UAE: Four male CEOs awarded for supporting female colleagues

UAE: Four male CEOs awarded for supporting female colleagues

These men actively championed and empowered women leaders while supporting them to get board roles

Published: Wed 14 Dec 2022, 12:31 AM

Four male CEOs were awarded during Khaleej Times’ Middle East Women Board of Directors 2022 for their role in actively championing and empowering women leaders, while supporting women to get board roles.

The award was presented by Shamsa Saleh, CEO of Dubai Women Establishment and Secretary-General of the UAE Gender Balance Council.

The first recipient was Nader Haffar, Chairman & CEO of KPMG Middle East. For the past 25 years, Haffar has been on the forefront of management consultancy. As chairman and CEO of KPMG in the Lower Gulf (UAE and Oman) since 2018, Nader became the driving force of change within the firm.

In March 2022, KPMG Lower Gulf signed the UAE’s Gender Balance Council's “the Pledge” to achieve 30 per cent women representation in management by 2025. The firm has since focused on woman’s participation in decision-making roles from middle management to the highest levels of leadership.

Per Johansson, general manager, Middle East and North Africa, Mars, was also honoured. Johansson, with over 25 years of experience, drives the team’s efforts to achieve regional growth, synergy utilization and comprehensive stakeholder management. Prior