Gulf Capital Investment Company, InvestGB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf Bank, Kuwait’s bank of the future.

Academic Qualifications:

• BSc in Business Administration from University of Arizona, USA – 1992
• Executive Program in Project Management and Leadership from Cornell University, USA – 2011
• Specialized training course in Decision Making Strategies at Harvard Business School, USA – 2015
• Executive Program in Leading Change and Organizational Renewal at Harvard Business School, USA – 2018

Experience:

• More than 25 years of experience in leadership positions covering Private Banking, Retail and Wealth Management in Kuwait Finance House, BNP Paribas in Kuwait, and Ahli United Bank Bahrain.
• Board Member in KFH Capital, and Member of Board Risk Committee 2017 until 2021.
• Vice Chairman of TurkCapital Holding and Board Member 2015 until 2021.

Hani AlAwadhi brings over 20 years of experience in both local and international investments.

Prior to his appointment at InvestGB, he served as the General Manager of Investments at Gulf Bank, where he played a pivotal role in establishing InvestGB. His previous roles include Head of Managed Funds and Acting Head of GCC Equities at Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC), where he managed global investments in hedge funds, private equity, real estate, and infrastructure. His career includes various key positions in prominent institutions and companies locally, regionally, and internationally.

Hani has a proven track record in developing, implementing, and monitoring alternative investment portfolios. He was instrumental in establishing and maintaining one of the region’s largest hedge fund investment programs and contributed to the successful listing of Shamal Az-Zour Company on Boursa Kuwait. Active in corporate governance, Hani holds multiple directorial positions on various boards. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University.

Academic Qualifications:

• BSc in Management Science and Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
• MBA from Columbia Business School, NY, USA
• Chartered Financial Analyst

Experience:

• More than 20 years of experience in business and banking
• Previously President of Group Corporate Affairs at Alghanim Industries
• Previously worked with a number of international and regional organizations such as JP Morgan, Citi Group, Dubai Capital Group, and the National Bank of Kuwait
• Chairman of Asiya Capital Investments Company

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Accounting from Kuwait University
• Business School Certifications in Leadership Development and Strategic Management

Experience:

• Abdulrahman AlSaddah has over 19 years of experience in banking, of which 15 years in Corporate Banking. He has been the Deputy Chief Risk Officer since September 2020, prior to which he served as Deputy General Manager of Corporate Banking and Head of Structured Workout & Remedial at Gulf Bank. Abdulrahman gained his credit, debt restructuring and corporate finance experience through shifting across different functions of Corporate Banking, as well as, leading and co-leading several financial transactions