Youssef Salem

Youssef Salem

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June 9, 2026 · 39 min · Season 8 · Episode 122

About this episode

Youssef Salem discusses his journey to becoming CFO of ADNOC Drilling and the impact of recent events on the UAE.

I‘m delighted to be joined by Youssef Salem, CFO for ADNOC Drilling. ADNOC is the UAE’s primary oil company and 12th largest in the world in terms of production. I’ve followed Youssef for quite some time now and in addition to his many professional accomplishments, he’s a wonderful role model for the younger generation entering the corporate world. On this first of two episodes, we talk about his personal and professional pivots that brought him to where he is today, and the impact of the recent war on the UAE in particular. We’ll continue the conversation next week on Part 2, where we talk about the oil & gas sector specifically, and how companies like ADNOC handle crisis management in times like these. This episode is brought to you by EFG Hermes One , your one app for investing in more than 35 stock markets. Start investing today ! (00:00) - Coming up (09:00) - Unity and resilience (14:51) - Getting married at twenty (19:15) - From finance to the startup world (21:30) - The importance of saying ‘yes’ (24:58) - No more FOMO (30:25) - The Lightning Round Music ID: 5ROQ12DERYHSUUVQ

People in this episode

Guest: Youssef Salem

Topics covered

  • corporate world
  • personal and professional pivots
  • impact of war
  • oil and gas sector
  • crisis management
  • role models
  • investing

Keywords

  • CFO
  • ADNOC
  • UAE
  • oil company
  • crisis management
  • role model
  • investing
  • startup world
  • personal growth
  • war impact

Sponsors

EFG Hermes One

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ADNOC Drilling

Places: UAE

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