Salam K.
Director of Communications
The move
MoveDubai Holding → Mubadala
TitleDirector - Corporate Communications → Director of Communications - Private Equity, Real Assets, and Credit and Special Situations
LocationDubai → United Arab Emirates
Career arcRooted in UAE★
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Native languageEnglish
Years in UAE19.3
Total experience20.0 years
Mubadala headcount501-1,000 employees
Mubadala industryFinancial Services
Mubadala HQAbu Dhabi
Mubadala founded2002
Mubadala typeGovernment Agency
Career arc
- Director of Communications - Private Equity, Real Assets, and Credit and Special SituationsApr 2025 — Present
Mubadala· Full-time - Head of Communications and Senior Vice President - Diversified InvestmentsJan 2021 — Sep 2025Mubadala· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Vice President - Corporate and Financial CommunicationsAug 2019 — Jan 2021Mubadala· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Director - Corporate CommunicationsOct 2018 — Jul 2019
Dubai Holding· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - DirectorSep 2016 — May 2017
Brunswick Group· Abu Dhabi - Vice President - CommunicationsSep 2011 — Aug 2016
National Central Cooling Company (DFM: Tabreed)· Abu Dhabi - Various Communications RolesOct 2004 — Sep 2011
Various· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
Education
- Wilfrid Laurier UniversityHonours Bachelor of Business Administration (HBBA) · School of Business and Economics1997 — 2001
- University of TorontoMaster of Arts (MA) · Modern Middle East History2002 — 2004
Languages
- Arabic · Professional working
- English · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Strategic CommunicationsInvestor RelationsSocial SkillsMedia RelationsMarketingMarketing Communications
About
I'm a communications and public relations professional with over 20 years of experience in creating and implementing strategic communications plans for blue-chip organizations including sovereign wealth funds, Fortune 100 companies, and publicly traded companies. Throughout my career, I have held leadership positions in a number of organizations, and I have distinguished myself by providing strategic communications support that confronts organizational challenges head-on and enriches corporate decision-making at board and executive level.