Carlos Obeid
Chief Financial Officer, Mubadala Development Company
Chairman, John Buck International
John A. Thomas
Executive Director, Real Estate & Hospitality
Mubadala
Rami Elwan
Senior Manager, Real Estate & Hospitality
Mubadala
John A. Buck
Chief Executive Officer
John Buck International
Kevin P. Morgan
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
John Buck International
Carlos Obeid
Chief Financial Officer, Mubadala Development Company
Chairman, John Buck International
Carlos Obeid is the Chief Financial Officer at Mubadala Development Company, having joined the company in January 2004. He was responsible for the organizational setup of Mubadala and now is in charge of Finance, Project and Corporate Finance, Planning and Development, Legal, Communications, Human Resources and Administration, and Management Information Systems.
Prior to joining Mubadala, Carlos was with the UAE Offsets Group for 10 years, where he led initiatives in privatizations, utilities and financial services. Carlos is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from the American University of Beirut (1986) and holds an MBA from INSEAD (1991).
John A. Thomas
Executive Director, Real Estate & Hospitality
Mubadala
John Thomas is the Executive Director of the Real Estate & Hospitality unit at Mubadala. Overseeing all domestic and international projects, and internal operations for the unit, John is responsible for developing and growing Mubadala’s domestic and international real estate and hospitality portfolio, primarily through specialized partnerships with world-class developers, operators, and service providers.
Prior to joining Mubadala in 2006, John practiced law as a corporate/commercial/projects lawyer first with Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Canada, and then Shearman and Sterling LLP in California. John holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, Canada, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa, Canada.
Rami Elwan
Senior Manager, Real Estate & Hospitality
Mubadala
Rami Elwan is a Senior Manager at the Real Estate & Hospitality unit of Mubadala. Rami oversees several key projects at Mubadala including Sowwah Island, the core island of the Central Business District in Abu Dhabi. In this capacity, Rami leads the planning, conceptualization and development of real estate and major transportation and utilities infrastructure.
Prior to joining Mubadala, Rami worked in financial services in San Francisco, California, where he focused primarily on commercial lending to emerging venture-backed life sciences and technology companies. Rami holds a BSBA from Boston University in Boston, and an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management in Arizona.
John A. Buck
Chief Executive Officer
John Buck International
John A. Buck founded The John Buck Company in 1981 and serves as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. John played a pivotal role in the joint venture partnership with Mubadala, and as Chief Executive Officer of John Buck International, he now oversees the company’s comprehensive real estate services.
Throughout his career, John has actively contributed to the community by serving on numerous civic boards and committees, including The John Buck Company Foundation, which focuses on at-risk children and families in the Chicago metro-area.
Kevin P. Morgan
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
John Buck International
Kevin Morgan moved to Abu Dhabi in April 2007 to lead the formation of the John Buck International joint venture. In March 2008, Kevin was named Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, responsible for long-term business strategy, growth and operational development.
Kevin joined The John Buck Company in 2002 and prior to moving to Abu Dhabi, was primarily responsible for co-directing the leasing and marketing efforts for over 2.2 million square feet of The John Buck Company’s office developments.
Kevin earned a double Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science and International Business Administration from Miami University, and a minor in Economics from The London Business School. Kevin received his Executive MBA from The University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business.
