Peter Montagnon
Peter Montagnon
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Peter Montagnon, Board Member of Hawkamah and a towering figure in the world of corporate governance, passed away on 25th April 2019 at the age of 69.

After graduating from Cambridge University, he joined Reuters news agency as a financial journalist, completing assignments in Hong Kong, Zurich and Washington before joining the Financial Times, where he was a senior journalist for 20 years.

After a successful career as journalist, Peter became known as the champion of good corporate governance. He was the head of investment affairs at the Association of British Insurers, senior investment adviser at the Financial Reporting Council, as well as chairman of the board of the International Corporate Governance Network. More recently, Peter served as an Associate Director of the Institute of Business Ethics and as a Member of the Corporate Governance Advisory Board of Norges Bank Investment Management.

Peter Montagnon will be missed tremendously by the Hawkamah team, Hawkamah Board of Directors and the Advisory Board.

HE Dr Ahmad AlShaikh, Chairman of Hawkamah said: “Peter was a giant in his field. He was known and respected in all parts of the world for his knowledge and expertise. He was instrumental in shaping Hawkamah and our activities. We are devastated by this loss. But what we will miss the most is his warmth, passion, humor and intellect.”

In addition to his duties as a Board Member, Peter also served as a co-Chair of Hawkamah’s Advisory Board. He also became the father of the Hawkamah Journal, which focuses on emerging trends and insights on corporate governance.

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    Sandra Corm - Group Company Secretary - Mohamed & Obaid Almulla

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    Faisal Al-Modlij - GM, Corporate Affairs and Governance - Sipchem KSA

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    Saeed Al Kaabi - Abu Dhabi Monitoring and Controlling Centre(ADMCC)

  • "The Director Development Program was very rich in useful information and added a lot to us, and the trainers’ experience, skills and capabilities had positive impact on delivering the information to us in a direct and clear manner"

    Hamad Al - Tamimi - Osool Asset Management

  • The corporate Governance in all type of entities adds morality and ensures implementation of the best practices to fulfill the responsibilities of those entities and to ensure the rights of all parties involved, especially those who have no authority to participate in the decision-making cycle.

    Hawkamah institute contributed to enrich the knowledge of these responsibilities and the role of governance for the success of institutional work in accordance with principles that establish values and ethics.

    Ajman Municipality

  • '‘Excellent, well delivered, informative program presented by well-seasoned trainers. The training program has helped transform and empower the Board’s vision and focus our minds on the relevant issues at hand. We sincerely thank you for the training sessions which helped broaden our perspective and decision making processes. We strongly recommend this training to elevate directors to the next level".

    Bank of Maldives

  • "I would like to thank Hawkamah for the ESG Reporting training , I found the two days ESG Reporting training very informative and helpful and I have definitely received some tools that I will use in my work"

    Rania Zaatari - Head of Makassed Communal Healthcare Bureau

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    David Haglund - Senior Executive Director and Portfolio Manager of the Templeton Frontier and MENA Market strategies

  • “Thank you so much for sharing such insightful webinar. It was great and valuable to all participate”

    Shady Rashed - Senior Economic Researcher at The Ministry of International Cooperation of Egypt

  • “Good session and very well organized on the webinar about How to buffer and lessen the impact of the novel Covid – 19, to maintain business sustainability with Hawkamah - AUB / Makhzoumi” 

    Bilal Hamade - Executive Advisor

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