Masdar Smart City and Robotics - GineersNow Engineering Magazine Masdar: The Future of Sustainable City in Abu Dhab | Page 6

COVER STORY
MASDAR:
THE FUTURE CITY
MEET THE
COMPANY’S
CEO:
MOHAMED
JAMEEL AL
RAMAHI
I joined Masdar in 2008
as Head of Internal Audit
and Compliance. Later, I
was appointed Masdar’s
Director of Corporate Services
and Financial Affairs. I
subsequently became Chief
Financial Officer, and then
Chief Operating Officer of
Masdar. I was appointed
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
in February 2016.
In
addition
to
my
responsibilities as CEO, I serve
on the board of a number of
prominent companies, joint
ventures and special entities,
including the Dudgeon
Offshore Wind Farm in the
UK, the Masdar Solar Wind
Cooperative, the Masdar
Investment
Committee,
and Torresol Energy. Before
joining Masdar, I was head
of the Internal Audit and
Risk Management Office at
GASCO, a leading oil and gas
company based in Abu Dhabi.
I have a bachelor’s degree in
business administration and
finance from the University of
Evansville in the US.
6
JULY 2016
Future Cities & Robotics
KNOWING THE
COMPANY
Q: Are you an educational
institution, social enterprise,
non-profit
or
private
company?
Masdar is a commercially
driven renewable energy
company based in Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The company has a mission
to invest, incubate and
establish a new energy
industry in Abu Dhabi and
around the world. Masdar
is playing an important role
in extending Abu Dhabi’s
energy leadership beyond
hydrocarbons. Masdar is
delivering on its goal of
becoming an innovative,
holistic, ecosystem while
helping to realise a template
for
sustainable
urban
development. Masdar City
is the home of the Masdar
Institute of Science and
Technology, the focal point
of an innovation cluster
that is leading global
technology partnerships,
commercializing
new
technologies and driving
real-world innovation.
Q: How big is your company?
Masdar was established in
2006 as a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi
government’s Mubadala
Development
Company.
Our company is located 17