Muna Al Gurg

Muna Easa Al Gurg is a businesswoman and philanthropist from the United Arab Emirates and is currently the Managing Director of Retail at Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group.[1] She ranked amongst the 50 most influential Arab women in the Middle East by CEO Magazine in 2021.[2][3][4]

Muna Easa Al Gurg
Born
Muna Easa Al Gurg

Dubai, UAE
NationalityUAE
Alma materLondon Business School
OccupationDirector of Retail at Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group
Years active2001-present
Parent(s)Easa Saleh Al Gurg

Career

Al Gurg obtained her BA in Business Administration from the American University in Dubai and her Executive MBA in Business Administration from London Business School.

She started her career with Saatchi & Saatchi in Dubai. In 2001 she joined her family's business, the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, a leading conglomerate in the United Arab Emirates, as Director of Marketing and Communications. Her role saw her working closely with her father, HE Sir Easa Saleh Al Gurg and her eldest sister Raja Al Gurg.[5][6] Since 2009, she has been a board member of the company and Director of Retail, responsible for strategy and operational development of the group’s international and local retail brands.

As of July 2020, Al Gurg holds the position of Director of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited.[7]

Initiatives and Philanthropy

Since 2008, Al Gurg has been Chairwoman of Young Arab Leaders UAE, where she promotes education, entrepreneurship and youth development.[8]

Al Gurg has been advocating a greater role for women in business.[9] Within Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, she started the Al Gurg Women's Empowerment Forum, a program providing a platform for women to voice their opinions to company board members. In 2015 she launched the Muna Al Gurg Scholarship at London Business School, supporting female students studying on the school’s MBA and Executive MBA program.[10]

Al Gurg has been serving on the board of several non-profit organizations, such as the Emirates Foundation for Youth Development where she works with Chairman Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. At the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charity Foundation, she is responsible for strategy and initiatives in the UAE and internationally, including primary education support for underprivileged children in Zanzibar. She is a member of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Sustainability Board, which is mandated to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to refugees in the MENA region.

Al Gurg is a founding board member of Endeavor UAE, a non-profit organization promoting high-impact entrepreneurship in emerging and growth markets.[11]

Other activities

Al Gurg is a Fellow of the Middle East Leadership Initiative of the Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.[12] She is an opinion columnist for Gulf News, a major Dubai daily newspaper.[13] Al Gurg is a judge for the Emirates Award for the Arabian Gulf Youth. In 2012, she was a member of the judging panel on the UAE business reality show The Entrepreneur.

Al Gurg invested in the Middle East's largest technology startup Careem which was acquired by Uber in March 2019 for $3.1 Billion.[14] Al Gurg was one of the only female investors and the sole Emirati.[15]

References
  1. "Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group Leadership". Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. "Women of Influence in the Arab World 2021". CEO Magazine/Arabian Business. ITP Media Group. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. Zaher Bitar (2 June 2010). "Emirates Women's Award honours outstanding achievers". Gulf News. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. "Revealed: Winners of first Arabian Business StartUp Awards". Arabian Business. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  5. Gillian Duncan (16 December 2012). "Muna Al Gurg: elder sister was my role model". The National. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  6. "Muna Easa Al Gurg". UAE. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  7. "HSBC Bank Middle East Limited Annual Report and Accounts 2020" (PDF). HSBC. 24 April 2021.
  8. "Collector's Eye: Muna Al Gurg". www.theartnewspaper.com. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  9. Muna Al Gurg (March 2014). "Opinion: Beyond the glass ceiling". Vision. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  10. "Scholarship boost for London Business School". London Business School. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  11. "Global NGO Endeavor opens in Dubai". Emirates 24/7. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  12. "'Job Shadow Day' (Young Arab Leaders)". Aspen Global Leadership Network. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  13. "Gulf News Thinkers: Muna Al Gurg". Gulf News. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  14. "Uber buys rival Careem in $3.1 billion deal to dominate ride-hailing in Middle East". Reuters. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  15. "The Careem investors set to share in the $3.1bn Uber windfall". The National. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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