelor's degree · Accounting and Finance with a minor in Economy1993
- Saïd Business School, University of OxfordExecutive Leadership Program · Executive leadership2019 — 2020
- Columbia Business School Executive EducationPresent
- Columbia Business School Executive EducationDimploma · Financial Engineering & Strategic FinanceFeb 2022 — Aug 2022
- Columbia Business School Executive EducationFinancial Engineering & Strategic Finance · International FinanceFeb 2012 — Aug 2012
- AICPACGMA2005 — 2005
- Villanova UniversityDiploma · Six Sigma certificationSep 2007 — Jun 2008
Languages
- Arabic · Native or bilingual
- English · Full professional