Mohammed Sharaf
Chief Executive Officer, DP World
Mohammed Sharaf is the first CEO of DP World, the global port operator formed in 2005 with the integration of the domestic and international arms of the Dubai Ports organisation.
Mr Sharaf has nearly two decades of experience in the transport and logistics business. He began his shipping career working at Holland Hook terminal in the Port of New York/New Jersey. He joined Dubai Ports Authority (DPA) in 1992 and rose rapidly through the organisation holding a number of senior positions at the Port of Dubai including Commercial Director and Managing Director, playing a central role in the extraordinary development of Dubai’s container terminals at Jebel Ali and Port Rashid, which combined have become a top ten global terminal facility.
In 2001, he became the first Managing Director of the newly established Dubai Ports International (DPI), the international ports management arm of Dubai Ports. In this position he oversaw the successful application of Dubai's port management model to it's first international operations at the terminals of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Constanta (Romania) and Vizag (India).
Mr Sharaf managed a major international growth strategy that included the successful acquisition of CSX WT in 2004 and of the P&O Group in 2006, making DP World one of the top terminal operators in the world with a multinational team of around 30,000 people and a network spanning five continents . Mr Sharaf holds a Degree in Business Administration from the University of Arizona, Tucson.