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	Peter Michelmore – Chairman Peter is Senior Partner – Middle East for the international law firm Reed Smith Richards Butler. He previously worked in their officehere from its opening in 1978 to 1980, became a partner in 1983 and returned to Abu Dhabi in 1998. He is married to Sue, who has two daughters, and enjoys reading, running and exploring the region.
	Nick Cochrane-Dyet – Deputy Chairman, Membership Secretary Nick is Communications and External Affairs Manager for BP. A Sandhurst graduate, he spent six years in the Brigade of Gurkhas. A long-term resident, his father was an officerin the Trucial Oman Scouts, prior to the UAE's formation. He is married with 2 daughters, enjoys travelling and languages and is particularly interested in Middle Eastern photography.
	Nick Benge - Treasurer Nick has been in Abu Dhabi for 25 years. He set up Arthur Young & Company (predecessor of Ernst & Young) in 1982. Nick joined BDO International in 1990. He is married to Sally and have two children and two grandchildren. He enjoys sailing, golf, and camping.
	Anne McAdam – Secretary/Events A long term resident of the UAE, having arrived in Dubai in 1977 before moving to Abu Dhabi in 1984, Anne joined the National Bank of Abu Dhabi in 1987 and is currently Manager of that Bank’s NBADirect e-banking branch. In her spare time Anne enjoys travel, reading, music and is a frustrated novice golfer. Anne has a daughter, Sophie, who runs her own business in Abu Dhabi
	Christine Bond – Office Affairs Christine is Managing Director of ABC Recruitment, which she founded in 1979 to serve the Oil & Gas Industry. Christine is married with children and is an active member of the Abu Dhabi Business Community.
	David Good – Speakers' Secretary David is GM of Al Nasr Technical Trading Agencies and Crescent Oilfield Supplies Est. He came to the Gulf in 1969, working initially in Kuwait and Bahrain. Since 1986 he has lived in Abu Dhabi, working in the management of oilfield supplies and services companies. He is married with two sons and enjoys cricket, golf, tennis and bridge.
	Gordon Brown – Committee Member (Ex-Officio) Gordon is a career diplomat whose previous postings have included Egypt, Oman and Cuba. He arrived in Abu Dhabi in early 2005, following three years in Cairo. He is married with three sons. He enjoys spending time with his family and stretching out the twilight years of his squash career.
	Alister I M Macmillan – Committee Member Alister is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultancy, Chartered Engineer, a former RAF Officer, current Chair of Professional Chartered Engineers UAE Group (PCE UAE) and UAE Representative for ICE, IMechE, IET. He and his family first arrived in the UAE in 1985 on a two-year contract assignment with ADNOC.
	Mohammad Noraiee – Committee Member Mohammad is the CEO at Al Adeeb Information Technology LLC. Over the last 19 years, Mohammad has worked with both public and private sector organisations and co-founded Al Adeeb Limited and Al Adeeb IT, which focus specifically on e-security issues and e-government.
	Julian Snell – Membership Secretary/Sponsorship Julian is a director of Dascam Consulting, which provides consultancy to the private and government sectors in the UAE. After 21 years in the British Army, he worked in London before joining Dascam in 2003. He moved to Abu Dhabi in 2005. He and his wife have four sons and his hobbies are his friends, socialising and exploring the UAE.
	David Barlow – Committee Member David is Business Development Manager of International Power. He joined the Central Electricity Generating Board before privatisation in 1987, surviving numerous rationalisations before ending up in his current role in Abu Dhabi in 1998. He enjoys armchair football, travelling, reading and playing with his children.
	David Spearing – Committee Member David came to Abu Dhabi in 1968 to manage a consultancy practice in the construction industry and established his own practice in 1973. He has been active in committee positions of various organisations and societies in Abu Dhabi. David is also a tennis enthusiast and is the longest serving Honorary Steward at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships.
	Robert Schwarz – Committee Member Robert has been with Al Masaood since 1983, currently as Group Business Development Manager. He has lived in Abu Dhabi for 27 years. Married with two children, Robert enjoys water sports, snow skiing and golf. He was Group Chairman for six years until early 2007.
	Paul Sellers – Committee Member Paul Sellers is British Council Director for the UAE, based in Abu Dhabi, having arrived in September 2006. Paul has been with the British Council for some fourteen years and continues to follow the sun after previous postings in Italy, Mexico, Spain, Cyprus and Greece.
	Bashir Siman - City of London Bashir is Adviser to the Board of Al Farida Investments, and is Managing Director of InvestOne Financial Advisory, a corporate finance firm. Before moving to Abu Dhabi in 2001 he worked for Jardine Fleming, UBS and Nomura in London and Tokyo, where he lived for 10 years. He is also active in the promotion of underwriting at Lloyd's of London. He has two sons and is married to Sana. He is interested in matters Japanese, traveling, reading and spending time with friends.
	Margaret Holmes – Group Coordinator Margaret is the new Group Coordinator and has lived and worked in Abu Dhabi on and off for the past 25 years. She is married with 2 children. She enjoys reading, cooking and socializing with friends.
	Joyce dela Vega – Asst. Group Coordinator Joyce is the new BBG Assistant Group Coordinator and she has lived and worked In Abu Dhabi for 10 years. She worked in the travel industry before joining the British Business Group. She enjoys reading and being with her friends.