BIOGRAPHY
Adel Abubakar is Chief Marketing Officer of Emirates Global
Aluminium and responsible for the marketing and sales of EGA’s metal worldwide,
and Board director of EGA America Inc.
Mr. Abubakar was Managing Director and CEO of EGA America
Inc. from 2012 to 2021, based in St. Louis, Missouri.
Mr. Abubakar joined Dubai Aluminium in 2006 as Senior
Manager, Business Development for New Aluminium Smelter Projects. In 2009, Mr.
Abubakar joined the Marketing & Sales department at DUBAL and was
responsible for the Europe & the Americas regions. He was directly involved
in key negotiations that led to the creation of Emirates Aluminium in Abu
Dhabi, and then the merger of DUBAL and EMAL to form Emirates Global Aluminium.
Mr. Abubakar spent over a decade working in banking before
joining the aluminium industry.
Mr. Abubakar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from
American University in Dubai (AUD).