Corporate Governance

H.E. Mansoor Al Mansoori is a member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council and the Chairman of the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi.

H.E. Mansoor is a prominent leader with a diverse range of professional experiences in senior leadership positions across government and private sector including telecommunications, energy, and technology with a proven track record of setting up strategies, building institutional structures and capabilities, and implementing performance-based management systems.

As the former Group Chief Operating Officer of G42, H.E. Mansoor was responsible for the Group and operating businesses’ strategic partnerships, innovation, capacity building, business efficiencies and transformation, revenue optimization, brand development, organizational culture and the development of future leaders of G42.

During his tenure at G42, he was actively involved in the UAE National Covid-19 pandemic response. As Chairman of Bayanat, he led the company’s public listing at ADX, in what was G42's first IPO and the world's best trading debut of 2022, as reported by Bloomberg.

Prior to joining G42, Al Mansoori served as Director General of the UAE National Media Council from 2015 to 2020 and was responsible for transforming the Council’s offerings across regulatory services, media policies, UAE’s national media wire services and strategic communications, resulting in the UAE National Media Council winning the Government Excellence Award as the Most Improved Entity in 2018. Al Mansoori contributed towards UAE’s brand and reputation management, locally, regionally, and internationally and introduced policies and frameworks to further the country’s media and digital communication capabilities and foster innovation and development for the industry.

Al Mansoori held several board positions in the past, including Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and Telecommunication Regulatory Authority. Al Mansoori is currently Chairman of Injazat, Board of Trustees at MBZUAI and serves as a Board Member of Etisalat and Multiply Group.

A voracious reader and public speaker on digital transformation and the management of change, Al Mansoori was also selected as Counselor alongside Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Duchess of Sussex at the 2019 Young World Summit in London where he delivered a keynote on “The New Age of Conversation”. During his studies at the National Defense College (UAE), Al Mansoori was in the first cohort to receive the Master's degree in Strategic Security Studies and National Resources Management. A University of Toledo (Ohio, USA) graduate in Computer Science, Al Mansoori holds several specialized certificates including a Leadership Certificate from London Business School (UK), Innovation Strategy Leadership from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Eric P. Xing is the President and University Professor of the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, a Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, and the Founder and Chairman of Petuum Inc., a 2018 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer company that builds standardized artificial intelligence development platform and operating system for broad and general industrial AI applications.

He completed his first PhD in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Rutgers University, and a second Ph.D. in Computer Science at UC Berkeley. His main research interests are the development of machine learning and statistical methodology; and composable, automatic, and scalable computational systems, for solving problems involving automated learning, reasoning, and decision-making in artificial, biological, and social systems. His pioneering work in system for machine learning has laid the foundation of current practice of training large-scale AI models on distributed computers, and his recent focus has been on improving energy efficiency of AI computing and developing AI systems for drug design and precision healthcare.

Prof. Xing currently serves or has served the following roles: associate editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association (JASA), Annals of Applied Statistics (AOAS), and IEEE Journal of Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (PAMI); action editor of the Machine Learning Journal (MLJ) and Journal of Machine Learning Research (JMLR); and a board member of the International Machine Learning Society and General Chair of ICML.

He is a Fellow of the Association of Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Statistical Association (ASA), and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Kiril Evtimov is a seasoned technology and business leader with global experience across start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. Throughout his career, Kiril has been successful in delivering cutting-edge cloud, analytical, and decision support products, as well as massively scalable data platforms. His contributions have spanned a range of industries, including healthcare, financial services, and technology, leading to clients’ success and significant business impact.

Kiril is a technology advisor for G42. He is also a co-founder, board member and CEO of FairSignals Inc. In the past, he has held leadership roles in Teradata, MicroStrategy, and eBay.

As CEO of FairSignals, Kiril has a broad range of responsibilities, including - vision setting, financial management, product development, people management, and leading all externally facing interactions for the financial technology startup.

Previously, as Teradata’s Vice President and General Manager of Unified Data Architecture Platform Technologies, he was responsible for establishing the strategic direction and leading the execution efforts of the analytical ecosystem research and development organization. In this capacity, he oversaw a vast portfolio of over 30 software products, ranging from well-established and widely used to emerging and cloud-based products.

As Vice President of Program Management at MicroStrategy, Kiril focused on ideation, viability analysis, research and design of next generation on-premises and cloud analytical capabilities.

Prior to that, Kiril spent over 13 years in Silicon Valley, California. At eBay, Kiril held various technical management roles supporting eBay, PayPal, StubHub, Skype and Classified businesses. As Director of Analytics Platform Engineering and Architecture, he was responsible for implementing corporate-wide analytical self-service capabilities, business intelligence, and collaborative platforms. He also pioneered in the field of cyber fraud prevention, as well as led the efforts to establish customer support, and trust and safety data management practice.

In the past, Kiril consulted several notable companies, including Intuitive Surgical, Extreme Networks, and was a member of Tableau Software's Customer Advocacy Board on their quests for technology innovation, establishing data and digital transformation strategies, optimizing sales and distribution models.

Kiril graduated from Technical University, Bulgaria with a MS degree in Electronics Engineering.

Abdulla Al Rashidi is CEO of Tamouh Healthcare. He has an MBA in finance and administration from Abu Dhabi University.

Abdulla joined Tamouh Health Care in 2019 bringing an extensive executive experience in a variety of official entities from Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters to Abu Dhabi Authority of Culture and Heritage and the Federal Government. Abdulla has successfully led Tamouh Healthcare’s efforts to monitor and curb the Covid pandemic.

As a Director, Hamda Almheiri heads the Government Affairs function for ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company.

In her role, Hamda is responsible for the organization’s interactions with senior government stakeholders on the local, state, and federal level, ensuring that there is a robust strategic framework in place to guide all initiatives and engagements. She also holds authority over ADQ’s collaboration with industry advocates, aiming to leverage areas of joint interest, and oversees the continuous monitoring of relevant government activities globally. In a prior position at ADQ, Hamda led the Corporate Planning and Performance Department which forms part of the Strategy function.

Hamda’s professional track record includes roles with the Abu Dhabi Executive Office as a Project Manager in charge of financial policy and efficiency and the General Secretariat of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi as a Financial Policy and Efficiency Specialist. Previously, Hamda served as Manager Commercial Analyst for Strategy and Planning at Etihad Airways.

She is a holder of Corporate Director Certificate from Harvard Business School and a Georgetown Leadership Seminar alumni. She is licensed diver, a fan of discovering new art perspectives and cultural inspirations.

A digital transformation leader and technology advocate who has supported and driven government smart city initiatives in Asia, Thomas now leads Presight. With a focus on creating nation-building partnerships in the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa, through enabling capabilities and joining G42 on their journey to supporting UAE’s digital transformation.

In a career spanning two decades, Thomas has held management and thought-leadership positions across Asia, always focusing on leveraging technology to solve real-world problems. Before moving to UAE, he was the CEO of Esri Singapore, a world-leader in Geospatial Technology and a key partner in driving Singapore’s successful Smart Nation programs.

Primarily responsible for company operations, Dr. Adel brings over 25 years of experience to Presight. His expertise and in-depth knowledge of AML, auditing, and anti-corruption are concentrated on developing and delivering technology-driven financial AI products and solutions, offering exceptional customer service.

Before joining the Group in 2021, Dr. Adel worked in civil services and has a doctorate in business administration. He is passionate about using financial technology to create safer societies.

As Chief Technology Officer, Xiaodong’s role is to develop a technology framework and AI strategy in modern-day analytical fields and adopt the latest technologies to bring out their real business value.

He has been working in the UAE since 2015 focusing on big data analysis, cloud adoption and data science. He has over 17 years of experience working in the telecom, financial and software industries, including with MicroStrategy which focused on analytic platforms and applications.

Ram leads the finance organization of Presight, and is responsible for operational and financial strategy, enabling top-line growth organically and through business combinations, margin expansion, fiscal prudence and governance.

Ram has more than two decades of experience and has held several finance positions with Motorola Solutions across MENA, India, APAC, and U.S. where he was instrumental in building the financial capabilities of the organization. Ram holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, a master’s degree in Science, and an MBA from the U.S.

Xiaoyin is the Chief Solutions Officer for Presight, where she works closely with R&D, Sales, and Delivery teams to design and build new products, services, and solution verticals to serve key clients and Presight’s business strategy goals. She has worked in the Big Data Analytics and BI industries in North America and the Middle East region for over 20 years with in-depth knowledge to deliver solution excellence at scale.

Rashed AlKouk primarily focuses on Corporate Governance, Enterprise Risk, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Administration. His secondarily focuses on Strategic Planning and People Culture Management.

Previously, Rashed served in multiple organizations in the field of investments and contributed to significant exposure and overall growth. He has a diverse range of professional experience in leadership positions across various sectors. His business operations experience has been focused on improving external strategic partnerships, maintaining business efficiencies, and optimizing revenues.