Gallery: Inside the Board Rooms of Global Economic Power

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    *The meeting table of the Board of Directors of Royal Dutch Shell* The Table of Power 2 *The Hague, Netherlands* *June 7, 2010*
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    *The meeting table of the Board of Directors of BP* The Table of Power 2 *London, United Kingdom* *Oct. 6, 2009*
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    *The meeting table of the Board of Directors of Société Générale* The Table of Power 2 *Paris, France* *Sept. 14, 2010*
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    *Her Excellency Lujaina Mohsin Darwish* *Joint Deputy Managing Director, Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC* *Muscat, Sultanate of Oman* *April 13 2006*
  • Ms.MunaNoorRitchieRadwill
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    *Muna Noor Ritchie-Radwill* *Partner and General Manager Oman Heritage Gallery* *Muscat, Oman* *Nov. 6, 2005*
  • MahaKhaledAlGhunaim
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    *Maha Khaled Al-Ghunaim* *Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Global Investment House* *Kuwait City, Kuwait* *May 22, 2005*
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    *Hosna Mohamed Rachid* *Chairman, Rachid Mashreq Group* *Alexandria, Egypt* *Sept. 20, 2006 (board room)/ Sept. 21, 2006 (dining room)*
  • SarahA.AlAyed
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    *Sarah A. Al-Ayed* *Vice-President, TRACCS; Managing Director, TRACCS Saudi Arabia* *Jeddah, Saudi Arabia* *Nov. 12, 2005*
  • JihadAnisHassanAbbas
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    *Jihad Anis Hassan Abbas* *Director, Business Development, Consolidated Contractors Company SAL* *Sana’a, Yemen* *April 15, 2006*
  • Ms.SaraAlZouari
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    *Sara Al Zouari* *Chief Executive Officer and Vice President, Tunisie Porcelaine SA* *Tunis, Tunisia* *June 2, 2006*
  • ElhamM.Zeadat
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    *Elham M. Zeadat* *General Manager and Owner, Bloom Dead Sea Gift Enterprise* *Amman, Jordan* *Feb. 11, 2005*
  • WidadYagoubIbrahim
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    *Widad Yagoub Ibrahim* *Vice Chairperson and Managing Director, Bee Petroleum Company* *Khartoum, Sudan* *May 26, 2005 (board room), May 28, 2005 (dining room)*
  • FatmaMohamedHqaiq
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    *Fatma Mohamed Hqaiq* *Owner, Founder and Marketing & Sales Manager, Tripoli International Scientific Bookshop* *Tripoli, Libya* *Sept. 23, 2006 (board room), Sept. 24 2006 (dining room)*
  • MounaBassaleh
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    *Mouna Bassaleh* *Owner and President, Multipharma Scientific Office* *Damascus, Syria* *Feb. 14, 2005*
  • HessaA.R.AlOun
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    *Hessa Abdul Rahman Al-Oun* *Chairman of five companies, including Al-Bidaia Trading and Industry and First Female Industrial City Center* *Jeddah, Saudi Arabia* *Nov. 9, 2005 (board room), Nov. 11, 2005 (dining room)*
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