Bushra Abu Salem is Governance Affairs Director, heading the Governance and Compliance Department at Nesma & Partners, reporting to the Board of Directors. She has also been the secretary of the Board of Directors and most of its Committees at Nesma & Partners from 2015 to 2022, ensuring compliance at the corporate level.

Her competence and knowledge stem from over 23 years of cross-functional experience in legal, corporate governance, and corporate affairs.

Throughout her tenure at Nesma & Partners, Abu Salem has studied, assessed, and compiled reports addressing operating governance at the company. She has grown her expertise in corporate governance, intellectual property, information technology, FIDIC, commercial contracts, contracting business, oil and gas, and more, to assume high-profile positions, namely serving as the Corporate Affairs Executive Manager covering the scope of Chief of Staff with the co-founder and late President & CEO of Nesma & Partners, Imad Gholmie.

Today, Bushra is heading the Governance & Compliance department. As a legal advisor and Board Secretary, Abu Salem’s role focuses on protecting the interests of the company, its shareholders, and its employees. Her robust career with Nesma & Partners features engagement with high-end company projects.

Before joining Nesma & Partners, Abu Salem worked in public and international organizations such as ESCWA, the International Chamber of Commerce, and the World Trade Organization, to name a few.

Abu Salem is an associate with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the UK and GCC BDI Certified Board Secretary. She is also a certified Ethics Officer and a Certified Compliance Professional. She is Vice Chairman of the Board Secretary Forum with GCC BDI and by Quarter 3 will be a Certified Board Director with GCC BDI.

Abu Salem has a bachelor’s degree in law from the Lebanese University and a master’s in Business Law from La Sagesse University with a specialty in Islamic Banking Regulations. She is in the process of completing her Master of Arts in Advanced Studies in International Affairs at the Lebanese American University (LAU).