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Fause Ersheid

Education

• BBA in Economics and Marketing, University of Miami, USA, 1993
• MA in Economics, University of Miami, 1996
• MBA in Investments and Corporate Finance, University of Miami, USA, 1999

Relevant Experience

Fause Ersheid is the Deputy Director General of the Abu Dhabi Center for Corporate Governance. Mr. Ersheid holds two Masters Degrees in Economics and Finance from the States and has extensive experience in the areas of financial and economic research. He has worked with leading regional and international organizations such as UNESCO, UNCTAD, FEMISE-France, Arab Bank, Palestinian Securities Exchange, Palestinian Monetary Authority, Gruppo di Volontario Civille-Italy and Philip Morris, etc.

Throughout his carrier, Mr. Ersheid has been heavily involved in capital market research ,he undertaking several assignments on regulatory, market efficiency, IPOs, margin trading and Islamic financial instruments. In addition, he has acquired a deep understanding of international and local regulatory corporate governance requirements.

Mr. Ersheid carried out numerous assignments in corporate governance assessments, CG best practices and is up-to-date with the latest international developments in corporate governance. In addition, he has published during his career a number of papers in the fields of Economics, Banking, Knowledge Economy and Capital Markets.

Racha Mhanna

Education

• BBA (Finance and Management), American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2004

Relevant Experience

Racha Mhanna currently oversees all the Marketing and Communications functions at Abu Dhabi Center for Corporate Governance. In addition to strategic communication, media relations and public relations activities, Racha manages all external services marketing areas, advises senior management on new strategic developments, drives and executes strategy for conferences, sponsorships, roundtables, professional development and speaking engagements. She makes sure all information on ADCCG and Corporate Governance and properly communicated across the right channels to reach the widest publics.

Prior to that, Racha worked at CNBC Arabia in 2006 where she carried out various assignments as an interview Producer and was able to build a strong network of media relations across the UAE and GCC. As a fresh graduate, she joined the banking sector as an investment specialist to capitalize on her educational background in Finance.