Charles has lived in the UAE since 1986, both in Abu Dhabi and in Dubai. He is seeking reelection to the Board of Directors of AmCham Abu Dhabi, where he serves as Secretary.

Charles’s law firm, Afridi & Angell, was a founding member of AmCham Abu Dhabi, which formally organized in 1990 and was formally recognized by the Abu Dhabi government in 1996. Charles served as that AmCham’s first chairman, and thereafter served on the Board of Directors for several years. Charles is one of only 5 recipients of the Ambassador’s award, which Ambassador David Litt awarded to Charles in 1996 in recognition of his leadership role in support of American business interests and in the formation of
AmCham Abu Dhabi. In addition, Charles has been a member of AmCham Dubai since its establishment in 1986. He has served on two occasions as its Vice President Legal Affairs and Secretary. Charles is a partner in the law firm of Afridi & Angell, a Corporate Member and Corporate Founder member of AmCham. He holds a J.D. and an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. from the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies, and a B.A. from Dartmouth. Charles looks forward to another year working with the other members of the Board and with the AmCham membership.

Abeer is a Partner at Fragomen’s Dubai office, where she has been a member of the UAE inbound immigration team for twelve years. Abeer uses her extensive knowledge of immigration requirements in the various UAE jurisdictions to assist UAE-based companies with their immigration and compliance needs. Abeer assists clients from a variety of industries, including construction, information technology, media, and oil and gas. She helps companies redesign their existing immigration models to ensure maximum efficiency as well as implement process improvements. In addition, Abeer has managed the immigration-related aspects of a number of high and medium volume projects involving mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and other types of corporate restructuring activities. Prior to joining Fragomen, Abeer worked in government and diplomatic services. Abeer speaks Arabic and English.

Liz is a UK qualified employment lawyer and Certified Information Privacy Professional, based in the UAE. After 10 years in private practice in the UK, South Africa and the Middle East, Liz moved inhouse and joined Accenture, where she is responsible for employment and immigration law strategy and compliance across the Middle East and Africa. As part of her role Liz works closely with Accenture’s Mobility team to support a 500,000+ globally mobile workforce.

Liz is also part of a team focussed on strategic employment law initiatives, including Accenture’s COVID response and the Future of Work and works as an investigator within Accenture’s Conduct Counts Matters team, addressing conduct related matters in the workplace.

Liz is a passionate Inclusion & Diversity and ESG advocate and sits on Accenture’s Inclusion & Diversity Committee and Co-Chair’s ACC MENA’s ESG Working Group. She is excited by the potential of digital to drive societal change.