Adel Ahmed Al Zarouni, Chairman & MD
Abu Dhabi Marina Real Estate Investments PJSC
Mr. Adel Al Zarouni is the Chairman & MD
of Abu Dhabi Marina Real Estate
Investments PJSC. He has established, lead
and navigated an independent company
through the up and down cycle. He is a
strategic thinker with a steep learning
curve, and demonstrated a capability to
deliver under the most demanding
conditions.
Mr. Al Zarouni is a pragmatic leader who
understands tradeoffs, can implement
change and face challenges head on. He
believes in team performance while
recognizing individual contribution and
assign tasks based on capability and
capacity to deliver by maintaining a macro
view, paying attention to details and
keeping an eye on the goal.
In 2008 Mr. Al Zarouni established Abu Dhabi Marina Real Estate Investments as a
private joint stock company with a paid up capital of AED 150 million. The main focus of
ADMRI is the UAE & MENA.
In 2006 Mr. Adel also created Burooj Properties, an organization with strength of 230
staff. He managed to achieve a Sales portfolio of AED 1.5 billion+, Investment portfolio of
AED 4.5 billion, Development portfolio of AED 15 billion+ and Collateral portfolio of AED
16 billion+.
Mr. Al Zarouni graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Math from
UAE University in Al Ain in 1989, and then post graduation he completed a Master
Certificate in Project management from George Washington University in 2002 and a
Master Financial Professional Certificate from American Academy of Financial
Management in 2004.
He joined Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) as a Technical Support Manager in 1998 and
was promoted Senior Vice President of IT in 2000. During his service at ADIB Mr. Al
Zarouni was an active member in decision making and was a member in the following
committees, “ADIB Senior Management Committee”, “ ADIB HR Committee”, “ADIB
Credit and Investment committee” and “ADIB Assets and Liabilities committee”.
In 2004 Mr. Al Zarouni was assigned the task of restructuring ADIB’s Real Estate
Division, of which he was later appointed Senior Vice President.