Adel al-Mutawa
The Middle East Investor Relations Society officially launched its Qatar chapter and named Qtel executive director (group communciations) Adel al-Mutawa as its first chairman.
The central objective of the chapter will be to promote and develop the “investor relations profession” in Qatar, through the establishment of a networking platform and a forum for the development of best practice, professional and corporate development.
The chapter supports the further development and practice of investor relations in Qatar in line with the increasing growth and significance of the Qatar Exchange as an international capital market, the growing importance of regional and international investors to Qatari companies and the commensurate need for increased levels of transparency and disclosure.
The founding members of the Qatar chapter include Amwal, Bank of New York Mellon, Al Khalij Commercial Bank, Qtel, Thomson Reuters, Vodafone Qatar and Commercialbank.
Peter Gotke, board member of the MEIR Society said: “We are delighted to see the launch of the Qatar chapter, and are very grateful to the local companies and for leading the way in best practice in Qatar. Adel al-Mutawa’s appointment as chairman brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and relationships to our established team and with support from the Society, his guidance will be instrumental in helping to promote investor relations in Qatar. As executive director of Qtel, al-Mutawa has full responsibility for all stakeholder communications for Qtel, including public and media relations, investor relations, international relations, internal communications and brand management. Before joining Qtel, al-Mutawa worked with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he started his career in the First Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, before being promoted to second secretary.
Al-Mutawa said: “I look forward to working with my colleagues in the Middle East Investor Relations Society to support the professional development of investor relations and to encourage more Qatari institutions and nationals to become involved with this challenging and essential work.”
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