Abu-Ghazaleh Appointed to INSEAD Competitiveness & Innovation Board

FONTAINEBLEAU, France, Singapore and Abu Dhabi-----March 17, 2015-------HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, President of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University (TAGI-UNI) and chairman of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) was appointed a member of the Advisory Board of INSEAD, one of the worlds leading and largest graduate business schools in the world.

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh joins a host of elite global figures representing business, academia and international organizations such as HE Mr. Theirry Breton, chairman and CEO of Atos Origin and French former Minister of Finance, Prof. Peter Cappelli, Professor of Management, Director of the Center for Human Resources, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, Prof. Yoko Ishikura, Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University, Mr. Mats Karlsson, Director of the center for Mediterranean Integration, World Bank, Mr. Arnoud De Meyer, President of Singapore Mangment University and Mr. Vineet Nayar, vice chairman of HCL Technologies and founder of Sampark Foundation.

Dr. Abu-Ghazalehs role was highlighted in the first edition of the Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2014 which was destined to be an action tool for continuous improvement in linking talent to economic development and an instrument to stimulate dialogue between governments, business, academia, professionals and their associations and citizens.

The Global Talent Competitiveness Index is the result of a partnership between education, government and business between INSEAD, Singapores Human Capital Leadership Institute (HCLI) and Adecco.

"I am really honored to be part of the Advisory Board of INSEAD, the Business School of the World which I believe is one of the greatest contributors to the educational field in the world due to its global perspective and cultural diversity, a formula for success in the ever challenging world of education," Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh said.

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh is the power behind establishing the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business, one of the major colleges of the German Jordanian University, TAGI-UNI, the global virtual corporate university established to take e-education to the next leveland Talal Abu-Ghazaleh University College of Business (Bahrain), a world-class business university which aims at developing a cadre of business leaders.

INSEAD which became a pioneer of international business education with the opening of the Fontainebleau campus in Europe in 1959 has campuses in Europe (France), Asia (Singapore) and Abu Dhabi (Middle East).

Membership of the INSEAD Advisory Council is through invitation from the Chairman of the INSEAD Board, on behalf of the INSEAD Board.