About

‘Brilliant, extremely trustworthy and able to understand business concerns,’ Ziad Zarka leads the team responsible for legal and compliance support of the global activities of Muntajat, a wholly owned government company that markets and sells most of Qatar’s petrochemical products. Praised by colleagues for his ‘judgement and business acumen’, Zarka seamlessly supports 18 international offices. From an organisational perspective, Zarka’s achievement to develop and implement its corporate structure and migrate eleven companies have been particularly impressive. In addition to his legal role, Zarka also serves as company secretary to the corporate subsidiaries and as secretary and officer of the ethics and compliance committee. Previous ventures in Zarka’s career include general counsel or legal director positions at Tasweeq in Qatar and Bristol-Myers Squibb and NewScope Group Holdings in UAE. At the onset of his legal career he worked in the United States as an in-house lawyer at two Fortune 200 companies in Texas. In addition to his law experience and license, he holds an MBA and is a registered US patent attorney and licensed mediator with CEDR.