Afif Saif Al Yafei succeeds Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi as AD Ports Group CEO

AD Ports Group has announced the appointment of Afif Saif Al Yafei as group Chief Executive Officer. He joins the company from TAQA Transmission, where he served as CEO. Al Yafei succeeds Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, who has led AD Ports Group since 2014.

According to AD Ports, Al Yafei has more than two decades of executive experience across the infrastructure, utilities and industrial sectors. His expertise includes business transformation, operational excellence, investment and international growth. At TAQA Transmission, he led a major national infrastructure business and oversaw significant growth in its asset base and capital investment programme.

He previously held senior leadership positions at Tabreed and ADNOC Gas and serves on several corporate boards. His experience also covers strategy, governance, corporate development, digital transformation and national talent development.

AD Ports Group operates in more than 50 countries across five continents and manages 40 terminals. In 2025, the company’s EBITDA rose 12% year-on-year to AED5.1 billion (€1.17 billion). Container throughput in the Ports segment increased 23% year-on-year to 7.7m TEU, while general cargo volumes rose 7% to almost 60m tonnes. In the Maritime & Shipping segment, container feeder volumes climbed 38% year-on-year to 3.35m TEU.

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