Mr. Eyad Abdulrahim

Board Member / Managing Director

Mr. Eyad Abdulrahim brings over 25 years of experience in leading Finance departments in the region. He has led major publicly listed companies and family business finance departments and has also assumed board and top management positions within. He has also performed on major regional and international boards of directors. Mr. Eyad has worked with some of the major institutions within the Middle East and GCC including Emaar, The Economic City, Al Futtaim Group Real Estate, Dubai Properties Group, Arabtec Holding, DEPA LTD, Standard Chartered Bank, and Arab Bank. He has led several IPOs in the region in addition to major restructuring, complex money market transactions, and growth responsibilities within his career.

Eyad is a well-proven leader within the Finance community in the MENA area and the GCC in particular. He holds an MBA degree from UOWD and a degree in Accounting and Finance.

Mr. Henrik Christiansen

Group Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Henrik Christiansen is an accomplished leader with C-level experience in Europe and in the Middle East. He drives corporate leadership and strategy, operational management, corporate governance, change programs, and building high-performance teams, supported by his significant industry experience and strong academic background.

Mr. Nicholas McLaren

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Nicholas McLaren is a finance and management professional with over 25 years of experience across Asia, the Middle East, and Australasia, where he has been a board member and leader of publicly listed companies and acted in various finance and other leadership roles, including as Group CFO, Head of Country Management, and Head of Finance Transformation in diverse industries including FMCG, healthcare, chemicals, aviation, and marine and energy solutions. Mr. McLaren holds a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Commercial Law, bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Political Science, and is an FCPA (fellow member of CPA Australia).

Mrs. Sanaa Daakour

Group Legal Affairs Director

Mrs. Sanaa Daakour joined Estithmar Holding in February 2020 as Head of Legal. She has been providing a full-scale legal support to Estithmar and its subsidiaries since then. Prior to joining Estithmar, Mrs. Sanaa worked as Senior Legal Advisor at Qatar Development Bank and Al Jaidah Group where she gained extensive experience in Qatari Laws. Prior to that, Mrs. Sanaa was a practicing lawyer, member of Beirut Bar Association in Lebanon and partner in Mena City Lawyers (Lebanon). Mrs Sanaa has years of professional experience in handling commercial transactions, corporate structuring, and different types of legal cases through her career as a Lawyer and Legal Advisor. Mrs. Sanaa holds a Bachelor degree in Law from Beirut Arab University in Lebanon.

Mr. Riyad Al Sowaity

Group HR Director

Mr. Riyad Al Sowaity is a strategic Human Resources professional with over 18 years of working experience in several industries like Construction, Infrastructure, F&B, Healthcare and Hospitality in the GCC region.

Mr. Riyad has a master’s degree in Business Administration and bachelor’s degree in Law from University of Jordan and he oversees all the Human Resources related transactions for Estithmar Holding.