UAE Royal Family Senior Advisor Mr. Farouk Khailann (Ghana) joins the Governing Board of Tod’Aérs Global Network [TGN]. Mr. Farouk Khailann currently serves as Senior Advisor to the Private Office of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al-Qassimi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His efforts have facilitated numerous trade and investment opportunities between the Middle East and Africa, fostering economic collaboration and growth between the two regions.
Mr. Farouk Khailann is the Founder of Premium Africa Holdings, an investment holding company with a portfolio assets and ventures in Ghana, Liberia, Uganda, Kenya, and Sierra Leone. The portfolio of companies operations encompass construction, mining, agribusiness, fintech, real estate, renewable energy, and investment consultancy. His leadership has driven the company's expansion and success across multiple sectors.
Mr. Farouk Khailann also serves as Venture Partner at Erez Capital, a US-based venture capital firm pioneering the A.I. and machine learning revolution. Erez Capital with a remarkable combined fund size experience of venture partners (Assets Under Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Current Assets Under Management), is dedicated to driving innovation and advancing breakthrough technologies.
Since 2018, Mr. Farouk Khailann has solidified his presence in Dubai. He serves at number of international board appointments; among others: Executive Vice Chairman of Turkiye Africa Trade and Investment Council (Turkiye); a Jury Member at Hult Foundation's Hult Prize Challenge (United States); International Partner of the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF); Executive Board Member of the Global Wealth Forum (UAE); Deputy Board Chairman at Centre of Excellence at the University of Embu (Kenya) and Vice Chairman of African Institute of Small Scale Mining (Ghana).