About Adel

As the Chief Financial Officer of Peninsula, Adel is primarily responsible for the planning, implementing, managing and controlling of all financial related activities. He is also tasked to support the management team by driving the growth of the business, and forming strategic relationships which are in line with the overall objectives of the Group. Adel is a member of the Investment Committee and reports to the Board of Directors.

Based in Dubai since 2007, Adel has spent the last 12 years working in Banking and Consultancy, covering the major GREs and Governments across MENA. He has always been a specialist throughout his career in one of the dominant industries in the region, primarily Real Estate, Oil & Gas and Financial Institutions.

Adel joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2011 as part of the Oil & Gas sector coverage team, focusing on investment banking origination. In 2016, Adel moved to the FI & Strategic Investors Group within Standard Chartered Bank where he was given lead coverage responsibility for a high profile set of GREs, Private Equity and SWF clients.

Adel holds a Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B.) Degree from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom