DP World Adds Two Independent Non-Executive Directors to Board

DP World has appointed Amer Abdulrahim Kazim and Iman Al Qasim as Independent Non-Executive Directors to its Board, effective immediately. The global ports and logistics operator announced the appointments on October 26, 2026. Both executives bring extensive experience in finance, corporate governance, human capital and organisational transformation.

According to DP World, the appointments will strengthen the Board's expertise and support the company's long-term strategic objectives. That is the commercial read here: the operator is adding independent oversight capacity in financial control and organisational development at board level — functions that matter to a group running terminals and logistics assets across global markets.

Who is Amer Abdulrahim Kazim?

Kazim currently serves as Group Chief Audit Officer at Emirates NBD Group, one of the region's largest banking groups. He brings more than 27 years of experience across banking, aviation, telecommunications and real estate.

His track record spans some of the UAE's biggest corporate names:

• Chief Financial Officer at Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (du)
• Senior positions at Emirates Group
• Senior positions at Meraas
• Senior positions at Dubai Airports

He also serves on the Audit Committee of Emirates Development Bank and is a member of the UAE Banking Federation Audit Committee. For DP World, that is a deep bench in audit and financial oversight — the core skill set a board's independent contingent is expected to carry.

Who is Iman Al Qasim?

Al Qasim is Executive Vice President of Human Capital at Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA). She brings more than 20 years of experience in human capital management and organisational transformation.

Her previous leadership positions include roles at:

• Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC)
• Mubadala Investment Company
• Dolphin Energy
• General Motors Middle East

She also sits on the Board of Directors of E7 Group. Her appointment adds organisational development depth — a relevant capability for a logistics group whose expansion depends heavily on integrating operations and people across geographies.

What does this mean for DP World's governance?

The appointments add expertise in financial oversight, organisational development and corporate management to DP World's Board. Both take their seats immediately, adding two independent non-executive members to the company's leadership structure.

Essa Kazim, Group Executive Chairman of DP World, welcomed both executives and pointed to the breadth of their backgrounds.

"I am pleased to welcome Mr Kazim and Ms Al Qasim to the Board," said Essa Kazim, Group Executive Chairman of DP World.

"Their extensive experience and expertise across a range of industries will bring valuable perspectives to DP World as we continue to strengthen our governance and deliver on our long-term strategic objectives," he added.

The chairman's framing ties the boardroom move directly to DP World's stated long-term strategic objectives. Governance reinforcement of this kind — bringing in independent directors with audit-committee and transformation credentials — signals that the group is formalising oversight as it pursues that agenda.

For customers and partners of the ports and logistics operator, the change sits at board level rather than in operations. No changes to commercial leadership, terminal management or service structures were announced alongside it.

With the two appointments effective immediately, DP World's Board now carries added independent weight in finance and human capital. The company says the move supports its long-term strategic objectives — and the trajectory of board composition, per the announcement, points to continued strengthening of governance as those objectives are delivered.