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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.

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.

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, 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.

ABDULMAJEED ALSHATTI

Chairman & Managing Director, Commercial Bank of Kuwait

Mr. Abdulmajeed Alshatti is the Chairman and Managing Director of the Commercial Bank of Kuwait since August 2004. Prior to that and since year 2000 he has been a Board Member in CBK Board of Directors. As a director, he served as Executive Director of Investments, a member of the Board Executive Committee and the Board Loan Committee.

Since 2007, Mr. Alshatti has been The Chairman of Kuwait Banking Association (formally known as Union of Kuwaiti Banks). In addition, Mr. Alshatti has been a member of the Board of Directors of National Technology Investment Company.

Over the past few years, he served as a Board Member in Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait Board of Director and was a member of Board Audit committee. Further more he served as a Board member of Housing Finance Company, Kuwait Clearing Company, and Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company.

Prior to joining Commercial Bank of Kuwait, Mr. Alshatti worked as a researcher and manager of the Economic Department at the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research and established & managed the International Relations Department at Kuwait Petroleum Corporation. He was instrumental in sitting up the Public Authority for Compensation from Iraqi Invasion (PAAC) where he served as Deputy Director General-Operations. He was also an Assistant General Manager at the Securities Group Co. - Business Development.

Mr. Alshatti was a Commander of the Kuwaiti Volunteers attached to the 18th Airborne Corps- US Army, during 1990 – Desert Storm.

Mr. Alshatti holds a Bachelor Degree from Syracuse University, N.Y. and obtained a M.S. and Engineer’s Degree in Engineering Economic Systems from Stanford University, California. He has published several scientific and technical papers in areas of Energy, Environment and Economic policies. He has been invited to speak on the Kuwaiti economy in many conferences..

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, a global investment firm with total assets of $3.8 billion. He established Arcapita in 1997 and the company now has 300 employees working out of Bahrain, Atlanta, London and Singapore. 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. In 2007, he was awarded The Proficiency Medal First Class by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, in acknowledgement of his outstanding contribution to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Mr. Abdulmalik has led Arcapita through a ten-year period of rapid and consistent growth, developing an organization which has gained a reputation for undertaking innovative and ground-breaking transactions in Corporate Investment, Real Estate Investment, Asset-Based Investment and Venture Capital.

Under Mr. Abdulmalik’s leadership, Arcapita has completed investment transactions exceeding $22 billion and in 2007 recorded net income of $190 million.

ABDULLA A. Saudi

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

ABDULLAH BIN SULTAN BIN MOHAMED AL OWAIS

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

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. Board Member, Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company. (Add: PO Box 106, Manama, Bahrain).

ABDUL RAHMAN Yousif Fakhro

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

ABDUL RAZAK ABDULLA HASSAN Al QASSIM

Chief Executive Officer, National Bank of Bahrain, Manama, Bahrain.

Personal: Born 1952 in Hidd, Bahrain.

Education: MSc, Management Science and Sloan Fellowship Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Boston, USA.

Professional Experience:
1968-71 - Bank Executive, Chartered Bank
1971-77 - Chase Manhattan Bank, Bahrain and Athens
1977-93 - Assistant General Manager, National Bank of Bahrain
1994-2007 - General Manager
2008 - Chief Executive Officer

Professional Membership:
Chairman, “Benefit” Network Company
Board Member & Investment Committee Member, Esterad Investment Company
Board Member and Executive Committee Member, Bahrain Telecommunication Company.
Board Member and Executive Committee Member, Bahrain Duty Free Company
Board Member, Executive Committee Chairman and Chairman of Board of Trustee, The Arab Academic for Education & Research Company.
Member of Deposit Protection Scheme, Central Bank of Bahrain.
Chairman, Corporate Governance Committee, Ministry of Commerce.
 

ABDULLAH BIN KHALIFA Al Attiyah

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

ADEL EL-LABBAN

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 (UK) plc; Director, Bank of Kuwait & the Middle East K.S.C., Kuwait; Director, Ahli Bank Q.S.C., Qatar; Director, Ahli United Bank (Egypt) S.A.E., Egypt; Director Ahli Bank SAOG, Oman; Director Kuwait & Middle East Financial Investment Co. (KMEFIC), Kuwait; Board and Executive Member of Bahrain Stock Exchange; Director- Board of Trustees, Bankers Society of Bahrain; 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. Director, National Work Fund, Bahrain; Director, Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF).

ADNAN AHMED YOUSIF

President & Chief Executive, Albaraka Banking Group, Manama, Bahrain

Mr. Adnan Ahmed Yousif is a prolific international banker with over 30 years of experience in International Banking. He is President & Chief Executive of Albaraka Banking Group (ABG) since 2002 that is headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain with presence in 12 countries in the form of 12 subsidiaries, With a total of more than 250 branches. He is also Chairman of Albaraka Turk Participation Bank - Turkey, Banque Al Baraka D’Algerie - Algeria, Al Baraka Bank - South Africa, Albaraka Lebanon - Lebanon, Jordan Islamic Bank - Jordan, Egyptian Saudi Finance Bank- Egypt, Al Baraka Islamic Bank - Bahrain besides being a board member of most of the subsidiaries of the ABG Group. Mr Yousif is the Chairman of European Islamic Investment Bank (EllB) London and Union of Arab Banks, Lebanon. He also held various senior positions at Arab Banking Corporation (ABC) including Board Member of the parent company and Member of the Audit Committee. Furthermore, he has been the Executive Chairman of ABC Services & Investment Company E.C. and ABC Islamic Bank for over 15 years; Senior Vice President and Head of the Arab World Division and Head of Global Marketing & Financial Institutions Division. He was with ABC for 20 years. He started his banking career in 1975 with American Express Bank, Bahrain for five years. He was awarded the prestigious Islamic Banker of the year award for 2004.

AHMED ABDUL RAHMAN Al Mana

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

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.

AHMED AL KHAN

Head of Investment Banking, Global Banking Corporation, Manama, Bahrain

Mr. Al Khan has joined Global Banking Corporation as Head of Investment Banking with over 10 years of experience in the financial services industry including working in New York. His successful portfolio of work and achievements at major business organisations have earned him appointments to the boards of various leading establishments in the region.

Mr. Al Khan holds an MBA from Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA and a BSc in Marketing from Caldwell College as well as an Executive Diploma in Entrepreneurship Development from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Prior to joining Global Banking Corporation Mr. Al Khan was the CEO of Diyar Al Bahrain. Mr. Al Khan began his career as a Market Research Analyst at Scott Rudin Productions, New York, before moving on to MetLife (BayPark Financial Group), as Financial Services Executive. His financial services expertise and business acumen earned him a presence on the Board of Directors of Sony-ATV, having successfully completed the financial restructuring of the organization. Mr. Al Khan is also a member of the Board of International Mercantile Exchange [IMEX], Al Waqt Newspaper Group, Gulf Energy Corporation, Energy City Qatar, British School of Bahrain and Blue Gem Private Equity Company.
He is well versed in tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans and real estate and is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) with a Series 6 license for Primary Market Trading of Bonds and Mutual Funds.

AHMED Kabir

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

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

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-ZEERA Aabed

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

AMER MOHAMMED ARIFF

Head of Wealth Management and Investment Placement, Global Banking Corporation, Manama, Bahrain.

Mr. Arif is Head of Wealth Management and Investment Placement at Global Banking Corporation. He has over 15 years’ experience in Islamic investment banking in the GCC region.

Prior to joining Global Banking Corporation, Mr. Arif held senior positions within the Ministry of Finance and Arthur Anderson and spent 10 years in Al Baraka Islamic Bank (AIB) as Assistant General Manager of Specialized Funds and Investment Placement, responsible for handling Asset Management and Private Placement activities.

Amer possesses detailed knowledge of structuring real estate, mutual fund, private equity and equity portfolio products and is experienced in forming strategic alliances with International Fund Managers and Islamic Bankers such as UBS, Bank of America, HSBC, Nomura and Merill Lynch Investment Advisors.

Amer holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the USA. He also holds an MBA (Investment and Finance) from the University of Hull, UK.

AMIRPASHAIE Syrous

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

ANDREW BAINBRIDGE

Chief Executive Officer, BMI Bank (BMI), Manama, Bahrain Based in Bahrain, Andrew Bainbridge is the Chief Executive Officer of BMI Bank (BMI). Backed by significant shareholders, BMI is growing it’s franchise in Bahrain by developing attractive and innovative product and service offerings for Corporate, SME and Retail customers, whilst also growing an international franchise. BMI seeks to differentiate itself from the competition on service levels and value. BMI recently received its license to open its first overseas branch in Qatar and to operate an offshore Bank in Seychelles.

Prior to taking up this role in 2007, Andrew was the Chief Operating Officer for Barclays Emerging Markets, with responsibility for Operations, Non-financial Risk and Corporate Affairs, as well as Commercial and Transactional Banking across the region. Until late 2006, Andrew was based in South Africa as the Barclays Managing Director responsible for the business portfolio in nine countries across Africa and the Indian Ocean.

Andrew worked for Barclays for 18 years in a variety of roles including Chief Operating Officer and Risk Director for Africa and Middle East with responsibility for Risk, Finance, Strategy, Operations, Change and Treasury; Segment and Change Management Director for Larger Business Banking; Finance Director for Africa; Assistant Corporate Director for London and other roles within Corporate Banking, head office and the branch network.

Andrew is a Non-Executive Director of GuarantCo, a company which enhances local currency debt issuance by the private, municipal and parastatal infrastructure sectors in lower income countries, with the objective of helping projects in poorer countries avoid reliance on hard currency finance by building capacity in their domestic capital markets.

Andrew holds a degree in Law (LLB) and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
Andrew is married with one daughter and lives in 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, Mr. Askalan commenced his career as a banker in January 1957 with Arab Bank Plc Jordan. He was appointed the Regional Executive Manager in charge of the Oman operations in 1973 when Arab Bank established its branch in Oman.

In October 1984, Mr. Askalan was appointed the Managing Director of Oman Arab Bank when the Arab Bank branches in Oman were reconstituted as a closed joint stock company. In December 1998, in compliance with CBO regulations, he was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Abdul Kader Askalan is a member of the Board of Directors of Omnivest and the Gulf Investment Corporation, Kuwait.

He is the Deputy Chairman of both Omantel and the Banking & Investment Committee of the Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Askalan is also a member of the Board of Directors of the College of Banking & Financial Studies and a member of the Managing Committee of the Deposit Insurance Scheme at the Central Bank of Oman.

Atif A. ABDULMALIK

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

AUDI Raymond W.

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

AYMAN ABUDAWOOD

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

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

BARAKAT BASHARA

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

BABICCI Kris

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

BAZZY Mones R.

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

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 HUSSAIN EBRAHIM

Chief Executive Officer & Board Member, Khaleeji Commercial Bank, Manama, Bahrain.

Mr. Ebrahim has over 25 years of experience in both Islamic and conventional banking and has worked with a number of prominent Financial Institutions in Bahrian. Prior to joining the Bank, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Liquidity Management Centre, Bahrain. He has also worked with Shamil Bank as Head of Funds under Management as well as Head of Treasury and Financial Institutions as well as held different positions at Arab Banking Corporation, including Vice President in the Global Marketing Unit, Vice President in the Treasury and Marketable Securities Department, and General Manager of ABC Securities. He has also worked as a General Manager in Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait’s Financial Services Company. Mr. Ebrahim is a holder of a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance.

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 NIMER Rami Refaat

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

ESAM  Y. JANAHI

Chairman - Gulf Finance House,
Chairman - Bahrain Financial Harbour, Vice Chairman - Khaleeji Commercial Bank, Chairman - Energy City Qatar, Chairman - International Mercantile Exchange Holdings LLC, Deputy Chairman - Masraf Al Rayan, Deputy Chairman - QINVEST, Chairman of the Founding Committee – First Energy Bank, Founding Director - First Leasing Bank, Chairman - Gulf Energy, Chairman - Energy City International, Deputy Chairman - Al Areen Holding Company, Chairman - Al Bayan Holding Company (Jordan), Member of the Shuraa Council, Member of Young Arab Leaders (YAL), Member of the Clinton Global Initiative, Delegate - World Economic Forum

Date of Birth: 23rd December 1966

Nationality: Bahraini

Education: Master in Business Administration, Hull University, United Kingdom; Bachelors in Industrial Management (Hons.), University of Petroleum and Minerals, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Janahi is a well-known, name in the global/regional Islamic banking industry. He is one of the founders of Gulf Finance House (Established: 1999), and has been instrumental in the rapid growth of this institution, which is now a leading provider of Islamic banking services and products. Under his direction, Gulf Finance House has developed an array of Islamic Economic Infrastructure projects and investment opportunities, which is the core business of GFH. Focused on the Gulf region, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe, GFH’s success is predicated on its ability to come up with multi-faceted projects that make a huge positive impact within a particular are by creating value- added employment opportunities.

A much sought-after expert on Islamic economics as well as on Middle East economy, Mr. Janahi is a regular speaker at global and regional economic forums. He was named the `Islamic Banker of the Year’ in 2003 at the World Islamic Banking Conference in Bahrain. Mr. Janahi has also been awarded the `Young CEO of the Year’ for 2005. He was also honored by the Prime Minister of Bahrain in February 2005 for contributing to Excellence in the region. Mr. Janahi was also voted `The Top CEO in the GCC’ and ‘The 5th Most Powerful Arab’ by the Arabian Business Magazine and has been awarded by the International Real Estate Middle East and Euromoney with the `Outstanding Contribution to Finance’ award as well as the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum award for `Life and Continuing Contribution in Promoting Islamic Finance’ at the International Islamic Finance Forum (IIFF) Middle East in 2006 in Dubai and the Rafiq Hariri ‘Leadership in Investment’ award at the 12th Arab Economic Forum. He was listed amongst the “Gulf Power 25”by the Times London. The Bank has received the “Best Investment Bank Award” by the Middle East Banker magazine three years in a row 2005, 2006 and 2007 and many other rewards such as the Lipper Fund Award USA 2007, Best Investment Bank – Islamic Finance by World Finance 2007, Euromoney Most Islamic Finance House 2004 and Best Islamic Real Estate Finance House 2005.

Mr. Janahi has also been elected a member of the parliament of the Shuraa Council of the Kingdom of Bahrain for the second term in a row.

Career Milestones
2007 - Chairman Gulf Finance House
1999 - 2007 - Chief Executive Officer, Gulf Finance House
1997-1999 - Director and Member of Executive Management of First Islamic Investment Bank, Bahrain (now Arcapita)
1995 - 1996 - Head of Institutional Marketing Group and member of the Management Committee of Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf (IICG)
1992-1995 - Assistant Vice President, Corporate Finance and Private Banking, TAIB Bank E.C., Bahrain; Managing Director, TAIB Securities
1989-1992 - Financial Consultant, Merrill Lynch International
1988-1989 - Auditor with Arthur Anderson & Co.

Past Positions
Chairman - Injazat Technology Fund, Chairman - Bahrain Aluminum Extrusion Company (Balexco), Deputy Chairman - Al Khaleej Development Company, Board Member - Bahrain Islamic Bank, Board Member - Arab Finance House

FADAYEL Hani

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

Faisal Hamad M. AL-AYYAR

Chairman, United Gulf Bank BSC, PO Box 5964, 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

GRAHAM MARTINS

Graham Martins is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and is the Managing Partner of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) practice of Pannell Kerr Forster, a top ten firm of accountants, auditors and business advisers. Now PKF, London is their Corporate Finance Department, having joined the firm from university in 1981.

As Managing Partner with PKF, Graham is directly responsible for the day-to-day operation of the firm, setting direction, policy and strategy in consultation with the other partners. Also acts as International Liaison with PKF International.

Previously as a partner, Graham had direct responsibility for the Management Assurance Divisions and Corporate Finance activities. Engagements undertaken include project feasibility studies, mergers and acquisitions, valuations, due diligence and corporate structuring in a wide range of industries and service sectors.

Prior to that Graham was an Audit Director with the firm having direct responsibility for a client portfolio comprising companies and groups in a wide range of business sectors. Graham is also responsible for the technical direction of the firm. This includes acting as the technical focal point within the firm for consultation by clients and audit team members for practical interpretation and application of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

He also designs and delivers IFRS training for clients and speaks at international conferences on IFRS.
Graham is a committee member of the Auditors Group formed under the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is responsible for reviewing the legal, ethical, auditing, accounting and financial reporting frameworks in the UAE and for initiating development and implementation of international standards there for. He is also a member of the Technical Subcommittee.

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.

HAMED AL SAIF

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

HAMOOD SAIF AL-RASHDI

Chairman, Muscat Investment Company, Sultanate of Oman

Personal: Born 1974 in Nizwa.

Education: Holds advanced Diploma in Accounting has ACPA Certificate from Arab Society of Certified Accountants

Career History: Has over 10 years of experience in Finance related activities and finance audit in Diwan Royal Court.

Directorship: Partner in Al-Omania Al-Financial IT Co.
Partner in Al-Omania Restaurant Company
Associate in Tourism Committee and Real Estate investments.

HANI BIN MUHAMMAD Al Zubair

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

HASSAN ALI JUMA

President & Chief Executive, Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.),
PO Box 5698, 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). Managing Director.and Chief Executive, National Bank of Bahrain (1997-2008).

Director:
His current directorships are:
Director of Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C), Bahrain; Director of ABC International Bank plc., U.K.; Director of National Bank of Bahrain, Bahrain; Chairman of Arab Banking Corporation, Egypt and Chairman of Arab Banking Corporation, Jordan.
Mr. Juma was also previously Chairman of Bahrain Telecommunication (Batelco) and Chairman of Umniah Mobile Company, Jordan.

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.

HUSSAIN AL-KHAJA

Chief Executive Officer, Investment Dar Bank, Kingdom of Bahrain

Hussain Al-Khaja helped establish Investment Dar Bank. As CEO he set up the different business streams of private equity investing, investment banking, asset management, and treasury and capital markets. Prior to Investment Dar Bank Hussain Al-Khaja was with National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), one of the largest banks in the UAE, where he set up their Islamic subsidiary called the Abu Dhabi National Islamic Finance Company. Prior to NBAD, he was also the Regional Director and Head of Islamic Banking with Societe Generale based out of Dubai for about 5 years, responsible for successfully building an institutional customer and product base for SocGen in the GCC.

Mr. Al-Khaja has been in the field of Islamic banking and finance for the last 20 years in senior management positions with various institutions such as the Al Khaleej Islamic Investment Bank, Bahrain where he was the Partner responsible for Islamic Structure Finance and Investment Products and as Manager with ABC Islamic Bank, Bahrain responsible for originating Islamic transactions and developing relationship with corporate and Islamic financial institutions in the region.
He is also a member on the board of directors of the Saudi Mushtaraka Company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, overseeing the business and strategic initiatives of the company in one of the most lucrative real estate markets in the region.

Mr. Al-Khaja’s wealth of experience and knowledge in the field of Islamic commercial and investment banking – be it credit, trade finance, corporate banking, institutional relationship management, product structuring – forms the platform to offer innovative and cutting edge financial solutions by Investment Dar Bank to its clientele.

Mr. Al-Khaja is a graduate of University of Bahrain with B.Sc in Accounting.

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).

IRANZAD Hameed

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

JAMAL AL JASSMI

Director General, Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial studies

Personal: Born 1963.

Career History: he is a public administrator by profession with over two decades of commendable service in Human Resources development. He holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Liverpool , UK. He is presently the Director General , of the nation’s premier training academy, Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial studies established 1983.

His major areas of responsibility includes besides building trained professional cadre in banks , achieving the national mission of Emiratisation through creative and proactive collaboration with the financial sector in UAE. He is a member , and secretary of HRD / Emiratisation committee in the Banking sector., besides being member in several other committees of national and international importance including Higher committee for HRD in the Insurance sector, Quality award committee of Government of Dubai etc.

JAMAL SAID RAJAB Al-Ojaili

Executive President, Global Financial Investments Co. SAOG, PO Box 113, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

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

KHALAF Farouk

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

KHALID ABDULLA AL BASSAM

Khalid is Chairman of Capital Management House BSC. He is also Chairman of Al Bassam Investment Company W.L.L, Bahrain Islamic Bank B.S.C. and Bahrain Real Estate Investment Company “Edamah”. Previously, Khalid was Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Bahrain Stock Exchange, and a Board Member of the General Organization for Social Insurance (“GOSI”). Bahrain. Currently, Khalid is a Board Member of Gulf Investment Corporation, Kuwait, and a Board Member of the Islamic Bank of Asia, Singapore. Khalid received the Islamic Banker of the Year award in 2002 presented during the World Islamic Banking Conference.

Khalid holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Eastern New Mexico University, U.S.A. (1988).

KHALID MOHAMMED NAJIBI

Khalid is Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Capital Management House. He is also the Founding Member and Executive Director of Bahrain-based Najibi Investment Company. Khalid is a Board Member and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Bahrain Islamic Bank, Board Member of the Gulf Finance House, Board Member of Arbah Capital (Saudi Arabia), Qlnvest LLC (an investment bank based in Qatar) and Chairman of The Libya Fund. He is a Board Member and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Abaad Real Estate Company B.S.C. and a Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Crown Industries (Bahrain). Khalid is also Founding Member of Young Arab Leaders (YAL) Bahrain Chapter.

Khalid holds a B.A. in Business Administration with a major in Finance from Schiller International, UK, which he gained in 1990 and CPA from the State of California, U.S.A.

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 University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas.

Career History: Over 26 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. He joined the Bank in 2003.

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

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.

KRIS BABICCI

Chief Executive Officer, Bank Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman

Personal: Born in Australia in 1957

Education: Kris holds a Masters of Business Administration with majors in Banking and in International Business from the University of New England in Australia. In 2002 he attended the Senior Management Leadership Program at Oxford University and in 2004 he attended the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Career History: Kris Babicci is the Acting Chief Executive Officer for Bank Dhofar SAOG in the Sultanate of Oman. Kris commenced his employment with the bank on 1 October 2007. Kris has worked in banking and finance for over 30 years and his expertise is in the financial markets of developing countries. In addition to Australia, he has lived and worked in Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Tonga and Qatar. In 1976 Kris began his banking career with National Australia Bank and moved to the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group in 1981. He was seconded to Grindlay’s Bank in India from 1989. Kris was appointed to head the risk functions for India and Nepal for Standard Chartered Bank in 1999. His experience has been to build and revive financial businesses and to assist developing governments to establish financial markets and country infrastructure

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

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 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 3rd 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 the Kingdom of Bahrain (1974-78); Founder, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Since November 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 Securities WLL, Kingdom of Bahrain; TAIB Capital Corporation Ltd. India; President, Trans-Arabian Development Co. E.C.; Vice-Chairman of US-Bahrain Business Council, Washington DC, U.S.A.

Mark Hanson

Chief Executive, Global Banking Corporation, Manama, Bahrain.

Mr. Hanson is a qualified barrister and solicitor with a 22-year career in investment banking, specializing in corporate finance particularly in Initial Public Offerings, Mergers and Acquisitions and Formation of Investment Funds.

He began his career in New Zealand and then on in London, and moved to investment banking when he joined HSBC in Hong Kong. He was later appointed Deputy Chief Executive and Head of Listings at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, where he was instrumental in developing the Exchange’s post 1997 strategy, and negotiated with the Chinese authorities prior to its return to China.

The Governor of Hong Kong recognized Mark’s contribution by appointing him a member of the company Law Reform Commission.

He was also an adviser to the Deputy Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority on the establishment of their new securities regulator, “The Capital Markets Authority”. Prior to joining Global Banking Corporation, Mark was Head of Corporate Finance at Saudi Hollandi Bank, Saudi Arabia, where he established their equities capital markets business.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and previously served with the Royal News Zealand Artillery and Royal Hong Kong Regiment.

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.

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

MOHAMMAD AL NEAIMI

Chief Executive Officer, Mawarid Finance, PO Box 212121, Dubai, UAE.

Date of Appointment: September 2006

Nationality: Emirati

Education:
Master of Business Administration Stratford University, 2004, USA
Bachelor of Business Administration
Central New England College of Technology, 1989, USA
Associate in Applied Science, Management, Newbury College 1987, USA

Career History:
Al Neaimi is one of the UAE’s prominent finance executives and brings nearly 20 years’ experience in banking and finance to Mawarid’s Board of Directors and senior management team.

He began his career in banking in 1989 as a counter services officer at RAKBANK (the National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah). Within eight months he was promoted to branch manager and became the youngest to fill this position in the whole bank’s network. He then went on to manage critical banking divisions such as internal audit.

His extensive professional experience prior to joining Mawarid included serving in senior roles at the National Bank of Dubai (NBD) from 1997 to 2006, such as Senior Commercial Manager, Senior Manager Business Development and Planning, Secretary to the Board of Directors, Senior Commercial Manager, and most notably as General Manager – National Financial Services.

During his tenure at the company, AL Neaimi founded several companies for NBD, including the stock exchange company, National Financial Services, and the real estate company, Aqarat LLC. He was highly involved in forming many existing PLC companies in the UAE as part of his work at the FNS.

With his broad experience in the financial services industry, Al Neaimi played a key role in the creation of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), which opened in 2004. He was a member of the research team that participated in presenting the requirements for DIFC’s rules and regulations, based on international standards.

In his current role as CEO, his primary focus is on implementing Mawarid’s strategic vision to be a leader in the development and benchmarking of unique services in Islamic banking, managing a diverse and talented team of experts in all areas of finance and investment, and identifying and actualising new growth areas for Mawarid.

His wide achievements at Mawarid include extending Mawarid’s activities into foreign investments. In December 2007, Mawarid became an establishing member in the association of leading GCC investors who set up the First Investment Bank in Bahrain. The bank has a paid-up capital of $120 million, and Mawarid’s share in this investment is 8.33 per cent.

Under Al Neaimi’s leadership, the company has increased the number of UAE nationals in its workforce to 30 per cent and more than 70 per cent of executive positions are held by nationals.

Member of Professional Oorganisations:
Board Member of UAE Ministry of Health Fund
Board Member of Emirates Institute for Financial Studies

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.

MOHAMMED EBRAHIM MOHAMMED

Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Islamic Bank B.S.C., Kingdom of Bahrian.

Personal: Born 20th May 1956 in Bahrain.

Education: General Management Program - Harward Business School, Harvard University - Boston - USA. in 2006, The Gulf Executive Development Program University of Virginia - Virginia, USA in 2000, Master Degree - Business Administration University of Glamorgan - Wales, UK in 1998, Executive Management Diploma, University of Bahrain in 1995

Career History: (1999- 2007), Cihef Executive Officer, CrediMax- Bahrain.
(1990-1998), Senior Manager, Bank of Bahrain & Kuwait - Bahrain.
(1979 - 1990) Vice President - Operations & Administrations in Saudi National Commercial Bank, Bahrain.

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.

MULDOON Shaun

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

MUNIR ABDULNABI MAKKI

Managing Director & President, Financial Corporation (Fincorp) SAOG, Sultanate of Oman.

Personal: Born in 28th March 1954, Oman

Education: BA, Politicial Science - American University, Washington D.C. (USA); Master Degree in International Affairs- New York University- New York N.Y U.S.A / 1982; Diploma of Advanced Studies in Contemporary History- The Sorbonne University- Paris, France / 1989.

Working Experience: From 1977 to 1997 - Served the Government of Oman in the Omani Diplomatic Services for 20 years.
Served as His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of France for 10 years (1987-1997) and was also non-resident Ambassador of Oman to Belgium, Spain, Portugal, European Union, Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire and Chad.
From 1997 to 2000 - Appointed as the Chief Executive Officer to Al Mawarid Securities Company - Muscat/Oman.
From 2000 to 2003- Appointed as the Deputy Chairman & Managing Director of Al Mawarid Securities Company.
2003 till present- Managing Director & President of the Financial Corporation (Fincorp) SAOG.

Member of the Board of Directors of:
(1) The Financial Corporation Co. SAOG
(2) Ahli Bank (SAOG)
(3) Al Maha Petroleum Products Mktg. Co. SAOG
(4) Muscat Depository & Securities Registration Co. (SAOC)
(5) Qatar & Oman Investment Company- Qatar
(6) Member of the Council of Higher Education of the Sultanate of Oman
Decoration:
– Al Numan Decoration (Second Class) from Sultanate of Oman.
– Commander of the legion of Honour from France.
– Order of the National Merit of the Republic of France.

MURAD, Ali Murad

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

MURRAY SIMS

Chief Executive Officer, National Bank of Oman, Ruwi, Oman, PO Box 751, 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 the ‘International Capital Markets Qualification’ from the Securities Institute of London

Career History: Over 25 years experience in finance-related activities, of which 9 years have been in Government service in positions responsible for financial activities and 16 years in the Omani Capital market. Is the director of the board of the Muscat Securities Market, and various other companies.
Is a registered broker with advisory license with the MSM.

MUSTAFA AL SHAIKH

Chief Executive Officer,Gulf International Investment Co. (Gii) Kingdom of Bahrain

Mustafa Al Shaikh is the Chief Executive Officer of Gulf International Investment Co. (Gii), a leading investment firm based in The Kingdom of Bahrain. Gii has been rapidly growing in the financial sector. Its significant clients include high-net worth individuals from big business backgrounds. Mustafa recognized that many of his clients required a closer working partnership with a personal wealth manager to manage their overall financial wellbeing. GII has launched reliable individuals in response to this demand.

Previously Mustafa Al Shaikh has worked in HSBC Bank, an internationally renowned bank, for ten years. Later he was posted at the Bank of Muscat for a period of five years.

Education:
Masters degree in Marketing from American University of London.
He passed his B.A from American International University.
Diploma in Commerce from the University of Bahrain.
He is renowned for developing successful investment portfolios both on and off-shore.

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

NASSER SAIF AL-RASHDI

Executive Manager, Muscat Investment Company, Sultanate of Oman

Personal: Born 1979 in Nizwa.

Education: Diploma in Business Administration. Attended management and accounting courses.

Career History: Experience in accounting and consulting. Began his career with Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and he moved to his business.

Directorship: Partner in Al-Omania Al-Financial IT Co.
Partner in Al-Omania Restaurant Company
 

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 New bulletin.

NAWAF RASHID SADEDDIN

Eng. Nawaf Rashid Sadeddin holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California, USA and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the California State University – Fullerton, USA.

Eng. Nawaf has over 20 years of extensive experience in the areas of design, consultancy, project and construction management, and real estate development.

He is a registered professional engineer and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, The American Society of Military Engineers, the Project Management Institute of USA and the Jordan Engineers Association.

NIZAR JAFFER AL MUBARAK

General Manager, Hamad Al Amri & Associates, Sultanate of Oman

Personal: Born 26th March 1967 in Sudan

Education: LLB Graduation - Cairo University, Master of Law in Commercial Law - Sudan, Certificate of Specialised session in Arbitration.

Career History:
1991-1993 - Assistant Lawyer - Sudan
1993-1995 - Legal Advisor - Computerman College and other group of Companies, Sudan
1996 to till date - Barristers and Legal Consultant, Hamad Al Amri & Associates, Sultanate of Oman

Directorships: General Manager - Hamad Al Amri & Associates (One of the reputed legal firm in the Sultanate of Oman)

Membership of Professional Associations: International Criminal Society - Italy & Sudanese Lawyer Union - Sudan

NOOR MOHAMMED ABDUL RAHMAN AL ZEDJALI

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

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

OMER O. EL MARDI

Dr. Omer O. El Mardi obtained his LLB from Sudan and U.K. and received higher education and practical experience in the U.S. and the Netherlands.

Dr. Omer has been a practicing Lawyer for 40 years and held top legal public positions before joining the BAR in Bahrain. He is a licensed Advocate before the Court of Cassation and is currently member of more than 30 international, regional and local corporations including Banks, Investments, Hoteliers, Real Estate and other companies and is a senior member of the Human Rights Watch Society and honorary Chairman of the Sudanese Club in Bahrain.

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.

OTSUKA Masao

General Manager (Bahrain Branch), Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd., PO Box 5850, Manama, Bahrain.

PARR Michael

Chief Executive, British Arab Commercial Bank Ltd., London, UK..

PATEL  Asgar Shakoor

Owner and Chairman of ‘House of Patels’ PO Box 500305, Dubai, UAE.

PAUFIQUE Jean-Marc

Managing Director, Reuters Middle East Limited, PO Box 1426, Dubai, UAE

PEARCE Stuart

CEO & Director General, Qatar Financial Centre Authority, PO Box 23245, Doha, Qatar

PEREIRA Michael

Head of Territory UAE, BNP Paribas, PO Box 7233, Dubai, UAE

PHILIP Aroya

Head of Territory, BNP Paribas, P.O. Box 21188, Kuwait

RAJAB ALI AL KATHIRI

Director, Rajab Al-Kathiri & Associates P.O. Box 3888, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman

ROB King

General Manager, Solidarity Islamic insurance Co., PO Box 18668, Manama, Bahrain.

RAMACHANDRAN Ganesh

General Manager, Emirates India International Exchange, PO Box 7190, Dubai, UAE

RAMSEY Neil

Chief Executive Officer, Ramsey Quantitative Systems Inc.PO Box 2917, Manama, Bahrain.

RIFAI Hussein

Managing Director, Injazat Capital Limited, PO Box 506544, Dubai, UAE

RIFAI Hussein

Managing Director, Injazat Capital Limited, PO Box 506544, Dubai, UAE

RIVIER Francois

Regional Manager, Credit Agricole Indosuez, PO Box 9256, Dubai, UAE.

ROETHLISBERGER Hans

Regional Head, UBS AG, PO Box 4530, Dubai, UAE

SAADEH Salam

Head of Business & Product Devp., Shuaa Capital, PO Box 31045, Dubai, UAE.

SABBAGH Ahmed M.

General Manager, The Islamic Insurance Company, PO Box 941000, Amman 11194, Jordan.

SABER DABOUSSI

General Manager, ACM Middle East & Asia, Dubai, UAE

Managing Director, ACM institutional Markets (DIFC), Dubai, UAE

Mr. Daboussi holds the position of General Manager at ACM ME DMCC (Dubai) and Managing Director of ACM Institutional Markets (DIFC), the company’s first subsidiaries abroad. He played a key role in launching the Middle East & Asia desk from Geneva before launching ACM’s regional office in Dubai in 2005.

Mr. Daboussi is in charge for increasing and upholding ACM ME DMCC and ACM Institutional Markets activities, as well as developing and maintaining ACM’s White Label partnerships in Middle East & Asia. Prior to his role at ACM, Mr. Daboussi completed a Bachelor in Business and Information Systems at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.

SAEL F. AL WAARY

Chief Operating Officer, Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.), Head Office, PO Box 5698, Manama, Bahrain.

Personal: Born on 18th February 1958

Education History: He holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Computer Sciences from the University of Reading, United Kingdom.

Career History: Mr. Al Waary was appointed to the role of Chief Operating Officer for the ABC Group in 2006. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and Head of Group Support supervising all administrative and support functions within the Bank. In 1997, Mr. Al Waary moved from London to Head Office in Bahrain to head up ABC’s Global Information Technology function as well as to continue to assume the role of Board member of ABC (IT) Services Ltd., U.K. Mr. Al Waary originally joined the ABC Group in 1981 and, from 1986, was the General Manager of ABC (IT) Services Ltd., the wholly owned subsidiary and technology arm of ABC Group. He has over 26 years of experience in Banking.

Directorships:
His current directorships are:
Director of Arab Financial Services Ltd., Bahrain; Director of ABC (IT) Services, London; Director of ABC Bank-Egypt, Egypt and Director of Banco ABC Brasil.

SAIF BIN MOHAMMED BIN SAIF EL MAWLI

Managing Director, Saif Al Mawali Advocate & Legal Consultation, P.O. Box 293, Ruwi, PC 132, Sultanate of Oman.

Education: Master Degree in Law; General Certificate of Secondary Education; Science Diploma; BA in Law/Beirut University 2003; High Diploma in General Law; Beirut Arabic University 2006.
Courses & Training: Military Course; Safety Measures Training; English Language Course; Computer Courses in English and Arabic.

Researches: Check Felony forgering at formal credentials.

SALAAM AL SHAKSY

Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Banking Group and Dubai Bank, PO Box 65555, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

SALWAN UCHI

Marketing Director, Bahrain Financial Harbour, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

Personal: Born in 1973 in Iraq with British citizenship.

Education History: He obtained his honors Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) United Kingdom., majoring in Banking & Finance and with a minor in Marketing.

Career History: Mr. Uchi brings with him a wealth of experience with over 10 years of managing internationally renowned Development Projects, both Commercial and Residential across the Middle East and Europe in addition to 3 years in Stock Exchange and Option Trading. He is currently responsible for implementing various aspects of the company’s strategic plan.

He was extensively involved with major companies in the U.K. and was appointed as the General Manager of ‘Tucan Investments’, a Property Development & Investment Company, ‘Hyde Park Estates’ a Property Investments Company, ‘Investments Corporation-in Panama’ an Equity and Capital Markets Trading company and Director of ‘i-vu Ltd’, as well as being largely involved in various investments and business ventures in London, Luxembourg and the Middle East.

SAMIR SAIED

General Manager, Oman Development Bank

Personal: Born 1957 in Tunisia

Education History: Engineer Graduated from “Ecole Centrale de Paris”, 1979-1982
Career History: After a first experience in investment promotion activities, joined the Arab Tunisian Bank in 1986, assumed senior level position and responsibilities in strategic planning , Corporate and SME credit assessment, Credit Risk Management, and Project Finance .
Joined Oman Development Bank in 2003 as General Manager

Directorships: Member of the Board of Directors of College of Banking and Financial Studies, member of the Advisery Council of the Intilaaqua Entreprise Fund.

SAMMOUR Mahmood

Regional Manager, Arab Investment Company SAA, PO Box 950422, Amman 11195, Jordan.

SARADAR Mario Joe

Banque Saradar Sal, PO Box 11-1121, Beirut 1107-2805, Lebanon

SAUDI Abdulla A.

Executive Chairman, ASA Consultants W.L.L., Manama, Bahrain.

Personal: Born 20 March 1937 in Tripoli, Libya.

Career History: Central Bank of Libya (1958-1972); Director, Union de Banques Arabes et Francaises, UBAF, France (1971-1979); Founding Chairman & General Manager, Libyan Arab Foreign Bank, Libya (1972-1980); Executive Director, UBAF Bank Ltd., U.K. (1972-1980); Founding Chairman, UBAE Arab Italian Bank, Italy (1972-1982); Director, UBAN Arab Japanese Finance Ltd., Hong Kong (1974-1980); Vice Chairman, Arab International Bank, Egypt (1974-2004); Founding Chairman, Banco Arabe Espanol, Spain (1975-1995); Director, UBAF Arab American Bank, U.S.A. (1976-1977); Director, Fiat S.p.A., Italy (1977-1982); First Vice Chairman, Arab Latin American Bank (ARLA Bank) Peru (1977-1984); Director, Iveco Nederland B.V., Netherlands (Fiat Group) (1979-2003); Deputy Chairman, Founding President & Chief Executive, Arab Banking Corporation, Bahrain (1980-1994); First Vice-Chairman, Arab Insurance Group, Bahrain (1980-1982); Chairman, Arab Financial Services Company, Bahrain (1984-1994); Director, Institute of International Finance Inc., Washington, D.C. (1983-1984); Chairman, Supervisory Board, ABC-Daus & Co GmbH (Frankfurt), Germany (1982-1992); Chairman, Banco Atlantico S.A., Spain (1984-1994); Chairman, Arlabank International E.C., Bahrain (1983-1994); Chairman, Banatlantico Zurich AG, Switzerland (1984-1991); Chairman, ABC Investment & Services Co., E.C., Bahrain, (1985-1994); Executive Chairman, ABC International Bank PLC, U.K. (1991-1994); Director, Société Arab Int. de Banque, Egypt (1997-2004).

Present Directorships: Executive Chairman, ASA Consultants W.L.L., Manama, Bahrain (Since 1994); Managing Director, Capital Investment Holding Co. B.S.C.(c), Bahrain (since 1997); Director, The Housing Bank for Trade & Finance, Jordan (since 1997); Advisor HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz (Since 1996), Credit Libanais – Lebanon (since 1997); Vice Chairman, Al Baraka Banking Group (ABG) (Since 2005).

Distinctions & Honors: Great Cross of the Civil Merit, granted by His Majesty, the King of Spain (1977); President’s Gold Medal, granted by the President of Italy (1977); Award of The Most Innovative Banker of the Year by International Herald Tribune & European Management Forum (1980); Award of The Banker of the Year 1981 by Board of Editors, Institutional Investor (1981); Banking Achievement Award for Distinguished Lifetime Achievements & Pioneering Contributions to Banking by the Arab Bankers Association of North America (1991); The Grand Medal of the Republic of Tunis granted by H.E. the President of the Republic (1993); Award of The Banker of the Arab World, granted by Union of Arab Banks, Vienna (1994); (Add: P.O. Box 11544, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain).

SEIF Dr. Valiollah

Chief Executive Officer, Future Bank B.S.C., PO Box785, Manama, Bahrain.

SENAN Ugur

Chief Dealer, Turkiye Is Bankasi, PO Box 10205, Manama, Bahrain.

SFEIR Salim G.

Chairman & General Manager, Bank of Beirut SAL, PO Box 221, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

SHANKAR SHARMA

Chief Executive Officer, Arab Financial Services Company & Euronet Middle East WLL, Manama, Bahrain

Shankar has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services sector. Shankar worked with AFS from 1997 to 1999 and re-joined the company as CFO and MLRO in 2003 and in July 2007 assumed the CEO position. Prior to joining AFS, he held senior management positions with National Commercial Bank, Saudi Arabia for five years and spent four years working for a leading European Bank in Canada with his last position as Senior Vice-President, Finance for North American operations.

Shankar’s experience covers different areas of the business including, strategy formulation, joint venture negotiations, restructuring business divisions leading to turn-around and exit-strategy and shareholding structure. Experience in financial areas include setting up innovative pricing models which helped increase yield, improve productivity and customer satisfaction, managed investment portfolio efficiently to maximise returns with optimal risk. Hands-on experience in process reengineering, selection and implementation of ERP solutions, adopting and implementation of performance measurement tools. Experience includes performing risk management functions and setting up and monitoring compliance framework covering various jurisdictions including GCC countries, USA and Canada.

Shankar Sharma is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA ) qualified from Delaware State Board of Accountancy and is a Chartered Accountant (ACA) from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and is also a Cost and Management Accountant from Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (AICWA).

SHARMA Ajay

Country Head, ICICI Bank Limited, PO Box 1494, Manama, Bahrain.

SHAYIF Abdulhadi

General Manager, National Commercial Bank, PO Box 3555, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

SHEHAB Isa Abdul Aziz

Chief Representative, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., PO Box 20483, Bahrain.

SHETTY  Sudhir Kumar Y.

General Manager, UAE Exchange, PO Box 170, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

SHERIF Hany

General Manager, National Bank of Kuwait - (Lebanon), PO Box 11-5727, Beirut Lebanon

SHAIKH EBRAHIM BIN KHALIFA AL-KHALIFA

Chairman, Bahrain Development Bank B.S.C., P.O. Box 20501, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

SILLITOE Nigel

Director of Business Development, Mellon Global Investments, PO Box 3282, Manama, Bahrain.

SMORTHWAITE Kevin

CEO HSBC Bank Middle East, PO Box 57, Doha, Qatar.

SOURI, Gholam

General Manager, Bank Saderat Iran, PO Box 825, Manama, Bahrain.

SRINIVAS Ananth

Country Manager, Al Zaman Exchange W.L.L., PO Box 23497, Doha, Qatar

Stefan R. Bürgisser

Managing Director, Deutsche Bank AG, PO Box 20619, Manama, Bahrain.

STEVE WILLIAMS

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

Personal: Born 1973 in United Kingdom

Education: Stanford Graduate Business School, California, USA.

Career History: 18 years in Retail Banking, Business Banking, Strategic Marketing & Most recently COO for Lloyds TSB in Middle East

Memberships of Professional Organization: Chartered Institute of Marketing

SUDI Abdulla A.

Managing Director, Capital Investment Holding Co., PO Box 11544, Manama, Bahrain.

STOKES Trevor

President, CEO, Amex (Middle East), PO Box 5990, Manama, Bahrain.

SULAIMAN H.E. Dr. Khalifa Mohamed Ahmed

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

SUTER Jean Marc

Director, Credit Suisse, PO Box 47060, Abuddhabi, UAE

Syed Imran Ahmed

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

TAHIR Khalid Bashir

General Manager, Yemen Insurance Company, PO Box 8437, Yemen Republic

TAMSCHICK Rainer

Managing Director, Head of CEEMEA Region, WestLB AG Representative Office, Dubai.

Personal: Born 13 March 1954, Schwelm, Germany.

Education: Business Management (Bank Academy).

Career History: Analyst, Building Society Department, WestLB Duesseldorf, (1972-74), Leasing/Credit Dept., WestLB Frankfurt (1974-83), Relationship Manager for German Companies, WestLB London (1983-87),Relationship Manager Corporate Finance, WestLB Cologne (1987-93), Vice President & Chief Representative, WestLB Toronto (1993-95), Director Capital Markets, WestLB Duesseldorf (1995-98),Senior Relationship Manager, Financial Institutions/Institutional Investors Latin America, WestLB/BEAL Buenos Aires (1998-2000), Present position since 2001. (Address: PO Box 30012, Dubai, UAE).

TANNOUS Eliane

General Manager, Societe General de Banque – Jordanie, PO Box 560 Amman 11118, Jordan.

TAVAKULI Mohammad Taghi

General Manager, Bank Melli Iran, PO Box 785, Manama, Bahrain.

TAVE Alain

Managing Director, Societe Generale, PO Box 29600, Dubai, UAE.

TONNY George Alexander

Country Head, Oman & UAE Exchange Centre & Co. LLC, PO Box 1116, PC 131, Sultanate of Oman.

TURK Amr

Senior Manager,Blom Bank, 193-195 Brompton Road, London SW3 1 LZ, UK.

UNAL Gokhan

Vice President & Chief Executive, MFS International Ltd., PO Box 15601, Manama, Bahrain.

VAN DEN BOSCH Jan Willem

Country Representative, ABN  Amro Bank, PO Box 2567, Dubai, UAE.

VEERARAGHAVAN C.S.

General Manager, National Finance Co., PO Box 1706, Ruwi PC 112, Oman.

VIRIOT Bertrand P.

Managing Director, Al Bank Al Saudi Al Fransi , PO Box 56006 Riyadh 11554, Saudi Arabia.

WALIA ROHIT

Executive Vice Chairman &CEO, Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Limited, PO Box 121806, Dubai, UAE

WAKEFIELD John

Advisor to the Board - Controller Regional Operations, Gulf Insurance Co. PO Box 1040, Safat 13011, Kuwait.

WILLIAMS Michael

General Manager, International Bank of Qatar (Q.S.C.)., PO Box 2001, Doha. Qatar.

YAHYA BIN SAID Al Jabri

Chairman, Oman Development Bank SAOG, PO Box 3077, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.

YOUSEF Hazem

General Manager, Egyptian Arab Land Bank, PO Box 6729, Amman 11118, Jordan.

YOUSIF Adnan Ahmed

Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Islamic Bank, PO Box 5240, Manama, Bahrain.

YOUSIF TAQI

Mr. Yousif Taqi is the Chief Executive Officer of Al Salam Bank-Bahrain (ASBB) with more than 25 years of experience in the financial services sector. He is a recognized leader in the Islamic Banking industry and within the community. Mr. Taqi is currently the Chairman for Manara Development Company, the real estate arm of ASBB and the Chairman of ASB Biodiesel (Hong Kong) Limited, in addition to being a board member of Shaikha Hessa Girls School.

Prior to joining ASBB, Mr. Taqi worked as the General Deputy Manager for Kuwait Finance House and was also appointed as the Chairman for their joint venture project with the Government of Bahrain, Durrat Al Bahrain. Mr. Taqi was one of the founding members of Malaysia-based Kuwait Finance House and an active member of the Risk Board of the Islamic Financial Service Council – Malaysia. He also served as a partner in Ernst & Young’s Islamic Financial Services Group (IFSG).

Mr. Taqi played a key role in formulating and implementing new standards and guidelines for the accountant boards of various Islamic financial institutions and organizations. His commitment towards enhancing the quality of the products and services in the region can be seen through the introduction and the development of a number of Shari’a–compliant banking products and services.

ZAINALABEDIN Saleh A.

General Manager, Al Baraka Islamic Bank, PO Box 1882, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

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