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ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has appointed Dr. Nader Assad Bin Taher as interim Chief Executive Officer of its TAQA Water Solutions subsidiary, effective from Tuesday.
Dr. Nader will replace Eng. Ahmed Al Shamsi, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Eng. Al Shamsi had served as CEO of TAQA Water Solutions, formerly SWS Holding, since June 2021.
Dr. Nader is currently Chief Asset Management & Capital Projects Officer at TAQA Water Solutions.
TAQA Group CEO and Managing Director Jasim Husain Thabet thanked Eng. Al Shamsi for his contribution, including his role in transforming TAQA Water Solutions and enabling its integration as a core part of the TAQA Group. He said Dr. Nader’s experience and knowledge of the business would ensure seamless leadership while the process to appoint a permanent CEO is completed.
TAQA Water Solutions became part of TAQA Group in September 2024, expanding the Group’s capabilities across the full water value chain, from desalination, transmission and distribution to wastewater treatment and the production of recycled water.
Originally established in 2005, the company was previously known as Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company and Sustainable Water Solutions before being acquired by TAQA. It is responsible for wastewater collection and treatment as well as the production of recycled water in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, focusing on resource recovery and water circularity.
Dr. Nader has more than 25 years of experience in infrastructure and construction, with a focus on asset management, operations and capital project delivery. Since joining TAQA Water Solutions, he has held leadership roles including Chief Operating Officer in 2021 and Executive Director of Asset Management in 2014.
He has driven digital transformation, organisational restructuring and strategic transformation of capital expenditure and procurement programmes aligned with global best practices. He also represents the company on strategic committees and serves on the boards of Al Wathba Veolia Besix Wastewater Company and Al Etihad Biwater Wastewater Company.
Established in 2005 and listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX: TAQA), TAQA is a diversified utilities and energy group headquartered in Abu Dhabi with investments in power and water generation, water treatment and reuse, transmission and distribution assets, and upstream and midstream oil and gas operations across 26 countries.
