Meet the committee

The ACT Middle East Committee represents the voice of our members across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain and provides advice on the topics and issues we should be covering

ACT Middle East Chairman

Matthew Hurn
Executive Director, Group Treasury
Mubadala Development Company

Matthew Hurn is the Group Treasurer for Mubadala Development Company, with responsibility for treasury and corporate funding, financial risk management, insurance and investor relations. Prior to joining Mubadala, Matthew worked in the UK as the Group Treasurer of DSG international plc (formally Dixons Group) where he was instrumental in developing the company’s treasury framework and strategy to accommodate their overseas expansion into 28 countries.

Matthew has worked extensively in the treasury industry for over 17 years in both the public and private Sector and is a qualified member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers, an elected member of Council and Vice President.

Regional representatives

Dubai and the Northern Emirates
Paul Reynolds
Head of Debt and Equity, Rothschild

Abu Dhabi
Ricky Thirion
Vice President – Treasury, Etihad Airways

Kuwait
Andrew McMichael
Group Treasurer, Agility

Qatar
Jacob Tharakan, Treasurer, Qatar Telecom

Saudi Arabia
Salah Al Hareky
Manager, Treasury Services Department
Saudi Aramco

Oman
Ravi Narayanan
GM Treasury, Omantel

ACT Middle East committee members
Marwan Abedin, Executive Director, Dubai Financial Support Fund
Andrew Robinson, Partner, KPMG
Daniele Vecchi, Senior Vice President, Group Treasury, Majid Al Futtaim