Abdulla Jassem Kalban has served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of EGA since its formation through the merger of DUBAL and EMAL in 2014.

He has been a board member of EGA since its incorporation and he is a member of three board committees. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of DUBAL in 2005 and President and Chief Executive Officer in 2008.

Mr. Kalban joined DUBAL as a graduate trainee in 1985.

In addition, Mr. Kalban serves as Chair of Guinea Alumina Corporation, the Gulf Aluminium Council, OSE Industries, Sohar TITANIUM FZC LLC (Oman), Vice Chair of DUBAL Holding and Etihad Water and Electricity Company, and as board member of Dubai International Financial Centre Investments, Dubai International Financial Centre Authority and Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University. He is active on the Supreme Council of Energy in the UAE.

Mr. Kalban holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of New Haven, Connecticut, USA.