Investor Relations

Corporate Governance

To safeguard the interests of its shareholders, Agility complies with all applicable securities laws and regulations.

As a publicly traded company listed on Boursa Kuwait and Dubai Financial Market, Agility is subject to comply with rules and regulations of Kuwait’s Capital Markets Authority and Dubai’s Securities & Commodities Authority. Agility’s Board of Directors consists of five non-executive and two executive directors.

Regulators & Authorities

Ministry Commerce and Industry
Capital Markets Authority
Boursa Kuwait
Securities & Commodities Authority
Dubai Financial Market

Corporate Governance Framework

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Board of Directors

Henadi Al-Saleh

Henadi Al-Saleh

Chair of the Board

Henadi Al-Saleh is the Chairperson of Agility, a global leader in supply chain services, infrastructure and innovation with 54,000+ employees and a footprint on six continents.

Al-Saleh oversees the company’s corporate governance program, which safeguards the interests of investors and stakeholders. She also leads digital transformation at Agility, oversees the company’s innovation arm, Shipa, and the company’s technology ventures team, which invests in start-ups and entrepreneurs that are reshaping the supply chain.

Al-Saleh joined Agility in 2007 to lead Investor Relations, and Financial Planning and Analysis. She was appointed Chairperson in 2014.

Al-Saleh has been designated one the most powerful businesswoman in the Middle East by Forbes magazine. She serves on the Global Board of Advisors of the Council on Foreign Relations in the U.S.A and the Gulf Warehousing Company in Qatar. She has also served on the board of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce.

Before joining Agility, Al-Saleh was the head of debt/equity capital markets at NBK Capital in Kuwait. She earned a Bachelor of Economics from Tufts University.

 Tarek Sultan

Tarek Sultan

Vice Chairman

Tarek Sultan is the Vice Chairman of Agility, a global leader in supply chain services, infrastructure, and innovation, with 54,000+employees and a footprint in six continents. Tarek assumed leadership of the company in 1997 and spearheaded the company’s worldwide growth through a series of acquisitions.

Sultan serves as a member of numerous international, governmental, and commercial advisory bodies and boards. They include the board of directors of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce, the board of Directors of DSV A/S, the world’s third-largest freight forwarder, and the World Trade Organization’s Business Advisory Group, created in 2023 to share the views of businesses on trade and regulation.

As a member of the World Economic Forum, Tarek sits on the WEF’s International Business Council, which brings together 120 leaders to represent global business from all industries. He also is a member of the WEF’s Stewardship Board for Shaping the Future of Mobility, and a Governor of the WEF Supply Chain and Transport Industries community.

Sultan has previously served as advisor to the Singapore Economic Development Board and as a member of the International Advisory Council of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. He served on the Board of Trustees for Kuwait’s Silk City and the Boubyan Island Development Project of Kuwait, as well as on the boards of Gulf Bank and Burgan Bank.

Before taking on his leadership role at Agility, Tarek was the managing director of New York Associates, a regional investment banking services provider and an associate with Southport Partners, a U.S.-based corporate finance advisory firm specializing in the technology sector.

Tarek holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Economics from Williams College.

 Sultan Anwar Sultan Al-Essa

Sultan Anwar Sultan Al-Essa

Sultan Anwar Al-Essa is the Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Union Real Estate Co. (UREC), a leader in developing, leasing and managing luxury apartments within Kuwait. Founded in 1975, UREC remains focused on providing the best service for its loyal customers.

Mr. Sultan has been with UREC since 2008. Prior to that, he worked at Petroleum Services Co., a privately owned company focused on supplying and servicing the oil & gas sector.

Mr. Sultan graduated from Northeastern University in Boston with a degree in management.

 Faisal Jamil Sultan Al-Essa

Faisal Jamil Sultan Al-Essa

Faisal Jamil Al-Essa is the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kuwait based National Real Estate Company K.P.S.C., one of the leading publicly traded real estate companies in the Middle East with more than $US 2 billion in assets under management and projects and offices in more than ten countries. Before becoming Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Al-Essa served NREC by leading its business development function and as a board member, chairman and MD of various subsidiary organizations.

He is also Chairman of Kuwait Agro Holding one of the leading fruits and vegetable, poultry and dairy companies in the Middle East.

Al-Essa is a graduate of US based Barry University with a degree in Management.

 Naser Mohammad Fahad Al-Rashed

Naser Mohammad Fahad Al-Rashed

Nasser Mohammed Al-Rashed is Chairman of Aswaq Trading Company, a leading privately held retailer in Kuwait that carries successful in-house brands. Under his leadership, Al-Rashed established the company as a reputable retailer that offers high quality fashion brands to the Kuwait and Middle East markets.

Al-Rashed has strong management experience in both public and private sectors, with previous senior roles in the Civil Aviation Authority and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. He also served as a director in several boards of publicly listed companies in Kuwait.

 Issam Musaed Mohammad Al-Mailam

Issam Musaed Mohammad Al-Mailam

Issam Musaed Al Mailam is a board member of Agility, one of the world’s leading logistics companies. Mr. Al Mailam has more than 20 years of experience in real estate development in Kuwait and abroad and has held several positions in a number of shareholding companies as well as governmental institutions. He has also served as Chairman and Managing Director of Nakheel United Real Estate Company, and Chief Executive Officer of the Public Utilities Management Company, among other executive positions.

Mr. Al Mailam is also the Chairman of Ahjar Holding Company, a Board member of Kuwait Petroleum International (Q8), and a member of the Committee for General Projects and Housing at the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Mr. Al Mailam holds a Bachelor degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Miami, USA.

Public Institution for Social Security Representative

Public Institution for Social Security Representative