TAQA Launches Future Leaders Programme

ABU DHABI, 8th February, 2009: The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) today announced the launch of a comprehensive leadership programme designed to attract the very best talent to work at TAQA and to develop them into its global leaders of the future.

A four year course, the TAQA leadership programme will offer a unique career development opportunity by exposing participants to the day-to-day issues and decision-making processes of senior management across TAQA’s business. In addition, the programme will allow participants to gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of the strategic and operational aspects of managing a global energy company.
Peter E. Barker-Homek, CEO of TAQA said: “TAQA is committed to employing and developing the very best people to drive the future growth and development of the company. TAQA prides itself on being an employer of choice for talented individuals and, by creating this exciting initiative; we hope to recruit and retain the finest young professionals in the region and equip them with the necessary skills to succeed in the energy sector.”

Over the course of the four year programme, participants will gain valuable experience across all of TAQA’s operations by spending time working at every division of the business. The fourth and final year of the course will offer participants the opportunity to gain an Executive MBA, a qualification which recognises a breadth of knowledge across every discipline of business and management. By the end of the course, participants will have the analytical skills, the understanding, the confidence and the language to influence strategy at all levels of TAQA’s business.

The programme will be supplemented by training sessions, tailored to meet the participant's needs. The key areas of study will include management and leadership, business and IT strategy, financial analysis and problem solving.

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