Akil joined UPAC as vice chairperson and CEO in 2012. The company made $25 million in revenues and recorded $711 million in assets in the first nine months of 2023. In June 2023, UPAC and the National Real Estate Company launched Majid Al Futtaim Entertainment’s Snow Abu Dhabi at Reem Mall. Akil has over 20 years of experience and is also the vice chairman of Royal Aviation Kuwait and a board member at National Aviation Services. Before joining UPAC, she was a director at Agility’s Executive Projects Team.