TAQA appoints Adrian Kershaw as new Chief Financial Officer

Kershaw succeeds Steve Ridlington, who is retiring after playing a pivotal role in TAQA’s transformation over the past five years. The outgoing CFO Ridlington joined TAQA following the 2020 merger with AD Power, and has been instrumental in strengthening the Group’s financial position and supporting Group CEO and Managing Director Jasim Husain Thabet in establishing the company as a leading utilities champion across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. 

Taking over the responsibilities, Kershaw brings extensive experience and currently serves as CFO of TAQA Water Solutions and has previously held CFO roles at Al Ain Distribution Company. Before joining TAQA, he served as CFO at Tabreed and held senior finance positions at Emirates Global Aluminium. 

Commenting on the leadership transition, Thabet said, “I am pleased that we have such a strong pool of talent within TAQA that we can appoint a new world class CFO from within our own team. Adrian knows our business and the region and brings huge personal energy and deep financial experience to the role. I am looking forward to working with him and I know he will build on the positive legacy that Steve has created. As CFO Adrian will play a key role in delivering the next phase of TAQA’s ambitious 2030 growth strategy. 

And also extended wishes to the outgoing CFO Ridlington adding, ”I also want to pay tribute to Steve for the outstanding job he has done working with me, the rest of the executive management team and with the TAQA board to put TAQA on such a strong financial footing and for his contribution to TAQA’s impressive growth over the past five years.”