Natalie Warren
President

Natalie Warren was born in Phalaborwa, on the border of the Kruger National Park. Her family then moved to Cape Town where she completed her schooling in Stellenbosch. At a young age Natalie realized that she needed to work in an environment which enabled her to be involved with people and went off to complete her ND in Marketing and Advertising.

Natalie's career at Sasol started on a project in the UK during 1996 and then she joined them full-time in Johannesburg during 1997 and has been with them ever since. She has managed to move herself through the ranks from Marketing Assistant to Sales and Marketing Manager in the Middle East and has been based in Dubai since 2007.

One of Natalie's passions is cooking and traveling, so most of her spare time is either spent in the kitchen or traveling the world in search of the new best cuisines. To stay in shape she spends time doing Pilates and swimming.

Nsizwa Khumalo
Vice President

Nsizwa started his professional career with Port of Durban as Engineering Technician responsible for illumination of streets and buildings and power distribution.  He later moved to Johannesburg in pursue of a new career in the aviation industry where he worked with South African Airways technical division as Avionics Engineer for 5 years before leaving for studies in France where he also had a short sting with Airbus and was present during the 1st test flight of the A380.  In December 2006 he joined Etihad Airways where he is currently employed.  He is married to Akhona and have two daughters and one son: Feziwe, Mhlonishwa and Nomthandazo.

Nsizwa strongly believes that all South Africans have an obligation towards the Rainbow Nation of Nelson Mandela where all colors are in perfect harmony with each other.

Julek Szczawinski is the Managing Partner at Davies Group.  Julek first arrived in Dubai in October 1997 and joined Davies Group in 1999.  Davies Group is a diverse company focusing mainly on retail fit-outs. Under the Davies Group umbrella Julek also manages Expand A Sign Middle East, eLan Events Middle East, eLan Property Group Middle East and Orange Box Trading "Sole Distributors of Bumbo Baby Sitters in the Middle East"

 During his time in Dubai, Julek has developed a keen interest in the South African expatriate community offering support and assistance to South African companies relocating to the U.A.E.  This support extends to distributing South African products in the Middle East and promoting investment in South Africa. 

Julek is married to Evgenia and they are the proud parents of Alexander and Ashley.

Born in Blyvooruitzicht in the current Gauteng. Adrian matriculated from Carlton Jones High School in Carletonville and went on to study at UNISA.

He has lived in the UAE since August 2007 and is currently a Financial Manager of Sasol Polymers Middle East FZE.

Adrian is married to Heather and has two daughters who are currently living and studying in South Africa.

Margaret was born and grew up in South Africa. She spent many years working in the real estate industry and the health care industry before moving to the UAE.

Since 2000 she has worked with the higher colleges of technologies at Abu Dhabi women's college.

Born in Cape Town, completing his schooling at King Edwards in Johannesburg, Richard went on to study Hotel Management in SA.

He has lived in the UK, Spain, Switzerland and has called the UAE (Abu Dhabi) home since January 2002.

Richard is the Owner of Leaders Insurance Brokers, Life Division

A former Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Harlequins, his other sporting passions involve golf and squash.

Neil Hamp-Adams
Social Desk

Neil Hamp-Adams qualified as an Architect in 1995. Having decided that a career in advertising might be a little more up his street, he found himself at a desk in an agency in Johannesburg managing the Land Rover account for Sub-Saharan Africa. Four years working on this dynamic brand led to Neil being offered a similar position in Dubai but this time to manage Africa and the Middle East. A further four years at the helm of this account gave Neil tremendous insight into the region, working on major product launches including the global launch of the new Range Rover.

In 2005, an opportunity presented itself in the form of Driving Force, a company specialising in sporting solutions.  Here Neil applied his experience and knowledge in advertising and marketing to the world of sport and, in particular, sport in the Middle East. As Managing Director, Neil successfully guides the growth of Driving Force in this dynamic market. In his spare time you will find Neil kayaking and playing golf.

Jo Brown

Administraton-Events & Membership Manager

Jo Brown the Administration-Events and Membership Manager was born in South Africa, her parents having emigrated from Holland.

Married to Peter Brown a British citizen for 23years, and has one son Jason Brown currently completing his A Levels at Christ College Breton Wales

 On arrival in Dubai, August of 2006, her career to date has been consolidated into three critical areas namely project management, sales, marketing and communication.  She has obtained through her roles a real understanding of companies' needs and requirements to ensure the smooth running and effectiveness of the enterprise.  She also has extensive key industry knowledge with strong inter-personal, communication and organizational skills from various positions focusing on corporate strategies and objectives

Jo is an avid reader, golfer and photographer.