Sanjeev Agarwala has risen through the ranks of the UAE’s most successful businesses to become group chief financial officer. Previous positions include the group’s chief investment officer, Habtoor Hotels’ chief financial officer, and before that assistant CEO. While the Al Habtoor Group is best known locally for construction, it is globally recognised through its involvement in the hotel, automotive, real estate, education, insurance and publishing sectors. Its staff now exceeds 40,000 people – a number expected to continue to grow in line with the business’ planned expansion.