A deal closes in Riyadh. The paperwork is signed in London. The board that approved it never left Abu Dhabi. This is Gulf business today - fast, borderless, and moving quicker than traditional governance models were designed to handle. The Gulf didn't just build companies. It built empires. Sovereign funds, family groups and national champions now operate across London, Singapore and Houston. But scale brings a harder test: the people governing these businesses must be as glo

World Development Corporation Directors’ Institute – World Council of Directors today recognised 20 accomplished directors and senior executives who completed its International Corporate Directorship Programme (ICDP) and opted to complete an optional course offered by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, acknowledging their academic rigour, strategic depth, and demonstrated readiness for senior leadership and governance responsibilities. The recognition highlights prof