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Rights Licensing Committee members selected

The Pro League Committee (PLC) has announced the establishment of the Rights Licensing Committee; a body to oversee the rights licensing of all the PLC’s competitions, which include the Etisalat Pro League, Etisalat Cup, Etisalat Super Cup and Etisalat Reserve League. The Rights Licensing Committee sits under the chairmanship of H.E. Hamad Nekhirat Al Ameri, member of the Executive Office and Vice Chairman of the Finance Committee.

The Rights Licensing Committee members were selected based upon their elite competencies as long-serving Emiratis in positions of distinction. H.E. Mohammed Khalfan Al Dhaheri is Deputy Director of the Alternative Investments Department at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, H.E. Khaled Al Mubasheri serves as Executive Director for the Legal Affairs Department at the Department of Economic Development, H.E. Adnan Al Bahar’s position is Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Communications at Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, and H.E. Salah Al Jaeedi is Chief Financial Officer for Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (ADNEC).

H.E. Hamad Nekhirat Al Ameri, praised the members of the newly-founded committee, saying: "We were careful to select Emiratis members  with excellent experience in the fields of law, marketing and finance when establishing the Rights Licensing Committee. This committee has significant responsibilities, having been given the mandate to oversee the rights licensing of all the Audio-Visual and Broadcasting elements for the Pro League Committee’s competitions, and thus selecting committee members with the relevant aptitudes was of utmost importance.”