Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem was appointed Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DP World with effect from 30 May 2007. He is also Chairman of the Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation (PCFC).
Mr Bin Sulayem has been one of Dubai's leading businessmen for more than three decades, having started his career in the customs office at Jebel Ali Port after receiving a B.S. degree in economics from Temple University in Philadelphia.
Mr Bin Sulayem’s career spans a wide range of leadership roles in business and government. Mr Bin Sulayem served as the first chairman of the Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) when it was founded in 1985 and oversaw its development into the region’s leading hub for logistics, hosting more than 7,500 enterprises including nearly one-hundred Fortune 500 companies. Mr Bin Sulayem also founded and led Nakheel, a leading real estate and tourism property development firm behind many of the most iconic projects in Dubai including Palm Jumeirah, the world’s largest human-made islands.
In 2002, Mr Bin Sulayem pioneered the development of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), a leading trading centre for international commodities across a range of goods from gold, diamonds and precious metals to tea, food and industrial materials. In 2003, Mr Bin Sulayem established and led Istithmar World, a premier global investment company with a portfolio of investments in private and public equity, real estate and alternative asset classes across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
During his tenure at the helm of DP World, Mr Bin Sulayem has successfully led its international expansion, including the acquisition of the P&O group for US$6.8 billion in March 2006, propelling
the company to a leadership position as one of the world’s largest port operators and trade enablers. Today, DP World operates 78 marine and inland terminals on six continents and employs more than 45,000 employees in 42 countries.
Ahmed Amin Alameri carries more than 35 years of experience as a senior management professional with excellent skills in shipping, business development, human resources, public relations, and 360-degree management on a senior level. Being skillful and highly detail-oriented in his work, Ahmed had been moved ashore and given the opportunity to spearhead the project and oversee the construct and launch of the MYDUBAI super luxury yacht. The project resulted in being immensely successful under his guidance.
Ahmed gained extensive knowledge of commercial shipping, large sailing vessels and top-of-the-line yachts. He has successfully overseen many yacht projects, and now heads the company’s operations including the construction, re-fit and operational management of a fast-growing fleet of super luxury private yachts. His outstanding technical knowledge and experience have time and again proved to be of great benefit to our yacht owners and our fleet of yacht crew and captains. He looks forward to providing yacht owners with expertise and quality service so that they are able to enjoy their investment without anxieties of future challenges. Today, with his competence and professionalism, he has become a key-figure who helps to achieve numerous milestones set by the company for itself.