Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah
Group Chief Executive Officer
Jamal Majid Bin Thaniah is the Group Chief Executive Officer of Ports & Free Zone World, which is the holding company of DP World, Economic Zone World, P&O Ferries and P&O Maritime, and he is directly responsible for the business performance of those companies.
Mr Bin Thaniah is also Vice Chairman of DP World and an Executive Director of the Board of Dubai World, the holding company of Ports and Free Zone World. Dubai World has a portfolio of more than 70 diverse companies, including Dubai Dry Docks, Limitless, and Dubai Maritime City. Mr Bin Thaniah acts as the Vice Chairman supporting the Dubai World Chairman in managing the entire portfolio.
Mr Bin Thaniah joined Dubai Ports in October 1981, and has extensive experience in global port operations. Up until 2001, Mr Bin Thaniah led Dubai Ports Authority (DPA), which operated Jebel Ali terminal, the largest container operator between Europe and the Far East, & Port Rashid, which last year handled more than 8.8 million TEUs.
Mr Bin Thaniah is a regular participant and speaker at several annual conferences in Europe & Asia. He is a committed & long standing advocate of the benefits of improving port systems, and of efforts to create adequate capacity for the shipping lines that serve the Eastern & Western hemispheres.
Mr Bin Thaniah was awarded the “Personality of the Year” by Lloyd’s List in 2006. He holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration, and has completed extensive training in the United Kingdom and Europe.