Barwa Appoints Mr. Essa Al Mohannadi as Managing Director of the Group

February 28, 2019

Barwa Real Estate’s Board of Directors announced the acceptance of the resignation of Mr. Salman bin Mohammed Ahmed Al Hassan Al Mohannadi as CEO of Barwa Real Estate Group, and the assignment of Mr. Essa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, as Managing Director to assume the functions of the Group's Executive Management as of 1 March 2019.

Mr. Essa Al Mohannadi is an experienced and competent Qatari national with more than 25 years of experience in the fields of real estate development, tourism, infrastructure, and project development.

Mr. Essa Al Muhannadi has held executive positions in many national companies and institutions. He served as President of Qatar Tourism Authority and served as CEO of Msheireb Real Estate Company, which he co-established. Mr. Essa also held many executive positions in Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company, including business manager and manager of infrastructure projects as part of his contribution in initiating and developing many strategic projects. He is also the founder and manager of the board of directors of Qatar Green Building Council. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Racing & Equestrian Club and a member of the Board of Directors of Doha Film Institute and Qatar Airways.

Mr. Essa Al-Mohannadi holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Texas A&M University in Kingsville, Texas. He holds degrees in Project Management training from Georgetown University in Washington, the Applied Management Certificate from INSEAD and specialized certificates in leadership from Kellogg University and Harvard University.

H.E. Mr. Salah Bin Ghanim Al Ali, Chairman and the members of the Board of Directors, thanked Mr. Salman Bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi for his performance during the last four years as the Group's CEO and wished him success in his career. The Chairman of the Board and members of the Board wished all the success for Mr. Essa Al Mohannadi in his new duties and expressed their great confidence in him to lead the company on the path of development and growth.