Firoz Tarapore

Chief Executive Officer

Firoz Tarapore is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors at Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd (“DAE”). He joined DAE over 15 years ago as Chief Financial Officer, was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, and then assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer over a decade ago. Under his leadership, DAE has grown to become one of the leading aviation services corporations with two market leading divisions: DAE Capital, a global top-ten aircraft lessor, and DAE Engineering, the region’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility.

Mr. Tarapore has propelled DAE’s growth by making strategic acquisitions regionally and globally in both the aircraft leasing and MRO sectors. In addition, DAE has made substantial investments in new technology aircraft that are more fuel-efficient, produce lower emissions, reduce noise, and help airline customers reduce their environmental impact.

Mr. Tarapore is an accomplished finance and operations executive with over 35 years of experience in managing complex, global businesses. Before joining DAE, he spent over 20 years at a global financial institution, where he served as Managing Director and Head of Corporate Finance and Treasury.

Mr. Tarapore is recognized as one of Forbes’ Top CEOs in the Middle East. The Forbes list highlights the region’s most impactful and innovative business leaders, evaluating them based on the size of their businesses, asset ownership, influence, achievements, and contributions to their companies and the wider industry.

Furthermore, Mr. Tarapore has been named CEO/Industry Leader of the Year for the Middle East & Africa four times by Airline Economics, an award that recognizes exceptional company performance and personal contributions in areas such as strategic deals, expansions, partnerships, and supplier relations.

Mr. Tarapore holds an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Accounting, Auditing and Economics from the University of Bombay.