Omar Abdulla Al Futtaim

Omar Abdulla Al Futtaim serves as Vice Chairman & CEO of Al-Futtaim Group, one of the Middle East's most progressive regional family business conglomerates headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He leads the third-generation privately owned business across five verticals: automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and health, with operations in more than 20 markets across the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia employing in excess of 42,000 employees.

Al Futtaim earned a bachelor's degree in economics and business studies from Macalester College, Minnesota in 1985. Prior to his career at Al-Futtaim Group, he worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley in New York and the United Kingdom. He was appointed Vice Chairman in 2001 following 12 years working at the family's business in different roles across various brands, and has since held the position of Vice Chairman and CEO since 2001.

Career History

• Vice Chairman of Orient Insurance (appointed 2001)
• Chairman of Emirates Islamic and Al Futtaim HC Securities (since 2010)
• Chairman and board member of Commercial Bank of Dubai, Orient Insurance PJSC, Emirates Investment Bank PJSC, and Dubai Chamber of Commerce
• Chairman of Al Futtaim Education Foundation
• 12 years in various roles across Al-Futtaim family's diverse portfolio prior to his 2001 Vice Chairman appointment

What Omar Abdulla Al Futtaim could bring to his role as Vice Chairman and CEO at Al-Futtaim: His 30+ year career demonstrates mastery in transforming family enterprises into regional powerhouses. His investment banking background at Morgan Stanley provides sophisticated financial acumen, while his decade-plus tenure across the family's diverse portfolio offers deep operational knowledge of retail, automotive, financial services, real estate, and healthcare sectors. His track record driving expansion into 20+ countries, establishing exclusive partnerships with major global brands (including Toyota), and overseeing 42,000+ employee workforce positions him to continue strategic growth, international market penetration, and stakeholder value creation in an increasingly complex global business environment.

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