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Umayma Abubakar

Deputy Chief Communications Officer at Mubadala
16.2 yrs experienceInvestment Management
Oct 2023

The move

MoveMubadala Development Company Mubadala
TitleHead of Employee Engagement Executive Director of Communications
LocationUnited Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes
Years in UAE2.6
Total experience16.2 years
Mubadala headcount501-1,000 employees
Mubadala industryFinancial Services
Mubadala HQAbu Dhabi
Mubadala founded2002
Mubadala typeGovernment Agency

Career arc

  1. Executive Director of CommunicationsOct 2023 — Present
    Mubadala· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. DirectorMar 2018 — Present
    Mubadala
  3. Head of Internal Corporate RelationsMar 2010 — Present
    Mubadala
  4. Head of Employee EngagementMar 2010 — Present
    Mubadala Development Company
  5. Comms specialist, currently responsible for Employee EngagementMar 2010 — Dec 2010
    Mubadala Development Company

Education

Top skills

StrategyPublic RelationsCommunications PlanningStakeholder EngagementLeadershipStrategic Communications

About

Umayma Abubakar has over 20yrs experience in Communications. She is currently the Director of Executive Communications and Corporate Center at Mubadala. She oversees Corporate Communications, Creative and Branding, Sponsorship, Operations, Internal Communication & Employee Engagement and Corporate Division’s communication. Umayma was recognized as 2016 Holmes rising star of top influential communicators and awarded Melcrum Internal Communicator of the year in 2013 and received a distinction award in employee engagement at the Human Asset Expansion Summit - Mena in 2014. Specialties include: - Strategic council to the leadership team - Employee Engagement - Defining corporate values and behaviors - Internal Communication - Change management - Event management - Corporate social responsi

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