Long regarded as the jewel in the crown of Dubai World's international investments, DP World recently said it was enjoying an upturn in profits after seeing them plunge 46 percent in 2009. Yuvraj Narayan, CFO since 2005, must be a happier man than he was this time last year.

One of the largest marine terminal operators in the world, with 48 terminals and thirteen new developments across 31 countries, DP World employs 30,000 people. It now has a global capacity of more than 54 million TEU (twenty foot equivalent containers), which is set to increase significantly in coming years, as capacity is forecast to rise to around 90 million TEU by 2017.

Narayan joined DP World in 2004 and has more than 23 years experience in the ports and international banking sectors. Previously to DP World, he served as ANZ Group's Head of Corporate and Project Finance for South Asia before becoming chief financial officer of Salalah Port Services in Oman. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant.