2012 abc board of directors election announcement
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The American Business Council 2012 Board of Directors announced at the Annual General MeetingTRANSCRIPT
American Business Council
of Dubai & the Northern Emirates
November 30, 2011
-For Immediate Release-
New Board elected at the American Business Council
DUBAI - The American Business Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates held their Annual General
Meeting on November 28 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Dubai. The newly elected Board of Directors to
serve in 2012 was announced at the meeting. John Podgore was re-elected as President of the Council.
Also elected to the 2012 American Business Council Board of Directors were: Dana Salloum, Executive
Vice President; Mac McClelland, Vice President Programs; Katie Shaver, Vice President Membership;
Katherine D’Arcy, Vice President Financial Affairs and Treasurer; Ramsey Jurdi, Vice President Legal
Affairs and Secretary and General Board Members - Stephanie Fisher, John Lancia, Jimmy Larsen, Anne
Jafery and Frank Kemnetz.
Mr. Podgore served as the Council’s President in 2011 and as Vice President for Legal Affairs in 2010. Under Mr. Pogore’s leadership the Council has advanced their mission to assist the American business community on issues such strengthening the economic bonds between the US and UAE and facilitating the activities of American businesses present in the UAE. He has directed the Council during a period of increased achievements through their many business, networking and social events. The American Business Council is a member driven organization of key business professionals in the American expat community.
The local partner with Dewey and LeBoeuf, a global law firm headquartered in New York, Mr. Podgore advises on a wide range of corporate transactions, focusing on the energy sector and project-financed infrastructure within the UAE and the broader Middle East / North Africa (MENA) region. He is fluent in four languages: Arabic, French, English and Russian. He also frequently advises on transactions involving both the Middle East and the former Soviet Union.
Mr. Podgore is a graduate of Duke University School of Law and Princeton University. As chairman of Princeton University’s alumni organization in the UAE, he is active in strengthening the links between the MENA region and US colleges and universities. During summer of 2011 he was instrumental in bringing Yale University’s Whiffenpoofs, a collegiate a cappella group to Dubai.
Contact: Cara Nazari, Executive Director, American Business Council
Tel: +971 04 340 7566
Email: [email protected]
About the American Business Council
The American Business Council of Dubai and the Northern Emirates (ABC) operates under the auspices
of Dubai Chamber of Commerce &Industry and functions as the Dubai Chapter of the U. S. Chamber of
Commerce and Industry. Since its founding in 1985, the ABC has supported American business and acts
as a liaison between government and commercial entities.
The American Business Council is a 500 plus member driven organization. Fortune 500 companies and
key business leaders are representative of the council’s member profile. ABC provides a foundation for
understanding and interaction with the local business community and its members. Members are
supported through a robust calendar of round table discussions, corporate, networking and social
opportunities. www.abcdubai.com