Board Members

Ali Ahmed Mohamed Alqemzi has over 20 years of Accounting and Finance experience. He is currently serving as Chief Operating Officer overseeing the Investment Operations Sector. He is an active member in the Fund’s executive level Management Committee, Operations Committee, and Internal Investment Committee. He has a key role in leading the Finance and Operations teams, managing transactions with foreign subsidiary companies, ensuring the accurate and timely production of tax reporting, and overseeing investment transaction settlements.

He holds a Master degree in Business Administration. He had held the position of Finance Director in Abu Dhabi Health Authority during the period 2003-2009. He had been an active member in various executive committees at HAAD such as Payroll committee, Executive Committee, and International Patient Care Committee.

In his capacity as the Acting Executive Director of Masdar Clean Energy, Yousif Al Ali brings over 15 years of experience in the renewable and petrochemical industries.

He is responsible for Masdar Clean Energy’s strategic growth and performance excellence in areas of investment, green field development and operations for large-scale renewable energy projects. He is also responsible for Energy Services, a team offering full turn-key supply and demand side energy management solutions to clients through energy performance contracting and operations and maintenance services.

In addition to his role at Masdar, Mr. Al Ali serves as the Chairman of Shams Power Company, a joint venture between Masdar (51%) , Abu Dhabi Pension Fund (21%) and Total (20%) managing the operational activities of the 100MW Shams 1 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant and Chairman of WBEG TESLA Wind BV. In addition he sits on the boards of Torresol Energy Investments S.A, Jordan Wind Power Company (JWPC), Krnovo Green Energy (KGE), Shuaa Energy 2 PSC and Baynouna Solar Energy PSC.

Mr. Al Ali joined Masdar in early 2007, and was later seconded as a project manager Torresol Energy in Spain, to support the delivery of three CSP plants: Gemasolar, Valle 1 and Valle 2, which have a total combined capacity of 120MW. He was then seconded to Shams Power Company, and led the successful delivery of the 100MW CSP plant from origination to operations. He also served as Director of Business Growth with the Clean Energy division where he played an instrumental role in the establishment of the bidding team, before being appointed its Executive Director.

Prior to joining Masdar, Mr. Al Ali held the position of Plant Engineer at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

Mr. Al Ali holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the IE Business School in Madrid, a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from UAE University and is also a Certified Project Management Professional.

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Born in Amman, Jordan in 1971. An engineer by profession; Graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from University of Science and Technology in June 1993. Accredited Masters of Science (MSc) degree in Water Engineering, from London University, UK in June 2005.

Chartered Water & Environmental Manager, Chartered Environmentalist, member of the Chartered Institution of Water & Environmental Management, United Kingdom, Professional Engineer, member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Project Management Professional, member of the Project Management Institution.

Joined Masdar on 1 August 2011. Masdar is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Government-owned Mubadala Development Company, a catalyst for the economic diversification of the Emirate.

Currently the Director, Asset Management, and Technical Services, acting as the focal point of stakeholder management and interface with all utilities and service providers, leading all Masdar’s initiatives related to water and sustainability and playing a key role in shaping governance and regulatory frameworks for the energy sector in Abu Dhabi and UAE, aligning with governments policies in relation to energy mix portfolio.

Also, member of the board of Shams-1 Power Company, one of the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) projects and the first of its kind in the Middle East. With a capacity of (100MW) and capital investment exceeding (USD 600 million), a joint venture between Masdar (51%), and French Total (20%) and Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions and Benefits Fund (29%), Shams-1 is the first utility scale commercial solar power project in the Middle East. Shams-1 has been operational since March 2013.

He is also a board member in Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited. Dudgeon offshore wind farm is a (£1.5 billion) project located 20 miles off the coast of the seaside town of Cromer in North Norfol in the UK. Construction of this (402 MW) offshore wind farm has commenced since late 2012, and it is now scheduled to be completed and fully commissioned by late 2017. The joint venture company, Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited, is owned by Statoil, Masdar and China Resources.

In addition he is a board member in Hywind Scotland Wind Park. A JV between Masdar and Statoil, which will develop the first floating wind farm off the Scottish coast. The park will be located near Buchan Deep, approximately. 25-30 km off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire. The (30 MW) project will consist of five, 6 MW floating turbines operating in waters exceeding 100m depth.

Prior to Masdar, was working with Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority ‘ADWEA’, for almost 14 years, as part of the senior management of Abu Dhabi Distribution Company ‘ADDC’. Last two positions were; Director of Network Services, in charge of the five main business core activities in the company (Power Services Division, Water Services Division, Remote Areas Division, Laboratories Department and Construction Division), then the Executive Director of Asset Management.

Mrs. Badour Al Qubaisi is a manager in the asset management department at Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company. In her current role, she oversees local and international Masdar assets.

Badour is a board member in Shams Power Plant, one of the largest CSP plant in the world and the first of its kind in the Middle East. Also she is a board member in Al Dhafrah PV2 the world’s largest solar project, 2 Gigawatt solar project in Abu Dhabi.

Badour started her career in Mubadala in 2006 before joining Masdar. She had experienced different industries such as Aerospace, healthcare and logistics. Badour hold Bachelors of Sciences in Information Systems and an MBA from Zayed University. 

Prior joining the work force Badour was involved in the Orientation Training in the United Nations System in Geneva, Switzerland Organized by UNITAR, Zayed University and UNDP in 2005. Also attended Women as global leadership Conference for 2006 and Abu Dhabi World Leadership Summit 2005.