Board

Khaldoon Al Mubarak was appointed to the Board in September 2008.

Mr Al Mubarak is currently Group CEO and Managing Director of Mubadala Investment Company. He also serves as Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi, Chairman of Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation and Chairman of Emirates Global Aluminum. He is also a Board Member of the Abu Dhabi Supreme Petroleum Council.

Martin Edelman was appointed to the Board in September 2008. He is also Vice Chairman of New York City FC.

Since June 2000, he has been Of Counsel to Paul Hastings LLP, a New York City law firm. Mr. Edelman also currently serves as Chairman of Manchester Life Development Company and as Director of Equity Commonwealth, BXMT and Aldar. He is also on the Advisory Board at Columbia University’s Business School.  

Mr. Edelman works on behalf of several philanthropic initiatives and is on the Boards of the Jackie Robinson Foundation, Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, Fisher Alzheimer Center and Tribeca Film Institute.

Simon Pearce was appointed to the Board in September 2008. He is also Vice Chairman of Melbourne City Football Club.

In 2006, Mr Pearce joined the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi, and currently serves as Special Advisor to the Chairman. He is also a Board Member of Abu Dhabi Motorsport Management, operator of Yas Marina Circuit and home of the F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and a Board Member of Manchester Life Development Company.

Mohamed Al Mazrouei was appointed to the Board in January 2010.

Since April 2008, Mr Al Mazrouei has served as the Undersecretary of the Crown Prince Court of Abu Dhabi. He is also the Chairman of Etihad Airways, and the former Chairman of Abu Dhabi Media.

John MacBeath was appointed to the Board in January 2010. He also served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Manchester City Football Club from September 2011 to September 2012.
 
John MacBeath is a Chartered Accountant with extensive international business experience in the oil & gas and aerospace industrial sectors.

Alberto Galassi was appointed to the Board in June 2012.

Alberto Galassi is the CEO of Ferretti Group, a multinational shipbuilding company and leader in luxury yachts. Mr Galassi is an attorney at law specialised in international commerce and arbitration.

Ruigang Li was appointed to the Board in December 2015.

Ruigang Li is the Founding Chairman of CMC Capital Partners and CMC Holdings Limited. He was Chairman and CEO of Shanghai Media Group (SMG) for more than 10 years and is a Non-Executive Director of WPP. Li is also a member of the Board of Directors for Special Olympics International.

Abdulla Khouri was appointed to the board in July 2018.

Mr Khouri is the Chairman of Abu Dhabi Motorsport Management, operator of Yas Marina Circuit and home of the F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and Flash Entertainment, the leading music, sports and entertainment events company based in Abu Dhabi.  He is a Board Member of the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, Abu Dhabi Media Zone Authority, and Miral Asset Management.

Since 2008 Abdulla has been the Executive Director of Government Affairs for the Executive Affairs Authority of Abu Dhabi.