The Middle East’s

1. Feryal Ahmadi

Designation: Deputy CEO & COO
Company: Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)
Established: 2002
Country: UAE
Category: Freezones

Between 2025 and 2026, DMCC furthered decarbonization efforts across the Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) district. This included launching a detailed waste assessment across its managed assets in JLT and the rollout of the 6.3-megawatt solar parking shade project across 17 locations in JLT, which is expected to produce over 7,612 megawatt-hours of renewable energy annually once operational. Ahmadi concurrently chairs the UAE Chapter of BRICS Women’s Business Alliance. Ahmadi assumed her role as deputy CEO in 2025 and has served as COO since 2019.