International report: 5% of them are women

58% of CEOs in the UAE are nationals

Alan Denio: "General trends in the UAE keep pace with international standards in most fields."

A recent report issued by "Hydrick & Struggles", which specializes in consulting leaders and senior management, showed that:

Emirati nationals make up 58% of the CEOs in the country, while 42% of the new CEOs in the UAE hold higher degrees, while 16% of them have extensive international experience, while 23% have less than one year experience in the field of work as a CEO. .

The annual report on the appointments of CEOs, entitled "The Road to the Summit 2021", provided an in-depth analysis of the personal files

For 1095 CEOs working for selected companies listed in 24 financial markets around the world.

"The results of this year's report showed that the general trends in the UAE keep pace with international standards in most areas," said Alain Deneu, head of the chief executives department and chairmen of the board of directors at Hydrik & Struggles in the Middle East and North Africa.

He explained that the personal files of CEOs in the UAE for the year 2021 revealed that the average age for appointing CEOs is 49 years, and that 42% were appointed before the age of 45, while the average length of service was 5.9 years.

And Denyo indicated that more than a third of the CEOs (35%) who have previous experience in executive management and were appointed in the UAE during the first half of 2021, came from the position of a former CEO in the last two positions, while 30% of the appointed CEOs Previously, they served as department heads.

He pointed out that women constitute 5% of CEOs in the UAE currently, almost equal to the global rate of 6%.

It is noteworthy that the report's data included companies from the UAE, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, and Spain. Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

• 42% of the new CEOs in the country hold higher educational degrees.

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