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SUMMARY:UAE Chapter: The New Board Game
DESCRIPTION:THE NEW BOARD GAME\nPositioning\, preparing\, and getting visible for your first (or next) board seat \nHosted by the P&G Alumni UAE Chapter and the P&G Alumni Women’s Leadership Forum \n📅 Thursday\, November 5th ·  🕡 6:30 – 8:30 PM ·  📍 Dubai ·  🎟 100AED ·  Places are limited! \nBoard seats are not awarded by chance. They are earned through positioning\, preparation\, and visibility. \nBoards across the region are looking for new skills and new perspectives\, and many seasoned leaders are well placed to provide them. Far fewer know how the selection process actually works or how to get noticed in it. \nFor one evening\, we’re bringing together a board chair with more than a dozen directorships\, a CEO who serves on a listed board\, and the adviser boards turn to when choosing leaders. They’ll explain how board seats really get filled\, and what it takes to earn one. \nWhat you’ll walk away with \n\nHow appointments really happen: who decides\, where searches start\, and how to get onto the shortlist\nThe shift from operator to overseer: reframing an executive career for the boardroom\nPreparation that counts: the experience and credentials boards actually look for\nVisibility: building the reputation and network that get your name in the room\n\nMeet the panel \nSonali Dhawan\nCEO\, P&G Gulf · Board Member\, P&G India\nSonali leads P&G’s business across the UAE\, Oman\, Kuwait\, Qatar and Bahrain\, and sits on the board of P&G Hygiene and Healthcare India. In over 25 years at P&G\, she has led the Feminine Hygiene category across 103 markets in Asia\, the Middle East and Africa\, with brands including Always\, Whisper and Tampax. She has also championed purpose-led campaigns such as #KeepingGirlsInSchool and Ariel #ShareTheLoad. She holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. \nHatem Dowidar\nFormer Group CEO\, e& · Non-Executive Director\, Mobily and BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust\nHatem led e& (formerly Etisalat) as Group CEO from 2020 to 2026\, steering its shift from telco to tech company\, after earlier roles as CEO of Etisalat International and Group COO. Before e&\, he spent 16 years at Vodafone\, including five as CEO of Vodafone Egypt. He has held more than a dozen board seats across the Middle East\, Africa\, Asia and Europe. He currently sits on the boards of Mobily\, BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust and Leia Inc. Until 2026 he was a Non-Executive Director of Vodafone Group Plc and Chairman of Careem. \nMarie-Osmonde Le Roy de Lanauze-Molines\nManaging Director and Global Head of CEO Development & Activation\, Russell Reynolds Associates\nBased in Dubai\, Marie-Osmonde is part of Russell Reynolds Associates’ global Board & CEO Advisory Partners. She works with CEOs and boards worldwide on CEO succession\, assessment and development. With more than 25 years of experience\, she designs bespoke programmes that support new and transitioning CEOs through strategy\, team alignment\, board engagement and cultural change. \nModerated by Sophie Blum\nVice Chairwoman\, P&G Alumni Women’s Leadership Network · Tech Venture Partner and Startup Board Member\nSophie brings more than 30 years of international business leadership\, beginning at P&G. She has partnered with Fortune 100 companies\, CAC 40 groups and billion-dollar family businesses on strategy\, digital transformation\, go-to-market and innovation. As a tech venture partner and VC advisor\, she has spent 15 years on startup boards. She is also a leadership coach\, a frequent speaker\, and a long-standing mentor to women leaders. \nWho should attend\nThis evening is for senior leaders with 15+ years of experience who are considering non-executive or advisory board roles\, whether you’re pursuing a first seat or just want to understand the path.
URL:https://pgalums.com/event/uae-chapter-the-new-board-game/
LOCATION:The Bureau\, Gold and Diamond Park Building 6\, Dubai\, Dubai\, United Arab Emirates
CATEGORIES:Global,Homepage,UAE (Dubai),Women’s Leadership Forum
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