Director Since: 2008

His Excellency Essa Kazim is the Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre, having joined the Centre in January 2014. He is the Chairman of Borse Dubai, and he was the Chairman of Dubai Financial Market through November 2021. H.E. Kazim began his career as a Senior Analyst in the Research and Statistics Department of the UAE Central Bank in 1988 and then moved to the Dubai Department of Economic Development as Director of Planning and Development in 1993. He was then appointed as Director General of the Dubai Financial Market from 1999 to 2006.

Impact on Board:

• Extensive leadership of a complex regulated business in the financial services industry
• Broad knowledge of international markets with experience in finance, accounting, and corporate strategy
• Global perspective, as well as a representative of a large shareholder