Sir Michael Rake was appointed as Chairman of Majid Al Futtaim Holding in July 2009. He is also Chairman of NewDay Limited and Wireless Logic Group. Previous appointments include Chairman of BT Group, Chairman of KPMG International, President of the Confederation of British Industry (2013–2015), Chairman of easyJet and Deputy Chairman of Barclays.
Mr. John Rishton joined the Majid Al Futtaim Properties Board in April 2017. Previous appointments include Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc from 2011-2015, Chief Executive at Ahold and Chief Financial Officer at Ahold and British Airways. Mr. Rishton was a non-executive director of Unilever and Associated British Ports and is currently non-executive director and Chairman of Serco and Informa.
Mr. Andrew Higginson joined the Majid Al Futtaim Retail Board in August 2018. He is also Chairman of JD Sports plc and The British Retail Consortium, the body representing the U.K. Retail Industry. He is a Director of InstaVolt, Bloom Fresh, Evergreen Garden Care and Bridge Farm Group, and is an advisor to Shore Capital Markets. Mr. Higginson was previously Chairman of WM Morrisons. After starting his career with Unilever, Mr. Higginson has spent over 35 years in retail. He was Group Finance Director of Laura Ashley Holdings plc, the Burton Group plc, then, for 15 years he was an Executive Director of Tesco PLC, 11 years as Finance and Strategy Director and four years as Chief Executive Officer of the Retail Services Division (Tesco.com, Tesco Bank, Tesco Telecoms and DunnHumby). Mr. Higginson was Chairman of Poundland up to and including their initial public offering. Mr. Higginson also served for six years as Chairman of online clothing retailer N Brown plc, as an independent non-executive director on the Board of the Rugby Football Union and for 10 years as an independent non-executive director at the broadcaster Sky plc.
Mr. Hamed Kazim has over 40 years of experience in professional services and is currently a senior advisor to PwC Middle East, having previously served as an advisor to firms including Mercer, RBS, and Alix Partners. He was the Managing Partner of Andersen Dubai, as well as Ernst & Young, and served on the Boards of the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority, Commercial Bank of Dubai, and Larsen & Toubro. He was involved in various financial forensic assignments in the United States and Middle Eastern offices. Mr. Kazim also led initial public offerings on the Dubai Financial Market, including Emaar, as well as large acquisitions such as P&O and Inchcape Shipping. Mr Kazim's main focus is technology, finance, and organisational effectiveness.
Mr. Kazim is a UAE national and a graduate of the University of California, San Diego, USA, with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Electronic Engineering. He joined Arthur Andersen in 1981 and worked in the Washington, D.C. office, where he obtained his CPA qualification with high distinction in 1986.