Seminar title: A Career in Corporate Governance; is it for you?”
Organizing unit: College of Business Administration
Guest speaker: Mr. Fadi Sidani, Managing Partner of Governance Dynamics
Biography: Fadi Sidani is currently the Managing Partner of Governance Dynamics and the Founding Partner of the Risk Advisory practice for Deloitte including the Deloitte Center of Corporate Governance in the Middle East. Prior to joining Deloitte in 2002, Fadi set up the Risk Advisory practice and was the Risk Advisory leader at Arthur Andersen in the UAE.
Fadi has over 27 years of experience including the Middle East and USA. His experience spans general advisory and assurance working with clients on various solutions, including Business Restructuring, Governance, Risk Management, Internal Audits, Valuations and Business Plans, Forensic Investigations, External audits, among other services. In his experience, Fadi has serviced various industries including financial services, manufacturing, trading telecoms and technology firms among many others.
Fadi serves and has served on various Board Committees and institutes as follows:
• Managing Partner of Governance Dynamics
• Chairman of Essentia Middle East, a tax firm
• Current Executive Member of the Institute of Internal Audit in the UAE
• Current Board Member of the Lebanese Business Council in the UAE
• Served as a member of the Deloitte Middle East Board of Directors
Fadi is also an active speaker and moderator for regional and international conferences and seminars.
Fadi is also the Authorized Trainer for the Governance, Risk and Compliance Professional (GRCP) in the Middle East.