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ABBAS Bader Eldien Mahmoud

General Manager, Farmer’s Commercial Bank, PO Box 1116, Khartoum, Sudan

ABDULLA Ali Kanoo

Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group, Manama, Bahrain.

Personal: Born 1927 in Bahrain.

Educational History: Received initial education in Bahrain and higher education from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon,

Company Activities: Shipping, Travel, Aircraft Handling, Machinery Sales & Service, General Trading, Oilfield Supplies & Service, Chemicals, Procurement Services, Airfreight, Cargo Services, Insurance, Investments, Business Services and Joint Venture associations with many of the world’s leading companies in manufacturing, construction, retail and industry.

Directorships: Chairman of National Bank of Bahrain; International Paint Saudi Arabia Ltd.; Kanoo Terminal Services Ltd.; King Wilkinson (Saudi Arabia) Ltd.; AXA Insurance (Saudi Arabia) B.S.C. (C); BSI Inspectorate (SA) Ltd.; Port Services Containers Company.
Vice Chairman of United Arab Shipping Agencies Co. Ltd., (Saudi Arabia).
Director of Saudi Formaldehyde Chemical Co. Ltd; Baroid Saudi Arabia Ltd.; Alujain Corporation, Saudi Industrial Investment Group.

Membership of Professional Organisations: • Member, Saudi National Insurance Committee (Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce & Industry) • Member, National Committee for Transportation, (Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce
and Industry, Riyadh) • Member, of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)- Saudi Arabia General Assembly • Member Advisory Committee (Representing Shipping Agents), King Abdulaziz Port, Dammam • Member, Marine Transportation Committee, Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Eastern Province), Dammam • Member, International Insurance Society Inc., Alabama, USA • Chairman of Bahrain Philanthropic Society • Director of Arab Business Council.

ABDULAZIZ Ahmed Al Muhairi

Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Bank
Holds a Bachelor of Science from the American College of Switzerland.
Joined National Bank of Abu Dhabi in 1990 and held several positions ending with the Deputy Head of Domestic Banking Division in 1998.
He then joined Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank as Regional Manager Dubai & Northern Emirates and eventually he held the position of Chief Executive Officer.

He became a member of The Dubai Bank Board in March 2006 followed by his appointment as the CEO for the bank.

ABDULHAKEEM Alkhayyat

Mr. Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat is the General Manager of Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain). He previously worked for First Islamic Investment Bank, a private equity house, for five years. Before that he was with Ernst & Young for six years.

Mr. Alkhayyat is currently Chairman of Durrat Khaleej Al Bahrain Company (c), which is the biggest development project in the Kingdom of Bahrain. He also chairs the New Zealand Australian Private Equity Fund (NZAPEF) and sits on several boards of subsidiaries and affiliates of KFH.

He holds a Bachelor in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He also has a Bachelor in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Alkhayyat passed his CPA exams in 1996 in California, USA.

GHAZI M. ABDUL-Jawad

President & CE, Arab Banking Corporation, PO Box 5698, Manama, Bahrain.

Personal: Born 1949

Educational History: B.S. Lewis & Clark College (Portland, OR) M.A. International Relations, Fletcher School, Tufts University (Boston, MA), Post Graduate Studies - Rice University (Houston, Texas)

Career History: Chase Credit Training Programme (New York)

1. Director External Relations, Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh (1972-1974)
2. Cultural Attache, New York & Houston (1974-1978)
3. AGM - Saudi Investment Bank, Jeddah (1978-1984)
4. GM - Gulf International Bank (1984-1997)
5. President & CE Arab Banking Corporation (1997 - Present)

Directorships: Chairman: ABC, Egypt, ABC - Jordan, Arab Financial Services - Bahrain
Membership of Professional Organisations: Fellow: Chartered Institute (London), ABANA (New York), Bretton Woods Committee (Washington, D.C.)

ABDULMAGID ABDULSALAM BREISH

Deputy Chief Executive & Chief Banking Officer, Arab Banking Corporation, P.O. Box 5698, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Personal: Born 1951, Tripoli, Libya.

Educational History: B.A. Political Sciences, American University of Beirut; Financial Analysis & Policy Diploma, IMF, Washington D.C.

Career History: Mr. Breish started his career in banking in 1975 when he joined the Libyan Arab Foreign Bank in Tripoli, Libya. He joined ABC in 1980 and served as Head of Business Development until 1985 before transferring to Tokyo as Chief Representative. In 1988, he took over as Managing Director of ABC’s Investment and Islamic Banking Subsidiary, ABC Investment & Services Co. (E.C.) in Bahrain. In 1991, he assumed the position of General Manager, ABC International Bank plc, London Branch and was appointed the bank’s Chief Executive Officer in 1993. In November 2002, he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Banking Officer of the ABC Group, out of Bahrain.

Directorships: His current directorships are:
Chairman of ABC Islamic Bank (E.C.), Bahrain, Director of ABC International Bank plc in the U.K., Director, Bahrain Stock Exchange, Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Bahrain Stock Exchange. Director, Libyan Investment Corporation in Libya.

His previous directorships include:
Deputy Chairman, Arab Bankers Association in the U.K. (1992-1995), Director of ABC Monaco, Monte Carlo (1992-1996), Chairman of the World Group of the Foreign Bankers and Securities Houses Association in the UK (1995-2001), Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ABC Daus & Co. GmbH, Frankfurt (2001 – 2003), Chairman of Arab Banking Corporation – Algeria (2002 – 2004), Deputy Chairman of Arab Banking Corporation – Tunisie (2002 – 2004), Director of ABC Brasil, S.A. (2004 – 2006), Chairman of the Libyan Economic and Social Development Fund, Libya (2006 – 2007).
Membership of Professional Organisations: Member of the Guild of International Bankers, U.K.

ABDULMALIK Atif A.

Chief Executive Officer, Arcapita Bank B.S.C.(c), Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

Mr. Abdulmalik is the Chief Executive Officer and one of the founders of Arcapita Bank, which was established as First Islamic Investment Bank in Bahrain in 1997 and has offices in Atlanta and London. Previously, Mr. Abdulmalik was with Investcorp Bank E.C. in Bahrain. Mr. Abdulmalik has a BBA in Accounting, Finance and Management from Saint Edward’s University, Texas, and is a Certified Public Accountant from the State of Maryland.

Mr. Abdulmalik was responsible for assembling the Bank’s high caliber management team, which has gained a reputation for undertaking innovative and ground-breaking transactions. Arcapita’s lines
of business are Corporate Investment, Real Estate Invest-ment, Asset-Based Investment and Venture Capital. Under Mr. Abdulmalik’s leadership, Arcapita has completed investment transactions exceeding $18 billion.

ABDULLA A. Saudi

Executive Chairman, ASA Consultants WLL, PO Box 11544, Manama, Bahrain.

ABDULMALIK Mohammed

Executive Director, UBS Global Asset Management, PO Box 2920, Manama, Bahrain.

ABDULLAH MOHAMED Saleh

Chairman, National Bank of Dubai PJSC, PO Box 777, Dubai, UAE

ABDULMALIK Atif A.

Chief Executive Officer, Arcapita Bank B.S.C.(c), PO Box 1406, Manama, Bahrain.

ABDULMALIK BIN ABDULLAH AL KHALILI

Chairman, BankMuscat, PO Box 134, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.

ABDUL RAHMAN Abdulla Mohamed

Deputy General Manager, National Bank of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain.

Personal: Born 1948.

Education: Master of Business Administration, University of Hull, UK.

Career History: BAPCO (1964-76); Chase Manhattan Bank (1976-77); National Bank of Bahrain (1977). Present position since 1999.

Directorships: Chairman, National Motors Company. Vice Chairman and Executive Committee Member, Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company. (Add: PO Box 106, Manama, Bahrain).

ABDUL RAHMAN Noor Mohammed

Chairman, The Financial Corporation Co., PO Box 782, Sultanate of Oman.

ABDUL RAHMAN Yousif Fakhro

Chairman, Bahrain Credit, PO Box 1175, Manama, Bahrain

ABDULRAZAK A. Hassan Al Qassim

General Manager, National Bank of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain.

Personal: Born 1952 in Hidd, Bahrain.

Education: Master of Science in Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, USA.
Career History: Chartered Bank (1968-71); Chase Manhattan Bank, Bahrain (1971-77); Asst. General Manager, National Bank of Bahrain (1977-93). Present position since 1994.

Directorships: Chairman, ‘Benefit’ Network Co.; Board Member & Investment Com Member, National Import & Export Co; Board Member, Bahrain Duty Free Company; Board Member, Executive Committee Chairman and Chairman of Board of Trustee, The Arab Academic for Education & Research Company; Member, Specific Council for Vocational Training, Banking Sector, Deposit Protection Scheme, Chairman Corporate Governance Committee, Ministry of Commerce
 
Address National Bank of Bahrain, P.O. Box 106, Manama, Bahrain
 

ABDULLAH BIN KHALIFA Al Attiyah

Chairman, Commercial Bank of Qatar (QSC)The, PO box 3232, Doha, Qatar

ABUDAWOOD Ayman

Chairman, Alpine Wealth Management B.S.C., P.O. Box 18266, Manama, Bahrain.

AHMED ABDUL RAHMAN Al Mana

Chairman, Al Ahli Bank of Qatar Q.S.C., P.O. Box 2309, Doha, Qatar

AHMED ALI Al Shanfari

Chief Executive, Bank Dhofar, Oman

Personal: Born 1956 in the Sultanate of Oman

Education : Educated in the
Sultanate of Oman. Attended various professional and training courses in Hong Kong and the UK.

Career History: Has over 28 years of banking experience. Started with HSBC, Oman in 1976; joined Bank Dhofar as Deputy General Manager in October 1994; promoted as General Manager and CEO in 1995.

Directorships: Member of the Board of Directors of: 1) Public Authority for Social Insurance, 2) CMA, 3) Dhofar International Development & Investment Holding Company SAOG. (Add: PO Box 1507, Ruwi, Postal Code 112, Oman)

AHMED Abbas

Chief Executive Officer of Liquidity Management Centre B.S.C. (c) (“LMC”), Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

Mr. Abbas joined LMC upon LMC’s inception in 2003 contributing to LMC over 15 years of extensive treasury and capital markets experience.

Prior to joining LMC, Mr. Abbas was Head of Proprietary Investments - Treasury & Marketable Securities - at Arab Banking Corporation, Bahrain. He also worked at the National Bank of Bahrain as Portfolio Manager in the Investment Unit of the Treasury & Capital Markets Division. Throughout his working career, Mr. Abbas has developed a number of conventional and Islamic market products from the wealth of his market knowledge.

Mr. Abbas is currently a Board Member of the General Council and a Board Member of Tejoori.
Mr. Abbas is a Bahrain national and holds a BSc in Business Administration, University of Bahrain. He holds an ISMA (International Securities Market Association) professional qualification in addition to various certificates in professional courses.

AHMAD Tarek Ismail

Director General, Arab Industrial Investment Bank, PO Box 3385, Alwiyah, Baghdad, Iraq

AHMED Kabir

Manager, Aziz Exchange Company, PO Box 860, Dubai, UAE

AHMED Zubair

Sr. Vice President & Regional Chief Executive, National Bank of Pakistan, PO Box 775, Manama, Bahrain.

AIYER Arvind

Assistant General Manager -  Financial & Corporate Affairs National Bank of Oman, Ruwi, Oman, PO Box 751, Ruwi, PC 112, Oman.

AL ASSAR Rashed Mohammed

General Manager, Al Ghurair Exchange, PO Box 5530, Dubai, UAE

AL-AYYAR Faisal Hamad

Chairman, United Gulf Bank BSC, PO Box 5964, Manama, Bahrain.

AL BADER, Sami

Chairman & Managing Director, Investors Bank, PO Box 11818, Manama, Bahrain.

AL BALUSHI Abdulaziz Mohammed

Deputy General Manager - Banking, National Bank of Oman, Ruwi, Oman, PO Box 751, Ruwi, PC 112, Oman.

AL BALUSHI Abdul Ghafoor Yousuf

Head of Operations, Bank of Beirut, Oman .

Personal: Born 1969.

Education: Master of Business Administration, Banking & Finance, University of Wales, UK.

Career History: From Jan 1991 to 30th Nov 2006 -Bank Dhofar, managed trade Finance, Communication and International Banking Division.

ALABBAR Mohamed Ali

Chairman, Leader Capital LLC, PO Box 120180, Dubai, UAE

AL BADER Sami

Chairman, Investors Bank B.S.C., PO Box 11818, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

AL BASSELM Khalid Abdulla

Chairman, Capital Management House B.S.C., PO Box 1001, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

AL-BUSAIDI  Sayyed Salim Bin Nassir

Chairman, Oman United Insurance Co SAOG, PO Box 1522, Ruwi, Sulatanate of Oman

AL DAHAB Omar bin Salim bin Abdullah

General Manager, Financial Services Co., PO Box 2777, Ruwi, Oman.

ALEXANDER Tonny George

General Manager, Oman & UAE Exchange Co. LLC., PO Box 1116, PC 131, Oman .

ALFARDAN Fahad Hussain

President, Al-Fardan Exchange Co., PO Box 339, Doha, Qatar.

AL-FAYEZ Dr. Khaled

Chief Executive Officer, Gulf International Bank, Manama, Bahrain.

Personal: Born 1946 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Education: B.A. Economics, Whitman College, Washington State, USA; M.A. International Relations, MA in Law & Diplomacy and Ph.D. in Economics & International Relations, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, which is run by Tufts University in cooperation with Harvard University, USA.

Career History: Dr. Al-Fayez has been Chief Executive Officer of GIB since 2001. Prior to that, he was Group Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Investment Corporation from 1983 to 2001. Dr. Al-Fayez served as GIB’s first General Manager from 1976 to 1983. He was previously an Economic Advisor at the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Finance and National Economy and an Economist and Senior Credit Officer at the Saudi Industrial Development Fund.

Directorships: Dr. Al-Fayez is Chairman of the Board of Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd., Member of the Advisory Council and Member of the Privatisation Committee of the Supreme Economic Council, Saudi Arabia; Member of the Advisory Board of the Middle East Institute, Washington, USA and former Member of the Board of the Institute of International Finance, Inc., Washington, USA.

AL-GHURAIR Abdul-Aziz

Chief Executive Officer Mashreqbank, P.O.Box 1250, Dubai, UAE.

ALGOSAIBI Sulaiman Hamad

Chairman, Algosaibi Investment Holdings E.C., PO Box 1736,Manama, Bahrain.

ALI Zeeshan

Portfolio Manager, Chairman of the Executive Manager, Argent Financial Group Inernational LLP, PO Box 506503, Dubai, UAE

ALKAABI Fuad

Managing Partner, Horwath Bahrain, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Personal: Born 7 April 1953

Education: Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants FCCA. Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply MCIPS.

Career History: BATELCO- Senior Manager Financial Services (1971-2002). BATELCO- Contracts Manager. Horwath Bahrain- Managing Partner Since October 2002.

Membership of Professional Associations: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (U.K.), Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (U.K.).

AL JASSER Muhammad S.

Chairman, Arab Investment Company, PO Box 5559, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

AL MULLA Dr. Farid Ahmad

General Manager, Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait, PO Box 597, Manama, Bahrain.

AL OLAYAN  Lubana S.

Chairman, Capital Union B.S.C., PO Box 20220, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

AL RAJAAN Fahad

Chairman, Ahli United Bank B.S.C., PO Box 2495, Manama, Bahrain

AL RASHED Abdulaziz R.

Chairman, Taib Bank B.S.C., P.O. Box 20485, Manama, Bahrain

AL SANEA Maan A.

Chairman, Awal Bank B.S.C. (c) PO Box 1735, Manama, Bahrain.

AL SHELASH Yousef A.

Chairman, Unicorn Investment Bank B.S.C. (c), PO Box 2832, Manama, Bahrain.

AL WAARY Sael

Chairman, Euronet Middle East W.L.L., PO Box 5054, Manama, Bahrain.

AL-ZEERA Aabed

Cheif Executive Officer, International Investment Bank, PO Box 11616, Manama, Bahrain.

AMIRPASHAIE Syrous

Director, Merrill Lynch, PO Box 10399, Manama, Bahrain.

ASKALAN Abdul Kader Ahmed

Chief Executive Officer, Oman Arab Bank, Oman.

Personal: 24th June, 1937.

Education: Graduated from Al-Najah Al-Wataniah College, Nablus after completing the Higher Secondary Certificate in 1956.

Career History: Arab Bank Ltd. (1957). Head of Dept. & Supervisor, Aden Branch (1958-1969). Manager, Ras-Al-Khaimah Branch, (1970-1973). Manager, Muscat Branch (1973-1984). In 1984, after Arab Bank merged with Ominvest to become Oman Arab Bank, served as General Manager and as Member of the Board of Directors until March 2000. Present position from 2000.

Directorships: Member, Board of Directors, Ominvest. Chairman, Board of Directors, The National Pharmaceutical Industries Co., Deputy Chairman, Bank’s Committee, Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Member, Board of Directors, The Banking Institute. Member, Bank Deposits Insurance Scheme Fund, Central Bank of Oman. Member, Board of Directors, Fund for Development of Youth Projects. Board Member, Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC), Kuwait PAST - Trustee, Sultan’s School. Member, Board of Directors, National Aluminium Company & Oman Development Bank. (Add: PO Box 2010, Ruwi, PC 112, Oman).

AUDI Raymond W.

Chairman & General Manager, Banque Audi SAL., PO Box 11-2560, Beirut, Lebanon.

BAHA Christian

Founder, Superfund Financial (Middle East) Ltd., PO Box 506509, Dubai, UAE

BAHWAN Suhail Salim

Chairman, National Bank of Oman, PO Box 751, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.

BAKHTIAR Pasha

Managing Director, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & CIE, PO Box 212240, Dubai, UAE.

Bassel Gamal Aly

Chief Executive Officer, Ahli Bank, Qatar, P.O. Box: 2309, Doha, Qatar

Personal: Born 1966, Cairo, Eqypt.

Education: B.Sc. Economics - Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University.

Career History: In 1990 he joined CIB- Egypt (Commercial International Bank) - Ex Chase National Bank - where he worked for Corporate Banking Group and Risk Management where he was progressively promoted to Senior Manager - Risk Asset Management Group.

During his tenure in CIB he was a member of the Credit Committee and represented the Bank in the BOD of Major Petroleum Services Group.

In 2001, he joined Ahli United Bank (Bahrain) as a Senior Manager - Coporate Finance, then Deputy Head - Commercial Banking, and in July 2003 was promoted to Deputy Group Head of Risk.

During his service with CIB and Ahli Bank he attended a number of advance training courses in Cairo, London, New York, Dubai, and Bahrain, participated in Workshops and Seminars organized by renowned Financial & Banking institutions such as Chase Manhattan Bank & Euromoney.

In Sept. 2004, he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive officer for Risk, Finance, Operation & IT - Ahli Bank (Qatar)
In 2006 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer for Ahli Bank (Qatar)

Other Responsibilities:
Chairman -Management Committee, Member- Credit & Investment Committee, Member - Operational Risk Committee, Member - Asset & Liability Committee, Member - Special Assets Committee, Member - Group Management Committee,Board Member & Audit Committee - Dlalah, Brokerage Company, representing Ahli Bank QSC, Board Member & Executive Committee - Delta International Bank / Egypt (DIB), Member - Credit & Investment Committee, Delta International Bank / Egypt (DIB)

BARAKAT Bashar A

Chief Representative, Dresdner Bank AG, PO Box 25654, Dubai, UAE.

BAZZY Mones R.

Executive Director, Merrill Lynch International & Co. , PO Box 3811, Dubai, UAE.

BABICCI Kris

Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank, PO Box 29, Doha, Qatar.

BENJAMIN Wilson S.

Chairman, BBK Investment Bank, PO Box 797, Manama, Bahrain

BIJON Francis

Chairman, Societe Generale, P.O. Box 5255, Manama, Bahrain

BINDAL Harshendu

Director- Sales and Business Development, Franklin Templeton Investment Management Limited, PO Box 5311, Dubai, UAE

BUCHI Claus

Sr. Regional Advisor, UBS AG, PO Box 5560, Manama, Bahrain.

BUSUTTIL Raymond

General Manager, FIMBank, Sliema SLM 15, Malta.

CARLOUGH John

Chief Executive Officer, Oman International Bank, PO Box 1727,
Seeb PC 111, Oman.

CHADHA Sanjeev Kumar

Chief Executive Officer, Taageer Finance Company (SAOG), PO Box 3509, Ruwi, PC 112, Oman.

Personal: Born 27 September 1961 in India.

Education: Certified Financial Consultant (CFC) from Institute of Financial Consultants, USA & Canada (2001); Omega Performance Certificate in Financial Accounting for Bankers & Commercial Lending to Small Business, USA (2001); Post Graduate Diploma in Sales & Marketing Management and Automobile Engineering. YMCA Institute of Management Studies, Delhi. India Specialization: Marketing Management (1986-87).

Career History: Sales Manager- Bahwan Automotive Centre, Oman (1988-98); Sales Manager - Arabian Automobiles, Dubai (1998-99); Head of Sales & Services & Distribution- Osool Finance & Mashreqbank, Dubai (1999-02); Manager Retail- National Bank of Dubai (2002-2003); Chief Executive Officer- Taageer Finance Company, Muscat (2003- till date)

Directorships: None

Membership of Professional Organizations: Member Institute of Financial Consultants (MIFC); Member Institute of Automotive Engineers (AMIAE)

CHALABY Cherine Mohsen

Chairman, Rasmala Investments Ltd., Dubai, UAE

CHANDRASEKARAN L.

Chief Manager, Bank of Baroda, PO Box 1610, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

CHANDIRAMANI Praveen Manik

CEO, ARY Speed Remit, Dubai Airport Free Zone, PO Box 54597, Dubai, UAE

CHOWDHURY S Roy

CEO & Managing Director, Life Insurance Corporation, PO Box 584, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

DARWISH BIN ISMAIL BIN ALI Al Balushi

Chairman, Oman Housing Bank SAOG, PO Box 2555, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

DANESHBODI Yahya

Regional Director, Bank Melli Iran, PO Box 1894, Dubai, UAE.

DAVIES Stephen

General Manager, National Bank of Oman, PO Box 751, Ruwi, PC 112, Oman

DERAVI Karim

General Manager, Bank Melli Iran, P.O. Box: 2643, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.

DIXON Andrew

Chairman, British Arab Commercial Bank Ltd., 8-10 Mansion House Place, London EC4N 8BJ, UK.

DOORENSPLEET Silvan

General Manager, Fortis, PO Box 506600, Dubai, UAE

DOWIE R. Douglas

General Manager, National Bank of Dubai, PO Box 777, Dubai, UAE.

Dr. A. Hadi Shahid

Management, Alliott Hadi Shahid Chartered Accountants, P.O. Box 13617, Dubai, UAE

Dr. J. Retnakumar

Resident Manager, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd., PO Box 2907, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

Dr. Hamid Borhani

Chairman & Managing Director, Bank Saderat Iran

Dr. S. Qaiser Anis

Management, Alliott Hadi Shahid Chartered Accountants, P.O. Box 13617, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Borhani Hamid

Regional Manager, Bank Saderat Iran in UAE, Qatar & Oman. PO Box 4182, Dubai, UAE.

Dr. HATEM AL Shanfari

Chairman, Gulf Investment Services Co., PO Box 974, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

Dr. OMAR BIN ABDUL Muneim Zawawi

Oman International Bank SAOG, PO Box 1727, Sultanate of Oman

Dr. MOHAMMAD KHALFAN Bin Kharbash

Chairman, Dubai Islamic Bank, Dubai, UAE

DURAND Jean-Christophe

Regional Director, GCC Countries, BNP Paribas, PO Box 5253, Manama, Bahrain.

DUWAJI, Iyad

Chief Executive Officer – SHUAA Capital, PO Box 31045, Dubai, UAE.

EBRAHIM H. Ebrahim

Chief Executive Officer, Liquidity Management Centre, PO Box 11567, Manama, Bahrain.

EL ASHMAWI Amr. A.

General Manager, DF Deutsche Forfait AG, PO Box 20537, Manama,Bahrain.

EL KAFSI Abdelhak

Managing Director, Islamic Finance Consultants, PO Box 21258, Manama, Bahrain.

EL-KHAZAN Fouad Jameel

Chairman - General Manager, Banque de L’Industrie et du Travail, PO Box 11-3948, Beirut 1107 2150, Lebanon.

EL-LABBAN Adel

Group Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Ahli United Bank BSC, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

Personal: Born 2 June 1957.

Education: BA Economics, American University, Cairo (Highest Honors); A Economics, American University, Cairo (Highest Honors).

Directorships: Director, Ahli United Bank, Bahrain; Director, Ahli United Bank (UK) PLC, London; Director, The Bank of Kuwait & the Middle East K.S.C., Kuwait; Director, Ahli Bank Q.S.C. Qatar; Director, Future Bank B.S.C. (c) Bahrain; Director, Delta International Bank SAE, Egypt; Board and Executive Member of Bahrain Stock Exchange; Formerly Chief Executive Officer and Director of the United Bank of Kuwait PLC, London; Managing Director, Commercial International Bank of Egypt; Chairman, Commercial International Investment Company; Vice President, Corporate Finance, Morgan Stanley.

EL NIMER Rami Refaat

Chairman - General Manager, First National Bank, PO Box 113-5453, Beirut, Lebanon.

FADAYEL Hani

Executive Vice President & Regional Manager, Arab Bank PLC, PO Box 813, Manama, Bahrain.

FARAHAT Nabil

Managing Director, Cairo Capital Group, 4 Latin Amirica St., Garden City, Cairo, Egypt.

FARDAN Ali Y.

General Manager, National Bank of Kuwait, PO Box 5290, Manama, Bahrain.

FORSYTH Paul

Group Cheif Executive, Forsyth Partners Global Distributors Ltd., PO Box 506506, Dubai, UAE

GAY Daniel

Director, UBS AG, PO Box 3744, Abdudhabi, UAE

GIRAUD Bertrand

Chief Executive Officer, United Arab Bank, PO Box 25022, Sharjah, UA

GREEN S K

Group Chairman, HSBC, PO Box 66, Dubai, UAE

GUIRAUD Jerome

Managing Director, National Societe Generale Bank S.A.E., PO Box 2664, 11111 Cairo, Egypt.

GUPTA Ashok K.

Chief Executive, Bank of Baroda, Dubai, UAE.

GUPTA P.K.

Regional Head & Chief Executive Officer, State Bank of India, PO Box 5466, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

HADDAD Ellen

General Manager, Arab German Insurance Company, PO Box 212640, Amman 11121, Jordan.

HADI, Nabil Mohamed

Chief Executive Officer, Capivest, PO Box 5571, Manama, Bahrain.

HAAMEEM Khizer

General Manager, Elfina Financial Investment Consultancy, Dubai, UAE.

Personal: Born 1975 in India.

Education: Post Graduate in Business Administration from Welingkar Institute of Management in Mumbai, India.

Career History: Project Manager, Wall Street Exchange Centre (1999-2001); Fund Coordinator for WSGIO Fund which was a hedge fund domiciled in Cayman Islands (2001); Business Development Manager, Intercontinental Financial Services Limited (2002-2004).

Directorship: General Manager of Elfina Financial Investment Consultancy. (P.O. Box 29706, Dubai UAE)

HAMED AL SAIF

Chairman, Middle East Financial Brokerage Co., P.O. Box 9720, Dubai, UAE.

HANI BIN MUHAMMAD Al Zubair

Chairman, Oman International Development & Investment Co., PO Box 3886, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

Hassan Ali Juma

Managing Director and Chief Executive, National Bank of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain.

Personal: Born 5 July 1948 in Muharraq, Bahrain.

Education: Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, United Kingdom.

Career History: Bahrain Petroleum Company (1964-75); Second Vice President, Chase Manhattan Bank, OBU (1975-79); Deputy General Manager, National Bank of Bahrain, Bahrain (1981-84); General Manager and Chief Executive Officer (1984-94); Chief Executive Officer (1994-97). Present position since January 1997.

Director: Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C), Bahrain and ABC International Bank Plc., U.K.

Membership of Professional Organisations: Member of the Trustees of the Mohamed Bin Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Cardiac Centre. Member of the Supreme Council for Youth & Sports. Member of the Zakat Fund. (Add: PO Box 106, Manama, Bahrain).

HEIMHOFER David F.

Chief Representative Officer, Dexia Private Bank, PO Box 20712, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

HISHAM BIN MOHAMED BIN Ali Al Alawi

Chairman, National Securities Co., PO Box 300, Sultanate of Oman

HODGKINSON David

Deputy General Manager and CEO, HSBC Bank Middle East, PO Box 66, Dubai, UAE.

HOLMES Desmond

General Manager, Grindlays Qatar Bank, PO Box 2001, Doha, Qatar.

HOSOUBAH Mahmoud J

Chairman, Al Amin Bank, PO Box 3190, Manama, Bahrain.

HOSSOUBAH Mahmoud Jameel

Chairman, Albaraka Islamic Bank, PO Box 1882, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

HUSSAIN Aamir

Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Sal, PO Box 70216, Antelias, Lebanon.

HUSSEIN Hisham Mohamed Ahmed

Chief Representative – GCC & Yemen, Indian Sub-Continent, Union de Banques Arabes et Francaises, UBAF Representative Office, Dubai, UAE.

Personal: Born 2 February, 1952, Cairo, Egypt

Education: Bachelor Degree, Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, Egypt. Attended various professional courses including credit courses, management development and total quality.

Career History: Has over 25 years of banking experience started with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. (MHT), Cairo Branch, Egypt (1980-1988) being responsible for Marketing Credit and Non Credit services to banks in Egypt and Sudan. Manager-Corporate Credit, Riyad Bank-HO, Riyadh, KSA (1988-1993). Vice President & Area Manager-Financial Institution Division- MashreqBank, Dubai, UAE (1993-1999). Chief Representative, National Bank of Egypt, Representative Office, Shanghai, China (1999-2001). Vice President/Head of Loan Syndication & Structured Finance Division, Union National Bank - HO, Abu Dhabi, UAE (2001-2002). Present position since 2002. (Add: PO Box 29885, Dubai, UAE).

HUSAIN Y. Alajmi

Division Head, Learning Centers, Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF) PO Box 20525, Manama, Bahrain.

IRANZAD Hameed

General Manager, Bank Saderat Iran, Muscat Branch, PO Box 1269, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

Iyad Duwaji

Iyad Duwaji is the Chief Executive Officer of SHUAA Capital since 1995.

Mr. Duwaji has extensive and first hand experience in the Middle East region’ s economic, legal and financial markets. He has been involved in numerous acquisitions, divestitures and business restructuring worth over $3 billion over the past 15 years.

In 1998, Mr. Duwaji participated in the establishment of the Middle East North Africa Fund, L.P. (“MENAVEST”), the first private equity fund dedicated to the Arab region. More recently, Mr. Duwaji established SHUAA Partners as a separate private equity arm of SHUAA Capital, and successfully closed the SHUAA Partners Fund I, a new $200 million private equity fund that invests in the GCC.

Mr. Duwaji is a member of the Arab Business Council. He also serves on the Board of Directors of companies and funds in various sectors across the region and Europe. They include Hospitality Europe B.V. (Hospitality – Netherlands), Polyfilm LLC (Manufacturing – UAE), Porta Egypt for Packaging Materials S.A.E. (Printing - Egypt), Oman National Investment Company (Conglomerate – Oman), Emirates Securities (Brokerage – UAE) and Amwal (Investment Banking – Qatar).

Mr. Duwaji holds an M.B.A. degree in Finance and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington.

JAMMAL Ali

Chairman & General Manager,Jammal Trust Bank s.a.l., Beirut,Lebanon.

JANAHI Esam

Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board in Gulf Finance House

Personal: Born 1965 in Bahrain.

Education: Masters of Business Administration, Hull University, United Kingdom.; Bachelors in Industrial Management (Hons.), University of Petroleum and Minerals, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Career History: Director and Member of the Executive Management team, First Islamic Investment Bank (FIIB) now Arcapita; Head of Institutional Marketing Group; Member of the Management Committee, Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf; Assistant Vice President, Corporate Finance and Private Banking; TAIB Bank; Managing Director, TAIB Securities; Financial Consultant, Merrill Lynch International; Chairman, Injazat Technology Fund; Chairman, Bahrain Aluminium Extrusion Company (Balexco); Deputy Chairman, Al Khaleej Development Company; Board Member, Bahrain Islamic Bank, Arab Finance House.

Directorship: CEO and Board Member of Gulf Finance House, Chairman of Bahrain Financial Harbour, Gulf Energy and Energy City Qatar; Chairman and Board Member of Al Bayan Holding Company (Jordan), Jordan Gate and Royal Village Investment Companies; Vice Chairman of Al Areen Holding Company, Board Member of Gulf Holding Company and Member of the Bahrain Shura Council.

JANAHI Khalid Abdulla

Chairman, Ithmaar Bank B.S.C., PO Box 2820, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

JASSER AL Aulaqi

Chief Executive Officer, Amwal Investment, PO Box 1601, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

JAWAD Habib Jawad

Senior Partner, BDO Jawad Habib, BDO JawadHabib Consulting WLL, Manama, Bahrain.

Education: Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (FCMA), United Kingdom.

Career History: Jawad Habib has over 30 years’ experience in professional accounting and consulting. Began his career with Bahrain Petroleum Company from where he moved on to successfully complete the accountancy examinations for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in London. In 1971, after obtaining 14 years of industry experience, he moved to the professional field of auditing and management consultancy where he worked for two of the largest accounting firms in the Arab world and was responsible for their activities in several countries. He was a partner of the Price Waterhouse Middle East Joint Venture operations for 4 years until he established Jawad Habib & Co., a professional firm of public accountants and management consultants, in 1980. As the Senior Partner of Jawad Habib & Co. he established the firm’s affiliation with Coopers & Lybrand International in 1986. Following the worldwide merger between Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand in 1998, Jawad Habib led the Bahrain practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, as the Country Senior Partner, for 3 years, until 2001. At the beginning of 2002 Jawad Habib & Co. became a Member Firm of BDO International.

Directorships:
Board Member – Bahrain Mumtalakat Holdings
Chairman - Bahrain National Competitiveness Council
Member - High Council for Vocational Training
Member – Bahrain FTA Implementation Committee
Member – Education Reform & Development Project Board
Vice Chairman - Bahrain Training Institute
Member – Board of Bahrain Family Council

Memberships of Professional Organisations:
Fellow - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, FCMA
Fellow Member - Arab Society of Certified Accountants, ASCA
Fellow Member - The Association of Certified Public Accountants (International)
Fellow Member - Institute of Financial Consultants
Member - The Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland, CPA
Member - The Institute of Trade Mark Agents, UK
Member - The Arab Society for the Protection of Industrial Property, ASPIP
Associate Member - Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants, USA.

JOSHI Narendra M

Chief Executive Officer, UTI International Limited, PO Box 29288, Dubai, UAE

KABBANI Amr Al

Regional Manager, Calyon Bank, PO Box 5410, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

KALBAN Khalid

Chairman, Emirates Financial Services PSC, PO Box 2336, Dubai , UAE

KAMAL YOUSEF Hussain

Chairman, Qatar National Bank SAQ, PO Box 1000, Doha, Qatar

KANJ Gaby Elias

President, Bakara Investments, Lebanon. Kanjotel, Jal-eb-dib Highway, Metn, Lebanon.

KANEKO Kinji

Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 25190, Dubai, UAE.

KARIMAN Saeed

CEO, Golden Gate Finance, Dubai, UAE

KATO Norihiko

General Manager, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., PO Box 5850, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

KAZIM Essa

Director General, Dubai Financial Market, PO Box 9700, Dubai, UAE.

KETKAR Jayram Dattatraya

CEO, Instant Cash FZ LLC, DIC, Dubai. PO Box 500305, Dubai, UAE

KHALAF Farouk

Country Manager, UAE, National Bank of Bahrain, PO Box 46080, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

KHALID SHAHEEN Saqr Shaheen

Chief Executive Officer, Bahraini Saudi Bank, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Personal: 14th February 1956, Bahrain

Education: BA In Business Administration & Economics from Houston, Texas.

Career History: Over 25 years banking experience, has held number of Senior Managerial positions in local and international banks including Vice President in Corporate Banking at Gulf International Bank; General Manager of Bahrain Development Bank; Domestic Banking Group Head at Al Shamil Bank of Bahrain. Present position from 9th February 2003.

Member of the Board of Directors: Bahrain Development Bank; Bahrain Atomisers International; Falcom Financial Services, Pension Fund Commission.

KHALID ABDULLA

Chief Executive Officer, Reef, PO Box 18599, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

KHALID JASSIM Bin Kalban

Chairman, National General Insurance Company (P.S.C) PO Box 154, Dubai, UAE

KHAMIS BIN MUBARAK Al Kiyumi

Chairman, Al Madina Financial & Investment Services Co., PO Box 171, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

KITTANEH Albert Issa

Chief Executive, BMB Investment Bank, Manama, Bahrain.

Personal: Born 24 December 1949, Jordan.

Education: B.A. Economics, Fordham University, New York (June 1971), M.B.A. Finance, Columbia University, New York (June 1973).

Career History: Investment Counsellor, Bank of New York (1973-77); Manufacturers Hanover Trust (1979-93): Managing Director - Middle East (1988-91); Managing Director - Middle East, Chemical Bank (1991-93); Present position since April 1993.

Membership of Professional Organisations: Board Member Securities and Investment Company; Member, Bankers’ Society of Bahrain (Add: PO Box 797, Manama, Bahrain).

KOOHEJI Aref

Chairman, Liquidity Management Centre B.S.C., PO Box 11567, Manama, Bahrain.

KRISHNAN V. Shiv

Acting CEO, Addax Investment Bank, PO Box 11159, Manama, Bahrain.

KRUEGER Udo

Chief Executive Officer, ARIG, PO Box 26992, Manama, Bahrain.

KUBBA Sadoon Abdulrazzak

Chief Executive, Commercial Bank of Iraq, PO Box 5639 Sinak, Baghdad, Iraq.

KUBEIS Y Makram

Head of Corporate Finance, Shuaa Capital, PO Box 31045, Dubai, UAE.

KUHLMANN Manfred

Regional Director, Dresdner Bank, PO Box 25654, Dubai, UAE.

LEGAIT Patrick

Chairman of the Management Board, U.B.A.F., 190 Avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92523 Neuilly Cedex (Paris), France

LEHMANN Nicholas Roy

Chief Executive,Gulf Finance Corporation, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Personal: Born 1951 in the United Kingdom.

Education: B.S.c Mathematics, St John Cass College, London University (1973), M.S.c. Management Science, Imperial College, London University (1976), F.C.A. trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant of the Institute of England and Wales with Binder Hamlyn, London (1982).
Career History: Over 30 years in the financial services industry including experience with Aon Insurance Brokers, Jardine Insurance Group and Royal Bank of Scotland Group. Joined Gulf International Bank Group (GIB) in 1992 as Senior Vice President, promoted to CEO of Gibcorp (GIB) a subsidiary in Oman, in 1997. Served as Director of Commercial Bank of Oman, Al Ahli Insurance and National Finance in Oman over the 1992 – 1997 period. Formed Gulf Finance Corporation in Dubai in 1998 and has been Chief Executive since inception.

Directorships: National Finance House B.S.C.

Memberships of Professional Organisations: F.C.A., ACII Chartered Institute of Insurance (1993), ACIB Chartered Institute of Bankers (1996).

LEMRIDI Jamal

Exec. Vice President, Credit Du Maroc, PO Box 13579, Casablanca, Morocco

LEVACK Ian

Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Credit, PO Box 1175, Manama, Bahrain.

LEYLAND Jeremy

Representative, Wasserstein Middle East Inc., PO Box 10282, Manama, Bahrain.

LOVE Andrew

Managing Director, Heath Lambert (ME), PO Box 15409, Manama, Bahrain.

Lutfi F. El Zein

Chairman, Medgulf, PO Box 1109, Manama, Bahrain.

MACDONALD Colin

Country Executive, ABN Amro Bank N.V., PO Box 2567, Dubai, UAE.

MAHMOOD Sikander

General Manager & Chief Executive, Yemen Commercial Bank, PO Box 19845, Sana’a, Yemen.

MAJID Al Sayed Bader Al-Refai

Managing Director & CEO, Unicorn Investment Bank B.S.C., PO Box 31700, Manama, Bahrain

Majid Al-Sayed Bader Al-Refai is one of the pioneers of Islamic finance and the Founder, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Unicorn Investment Bank (Unicorn). He established Unicorn on the basis of a unique, multi-line Islamic business model and engaged UBS Investment Bank to lead the capital-raising for this venture. Previously, Mr. Al-Refai was Founder, Director and CEO of First Islamic Investment Bank (renamed Arcapita), Bahrain, which was formed through the acquisition of another company launched earlier by Mr. Al-Refai, Majestic Global Investments, Ltd. He also founded Commerce MGI Sdn Bhd in Malaysia, and was a senior executive in investment banking with the Dallah Al Baraka Group in Saudi Arabia, where he established the Kuwait Reconstruction Fund with issued capital of US$175 million. In Kuwait, Mr. Al-Refai was Assistant General Manager in the Investment Department of Al-Tawfeek Company and Al-Amin Securities Company. In addition, he worked at Kuwait Finance House, where he was responsible for a US$420 million trade financing portfolio, and as a Partner in The International Investor, where he was in charge of developing global business. A graduate of Purdue University in Indiana, Mr. Al-Refai has an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering and an MS in Finance.

MAJID SAIF Al Ghurair

Chairman, Shuaa Capital PSC, PO Box 31045, Dubai, UAE

MALLIS Anthony

Chief Executive Officer, Securities & Investment Company, PO Box 1331, Manama, Bahrain.

MASSAD Antoine J.

Associate Director, Head of Middle East & Asia, Man Investments Ltd., PO Box 73221, Dubai, UAE.

MAMDANI Iqbal Gulamhusein

Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, TAIB Bank B.S.C. (c), Manama, Bahrain.

Personal: Born 3 July 1941 at Mwanza, Tanzania.

Education: B.A., International Christian University, Tokyo; M.A., University of California, Berkeley.

Career History: Vice President & Regional Executive, The American Express Bank (1970-78); Based in New York (1970-74) and based in Bahrain (1974-78); Founder, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since April 1979 of TAIB Bank B.S.C.(c).

Directorships: Chairman, TAIB Yatirim Bank A.S., Istanbul, Turkey; TAIB Kazak Bank, Almaty, Kazakhstan; TAIB Securities Inc., New York, U.S.A.; TAIB Securities Limited, London, U.K.; TAIB Capital Corporation Ltd. India, Kenya and Tanzania; President, Trans-Arabian Development Co. E.C.; Managing Director, Jamba, S.A.; Director, Diamond Trust Bank Ltd., Kenya & Tanzania.

MASAUD M. J. Hayat

Managing Director, United Gulf Bank B.S.C.(c), PO Box 5964, Manama,Bahrain.

MATSUNAGA Toshihiko

President, Nomura Investment Banking (ME), PO Box 26893, Manama, Bahrain.

MAQBOOL BIN ALI BIN Sultan

Chairman, Capital Market Authority, P.O. Box 3359, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

MASSAD Antoine

Chief Executive Officer, Man Investments Middle East Ltd., PO Box 73221, Dubai, UAE.

MEHTA Lalit

Chief Executive Officer, State Bank of India, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

MEHRA Chetan

Senior Executive Officer, ICICI Bank Ltd. , PO Box 506529, Dubai, UAE

MELCON John J.

General Manager, Al Khazna Insurance Company, PO Box 73343, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

MITRI Kerim

Chief Financial Officer, Shuaa Capital, PO Box 31045, Dubai, UAE.

M.A. RAFIK

Managing Partner, Pannell Kerr Forster, Dubai, UAE

Personal: Born in India

Education: Chartered Accountant

Career History: M.A. Rafik is the Managing Partner of the U.A.E. and Oman offices of Pannell Kerr Forster, where he is responsible for the development and management of the firm’s practice.
A qualified Chartered Accountant from India, he has worked with the firm since 1976 in different capacities and gained considerable knowledge of the local UAE business environment and the type of services the firm offers.

In addition to the firm’s audit function, he specializes in setting up on new companies in the UAE, dealing with the Free Zone Authorities and structuring investment bases in different tax havens to suit clients’ needs and outbound investment into India.

Mr. Rafik actively participates in professional forums and is a frequent speaker at international and local conference and seminars. He has addressed several important issues such as the “Tax Treaty between U.A.E. and India”, “Dubai International Financial Centre- its Role in Cross-Border Investment and Trade” etc. participated along with world class speakers as a guest panellist at international/local panel discussions and has chaired numerous professional events. (P.O. Box 13094, Deira, Dubai, UAE)

MOELLER Jens

Director, Deutsche Bank, Rep. Office, PO Box 52333, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

MOHAMED ALI Rashid Alabbar

Chairman, Al Salam Bank B.S.C., PO Box 18282, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

MOHAMMED Hany Hassan Refat

Partner / Snr. Legal Advisor, Issa Sabbagh Lawyers & Legal Consultants Office, Sultanate of Oman.

Personal: Born 14th April 1951 in Egypt.

Education: Degree in Law, Faculty of Law, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Career History: (1973-1976) Lawyer, Cairo Construction Company, Egypt; (1976-1983) Legal Advisor for Ministry of Posts, Telegraphs and Telephones, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; (1990-1992) Lawyer, Private Practice, Dealing Range of Legal Matters for the Public & Private Sector, Negotiations with Bank & Financial Institute for Loans, LC’s & LG’s.; (1993-1996) Legal Advisor- Ministry of Water Resources; (1996-2002) Snr. Legal Advisor- Al Khaleej Legal Consultants, Sultanate of Oman.

Directorship: Partner & Snr. Legal Advisor, Issa Al Sabagh Lawyer & Legal Consultants.(Add: PO Box 578, PC 113, Sultanate of Oman).

MOHAMMAD BIN ALAWI BIN ALi Mukeibl

Chairman, Financial Services Co., PO Box 2777, Ruwi, Sulatanate of Oman.

MOHAMED Hussain

Mr. Mohamed Hussain is the Chief Executive of Shamil Bank, a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors and its Executive Committee. He is a seasoned banker who joined Shamil Bank at its inception in the year 2000.

Mr. Hussain has a distinguished career in banking and finance. Prior to assuming the post of Chief Executive, he served in other senior positions at the Bank i.e. Deputy Chief Executive and Group Head, Corporate Banking. He was General Manager, Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf (Bahrain) E.C. prior to its merger with Faysal Islamic Bank of Bahrain E.C. in the year 2000. Other positions include Senior Vice President, Smith Barney Inc. Bahrain; Director Marketing & Corporate Finance, Bahrain International Bank and Assistant Vice President, Gulf International Bank. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Meezan Bank (Pakistan), Eskan Bank (Bahrain), Emerging Markets Partnership (Bahrain) and Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance.

Mr. Hussain is Bahraini national and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Aleppo, Syria.

MOHAMMAD Malik

Acting Chief Executive, Credimax, PO Box 5350, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

MOHAMMAD Naimuddin

General Manager, Modern Exchange Company LLC, PO Box 17, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.

MOHEBI Sulaiman

Chairman, Century Financial Brokers LLC, PO box 9126, Bur Dubai, UAE

MORAD Osman

Chief Executive, Standard Chartered Bank, PO Box 29, Manama, Bahrain.

MORRISON Richard

Country Manager - Bahrain, Norwich Union Insurance, PO Box 10470, Manama, Bahrain.

MOORE David Gibson

Senior Vice President & General Manager, Robeco Institutional Asset Management, P.O. Box 1552, Manama, Bahrain.

MUIN Osama Moh’d.

CEO & Managing Director, Gulfinvest Bahrain, PO Box 18320, Manama, Bahrain.

MULDOON Shaun

General Manager, Erem Finance & Investment Consultants EC, PO Box 1401, Manama, Bahrain.

MURAD, Ali Murad

Chairman, Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait, PO Box 597, Manama, Bahrain.

MURTI Raghavan K.

Chief Executive Officer, United Finance Co., PO Box 3652, Ruwi, PC 112, Oman.

MUSTAFA  Ahmed Salman

Chief Executive Officer, United Securities LLC, Sultanate of Oman.

Personal: Born in 22nd January 1961, Kuwait

Education: Holds advanced diploma in Accounting, and is a holder of International Capital Markets Qualification form the Securities of London.

Career History: Has over 27 years of experience in finance related activities, of which 9 years have been in government service in positions responsible for financial activities and 16 years in Omani capital market.

He was the chairman of Muscat Depository and Registration and the director of National Pharmaceutical Co. He is a board member of Muscat Securities Market, a committee member of Kuwait Oman Investment (under establishment), a board member of United Insurance, owner of construction companies, and currently the Chairman of United Securities LLC, a comprehensive Financial Services Company over the past 13 years. (Add: P.O. Box 2566, PC 112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman).

MUSTAFAWI Adel

Cheif Executive Officer, Mashraf Al Rayan, PO Box 28888, Doha, Qatar

NAQVI, Arif Masood

Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice-Chairman, Abraaj Capital Ltd., Dubai, UAE

NANI. B. JAVERI

Chief Executive Officer, Bank Sohar (SAOG), Oman.

Personal: Born on the 4th April 1946, India

Education: Schooled at the Doon School, Dehra Dun & Graduated from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi

Career History: Joined as Management Trainee in 1966 at Grindlays Bank and completed 32 yers with them, ending as General Manager, Retail Banking & Finally as Head of Retail (1995-1998), Division of Country Victoria (Australia), the first expatriate to hold this position
1998-2000, Managing Director - Times Bank
2000-2001, General Manager - Oman International Bank, Oman
2001-2006, CEO - Birla Sunlife Insurance Co. Ltd.

Directorship:
Member - Insurance Council of India, Member - Indo Canadian Business Council, Member CCI - Insurance Committee

Nasir Issa Al-Ismaily

General Manager, Export Credit Guarantee Agency (S.A.O.C.), Sultanate of Oman.

Career History: He Has Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration specializing in International Business and Bachelors of Science Degree in Economics from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio- U.S.A in 1978. He also holds two Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBAs) in Finance and Banking from Golden Gate University in California, USA in 1983 and graduated with honours.
He joined the Oman Development Bank (SAOG) in 1979 and involved various project financing operations that include preparation of feasibity studies, project appraisals, market research, disbursement of loans and follow-up of industrial projects. He has worked with the Oman Development Bank for 14 years till 1991 to various senior officer positions.

In 1992 he was appointed as Manager of newly established Export Guarantee & Financing Unit (EGFU) which operated under the umbrella of the Oman Development Bank. The Unit was subsequently transformed as fully fledged independent legal entity as a closely held company in 2002 and renamed as Export Credit Guarantee Agency (S.A.O.G). He has then appointed as the General Manager of the Agency till now. He is presently involved in managing, directing and controlling various operations and activities of the Agency in the promotion of Omani non-oil exports through its services to exporters which include export credit insurance, domestic credit insurance and other financial facilities extended to exporters as well as investments operations.

He is a member of various committees. These include the Investment Committee of the First Mazoon Fund, Export Credit Guarantee Committee, Financial Resources Committee of ECGA and Export Development Working Group of OCIPED till end 1998. He is also a member of the Oman Economic Association. He was appointed in Sept 2000 as a Regional Coordinator and Chairman of Africa/Middle East Group of the Credit Alliance Network which is an Association of Credit Insurers under the auspices of Coface of France as well as member of its General Steering Committee till June 2006. He was awarded with the John Manners Award by the Credit Alliance in 2001. He is also presently a member of the Working Group of the Prague Club of the Berne Union which is International Union of Credit & Investment Insurers. He has complied and contributed a number of articles in the ECGA’s Newbulletin.

NOUR Suliman

General Manager, DHL Worldwide Express, Manama, Bahrain.

Education: Bachelor of Business Administration, Cairo University, Egypt in 1978.

Career History: Has been with DHL Worldwide Express for 29 years. Started his career as Customer Service Manager, in 1978; Manager, DHL Business Systems, Saudi Arabia (1984-1994); Country Sales & Marketing Manager, Egypt (1994-1997); Commercial Manager, UAE (1997-2000). Present position since October 2000.

Membership of Professional Organisations: British Institute of Management, UK. (Add: PO Box 5741, Manama, Bahrain)

ODEH Ibrahim S.

General Manager, Blade Financial Investments LLC, PO Box 112, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

OMAR AL FUTTAIM

Chairman, Al-Futtaim HC Securities, PO Box 79438, Dubai, UAE

OMARY Noureddine

Chairman & Managing Director, Banque Centrale Populaire, BP 10-622, 20100 Casablanca, Morocco.

OTAKA Yukio

Chief Representative for the Middle East, Mizuho Corporate Bank, PO Box 5759, Manama, Bahrain.

OTHMAN Al-Yahyaei
Legal Advisor & Advocate & Arbitrator. P.O. Box 527, PC 118, Sultanate of Oman

Education: High Grade from UAE University 1983-1984; Diploma in Justice from Institute of Judicial Study in Egypt.

Career History: Former Deputy President of Majestatis Court (1986-1990); Former Deputy President of Commercial Court (1990-2002); Former President of Administrative Court of the Arab League (1990-1997); Legal Advisor and Advocate in the High Court.