Nahla Faraj

• Developed governance manuals, Board level committee charters, and
comprehensive corporate governance policies, including rules of professional
conduct, whistleblowing policies, disclosure and transparency, and conflict of
interest policies.
• Designed and developed comprehensive Board and Committee Charters for multiple
entities, ensuring clarity of roles, responsibilities, and decision-making authorities.
• Led governance transformation projects for family businesses, including ownership
structure design and family charters in compliance with Companies Law provisions
• Design and Implementation of Delegation of authorities matrices; board level and
operational level matrices.

• Advised family-owned businesses on governance structure and continuity planning.
• Designed ownership models
• Family constitutions to support sustainable growth.
• Governance structures for family offices

• Assisted in risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
• Reviewed and assessed the completeness of compliance libraries.
• Monitored implementation of governance processes and documented control
activities.
• Conducted gap analysis and benchmarking against local and global standards.
• Delivered board and committee charters.
• Development of Tier One and Tier Two Delegation of Authority matrices, defining
decision‑making thresholds and approval levels across the organizations. Developed
governance manuals, governance policies and procedures.

• Translated key corporate documents, financial statements, and agreements (Arabic
↔ English).
• Prepared English/Arabic translations of financial statements and legal documents.

Key Achievements
• Developed comprehensive GRC Operating Model and Implementation Roadmap for major
public sector clients.
• Participated in establishing GRC departments in public sector entities and Companies owned
by public sector entities.
• Participated in establishing Governance, Risk, and Compliance Frameworks in line with
ISO37000, ISO31000, and ISO 37301.
• Supported ownership governance and family constitutions that improved long-term
succession planning.