
Our Team
Prof. Dr. Jon Truby LLB L. Dip PhD

CEO

Jonathan Parsons
CTO
Dr. Truby heads up the team at MENA Executive Training, bringing with him 15 Years in law and higher education in the Arabian Gulf

Mediation Expert
Prof. Paula Marie Young

International Law Expert
Dr. Imad Antoine Ibrahim
LLB LLM PhD
Professor Young is an award-winning mediator and a prolific scholar with 5,000+ hours of training in the field. She spent six years in Qatar teaching Arab students.
Dr. Imad is a renowned scholar in International Law, has taught both in the Middle East and further afield. He is currently a Professor at Twente University in The Netherlands
Jonathan brings over 10 years experience living in The Middle East, working with the region's most recognisable companies, as well as founding his own successful business

Legal Skills Expert
Prof. Henry Webb J.D.
Henry joins the MENA team as a highly accomplished legal skills and business law expert with over 15 years working with international students in Asia, Middle East & USA

Sandra Banna
Business Development
Co-ordinator
Sandra joins the core team as a highly skilled Business Development
Co-ordinator ensuring our customers are always No.1.

Arbitration & I.P. Law Expert
Marwan Zaineddin LLB LLM
Marwan joins the team as an experienced Gulf Intellectual Property Lawyer and Arbitrator, specialising in Broadcasting and IP Rights, and is a Law PhD Candidate at Brunel University

Communications Assistant​
Khalil El Maddani
A Masters Graduate from Morocco, Khalil joins the team experienced in communications and client care
in the Middle East

AI & Data Privacy Specialist
Shathil Nawaf LLB, LLM
Shathil joins the team as a renowned AI & Data Privacy specialist. He is a law lecturer and doctoral candidate in Paris Sorbonne, a lawyer and a diplomatic advisor in the Middle East.

Alistaire Parales
Cybersecurity and
Technology Specialist
Alistaire joins the team with 6 years of background and expertise in IT Operations for various business sectors in the Middle East.