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Nationalisation results

The number of Qatari employees in the organisation increased,
from 22 in 2014, to 24 in 2015, to 28 in 2016, the first full year of Al
Masar. Promotions of Qataris saw a similar increase on an annual
basis, to six in 2015, and to eight in 2016, exceeding prior years.
Recruitment efforts resulted as well in an increased number of
internships and externships by Qataris with finance backgrounds,
from two in 2014, to two in 2015, to six in 2016. A comprehensive
succession plan for the organisation was completed, taking all
Qatari employees and their career development and leadership
capabilities into account. Supporting the succession plan was the
completion of Individual Development Plans for Qatari employees,
providing the organisation with a clearer view of both individual
and organisation-wide staffing needs and requirements and career
progression plans. All Qatari first line managers completed an intro-
ductory programme in “First Line Management Training,” endorsed
by the Chartered Management Institute, UK.

Local, regional and international
secondment

In 2016, the Regulatory Authority partnered with Pricewaterhouse-
Coopers to help develop new leaders. Qatari employees at the
Regulatory Authority now have an unusual support mechanism in
place by which to drive their own career development – the oppor-
tunity for local, regional and international secondment during the
third phase of Al Masar. The first placement commenced in Febru-
ary 2017, with the initiative expanding in 2018 to two secondments
per year.