DOHA, Qatar

The Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), a leading Qatari business training institute, announced today the appointment of Dr. Abdulazziz Al Horr as its Chief Executive Officer.

Dr Al Horr, previously a director with Al Jazeera Media Training Center and Director of Corporate Development Bureau, is the founder and writer of the First Step Program for Qatar Foundation and Tomorrow’s Leaders Academy Program.  His fifteen-year career in business education services, combined with his extensive consultancy experience, will be invaluable as he leads the QFBA to the next stage of it development. His wide consultancy experience has included work on organizational structure, strategic planning and implementation management, and leading think-tank processes of reengineering systems.
 
Dr Al Horr is the recipient of several awards, such as the State Award in the field of education and the Ali Bin Abdulla International Award.

Dr. Abdulazziz Al Horr commented: “I am delighted to be appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), particularly at such an exciting time in the development of the financial services sector in Qatar.  I am very much looking forward to helping the QFBA fulfill its mission of educating and training financial services professionals in Qatar in order to meet the demands of the current and future global business environment.  This is particularly important in light of Qatar’s National Vision 2030 which recognises the importance of the continuing development of the financial services sector.  I am privileged to be working alongside a senior management and leadership team drawn from prestigious learning and corporate backgrounds around the world as we look to develop the important role which the QFBA can play.”

Shashank Srivastava, Acting CEO at the QFC Authority said: “I am delighted to welcome Dr. Abdulazziz Al Horr as Chief Executive Officer of the Qatar Finance and Business Academy or QFBA.  He brings with him a wealth of regional and local experience within the business education services sector combined with a strong consultancy background.  I have no doubt that he will be a great asset to the QFBA in its mission to educate and develop the skills of the next generation of Qatar’s finance professionals.  This is critical as we continue to build a competitive, modern financial services sector in Qatar fitting to the country’s needs in the twenty-first century.”

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Notes to Editors
QFBA
QFBA is a joint venture between Qatar Foundation and the QFC Authority with the intention to create a Qatar based learning and development organization for delivering pragmatic and innovative financial services education. Its learning benefits entry-level to senior executive professionals in essential financial disciplines within the sectors of banking, asset management, capital markets and insurance. It intends to increase capacity and support the creation of financial services expertise across the financial sector of Qatar, an important aspect of the vision that feeds into the Human Development pillar in the Qatar Vision 2030, seeing the transformation of Qatar into a knowledge-based economy.