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Masaud M. J. Hayat - Chairman, Member of the Executive Committee and Member of the Insider Trading Committee

Chief Executive Officer, Banking Sector at Kuwait Projects Company (Holding), Kuwait; Chairman of Syria Gulf Bank, Syria; Chairman and Chairman of Investment Committee of Tunis International Bank, Tunisia; Deputy Chairman and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Algeria Gulf Bank, Algeria; Deputy Chairman and Chairman of the Executive Committee of North Africa Holding Company, Kuwait; Board Member of Jordan Kuwait Bank, Jordan; Board Member of Bank of Baghdad, Iraq; Board Member of KIPCO Asset Management Company (KAMCO), Kuwait; Vice Chairman of the Royal Capital PJSC, United Arab Emirates. He has a degree with a major in Economics from Kuwait University; and High Diploma in Banking Studies from the Institute of Banking Studies, Kuwait.

Sheikh Hamad Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah - Deputy Chairman, Member of the Executive Committee and Member of the Board Audit Committee

Chairman of Kuwait Projects Company (Holding), Kuwait; Chairman of Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Chairman of Gulf Egypt Hotels & Tourism Company SAE, Egypt. He received his education in Kuwait, Lebanon and the United States of America.

Faisal Hamad M. Al-Ayyar - Executive Director, Member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Board Audit Commitee

Vice Chairman of Kuwait Projects Company (Holding), Kuwait; Chairman of United Broadcasting Company Limited, Cayman Islands; Chairman of Orbit-ShowTime Network, United Arab Emirates; Chairman of Saudi Pearl Insurance, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Vice Chairman, Gulf Insurance Company, Kuwait; Vice Chairman, Jordan Kuwait Bank, Jordan; Board Member of Saudia Dairy & Foodstuff Company (SADAFCO), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Board Member of Gulf Egypt for Hotels & Tourism Company, Egypt;  Board Member of United Assets Management Company, Luxembourg; Board Member of Swiss Premium Food Company, Egypt; Trustee of American University of Kuwait, Kuwait; Honorary Chairman of the National Committee for Learning Difficulties; Kuwait Recipient of Arab Bankers Association of North America (ABANA) Achievement Award in 2005. Award winner at Tunis Arab Economic Forum 2007, and Lifetime Achievement Award winner at Beirut Arab Economic Forum 2007. Awarded at the Kuwait Financial Forum 2009 for his contribution to the investment sector in Kuwait and his successes in the global financial market.


Samer Khanachet - Executive Director, Member of the Executive Committee, Member of the Board Audit Committee

Group Chief Operating Officer of Kuwait Projects Company (Holding), Kuwait; Board Member of United Real Estate Company, Kuwait; Board Member of Taka’ud Savings & Pensions BSC (under formation), Kingdom of Bahrain; Trustee of the American University of Kuwait, Kuwait; Member of the Corporation Development Committee and the Educational Council of MIT, United States of America; Past President of the Arab Bankers Association of North America; MBA from the Harvard Business School, United States of America. He holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering and a BSc Management Science from MIT, United States of America.


Sheikh Abdullah Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah - Executive Director

Chairman of KIPCO Asset Management Company (KAMCO), Kuwait; Board Member of Kuwait Projects Company (Holding), Kuwait. He graduated from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, United Kingdom. He holds a BSc in Business Administration from the New York Institute of Technology, United States of America.


Mubarak Mohammed Al-Maskati - Executive Director, Member of the Board Audit Committee

Chairman of the Royal Aviation Company, Kuwait; Past Board Member of Kuwait Projects Company (Holding), and Kuwait Aviation Services, Kuwait. He holds a BSc in Political Studies and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, United States of America.





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