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Fouad Darwish is the CEO & Managing Director of Palms Sports PJSC, a publicly traded company on ADX. Having taken on this leadership role in early 2015, he directs the company with over 25 years of extensive managerial and strategic experience gained across the banking and financial sectors.
Concurrently, Mr. Darwish holds various prominent leadership positions and directorships. He serves as Vice President of FIDE (International Chess Federation), First Vice President of the UAE Chess Federation, and Vice Chairman of the Institute of Art & Culture. His board memberships include Sama International School, Lunate Capital, Ekthar Wildlife Development, Exceed Holding for Sports, and the Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu Jitsu Championship Committee, while he also sits on the Al Ain Club Other Sports Committee and the UAE–Italy and UAE–Albania Business Councils. His directorships span Palms Sports PJSC, Securiguard, Yas Physiotherapy, Resilience Response Security Technology, and Neuronso AI Technology. He further serves as Executive Director of Al Rabeeh Academy and Al Rabeeh School, chairs Al Qudra Sports Management, and is President of UAE Warriors MMA FC.
Prior to his current executive roles, Mr. Darwish held significant positions including Senior Vice President – Head of Brokerage at Global Investment House K.S.C.C. (2010-2015) and Head of Institutional Sales and Customer Services at Abu Dhabi Financial Services Company (2006-2010). His career also features a tenure at the Central Bank of the UAE (2004-2006), and recognition as a key financial and economic analyst for Al Arabiya news channel.
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