Dubai CSD Management Team

Afra AlSuwaidi

Position: Chief Executive Officer

Brief: Afra AlSuwaidi is the Chief Executive Officer of Dubai CSD, responsible for the growth of Dubai Financial Market' depository subsidiary.

Biography:

She has led numerous digital transformation projects, boosting new investor numbers and retail IPO participation. Additionally, Afra has been leading Nasdaq Dubai operations since 2018 looking after the trading, clearing and depository functions. She is a CFA Charter holder and holds an Executive MBA from London Business School.

Haneen Al Hammadi

Position: Vice President – General Manager Operations

Brief: Haneen began her career with Dubai Financial Markets (DFM) in 2004 as part of the Depository Operations Team at the CSD Division and was responsible for handling the Investors Services.

Biography:

She built a close relationship with Investors & played a key role in developing depository operations & introducing new services to Investors. She has played a key role in building a cash distribution mechanism to handle the dividends distribution of the listed companies at DFM. She was a key member in launching DFM eServices , iVESTOR Card & DFM Smart Services Mobile App. Haneen was appointed as General Manager of Depository Operations at Dubai CSD LLC in April 2020, as a result of Dubai Financial Market restructuring and segregating the post trade activities and the launch of the CSD. Her role is to manage the operations at Dubai CSD & develop the services provided to Dubai CSD stakeholders (Investors, Members, Listed Companies, Private Companies, Custodians & Official Authorities). Haneen has a Bachelor of Science in Management Information System from the American University of Sharjah (2003).

Bhuvnesh Sharma

Position: Assistant Vice President – Head of Risk Management

Brief: Bhuvnesh Sharma is presently working with Dubai Financial Market PJSC as Head of Risk Management, responsible for overseeing post-trade services.

Biography:

In his present role, he develops and maintains an enterprise risk management framework for the organization that integrates risk management with the DFM’s strategic objectives. Before joining DFM group, Bhuvnesh has worked with entities like Multi Commodity Exchange of India, National Stock Exchange of India (NSE Group), in his last assignment he was working as Head of Risk at NSE IFSC Clearing Corporation Limited (NICCL), India. Bhuvnesh is a management and engineering graduate and holds Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) certification from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), USA.