MR. ABDULLA AL NABOODAH Chairman of the Board   Abdulla was educated at Al Ittihad Private School in Dubai, UAE, before going on to achieve a Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in Business Management from National Louis University of Chicago, USA. After graduating, Abdulla started his career at the National Bank of Dubai, before joining the Al Naboodah Group’s construction division in 2000.

In 2010, Abdulla became the Managing Director of Al Naboodah Construction Group and under his management, the construction group successfully completed major construction projects in UAE. He held seats on the boards of several prominent organizations and companies in UAE, including Oman Insurance Company, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Takaful Insurance, Al Rawabi Dairy Company, and UAE Red Crescent Society.

MR. MAJID AL GHASLAN

Board Member

 

Majid is a serial entrepreneur, business owner, and thought leader in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is Founder of Front End one of the fastest growing energy services companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and bringing 4 th Industrial Revolution technologies that is fundamentally changing conventional methods in the Energy, Industrial, and Financial Sectors.

Majid has extensive leading high-visibility, mission-critical areas for notable organizations within the Technology, Oil & Gas, and Higher Education Industries. He was a founding member of the King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) and served as its first Chief Information Officer (CIO).

Mr. Alghaslan held several leadership roles in various areas of Information Technology, Engineering, Oil & Gas, and Maritime industries in Saudi Arabia and the USA where he was Vice President and Board Member of the Saudi Aramco US Based Quarters in Houston, Texas. He also served on various boards and non-for-profit organizations including Construction Industry Institute based in the US that enhances the business effectiveness and sustainability of the Mega Capital Facility Life Cycle programs of Saudi Aramco and other National and International Oil Companies through research, related initiatives, and industry alliances.

Majid is now engaged as an entrepreneur in the transformation of the Kingdom’s economic diversity as part of its Saudi Vision 2030 given his background and experience in Technology and the Energy Industry. He has joint ventured with international companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the fields of Energy, Digital Transformation & Artificial Intelligence, Non-Metallic manufacturing, Security & Defense, and in Media & Entertainment.

Mr. Alghaslan attended Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, and The University of the Pacific, Stockton, California, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering Mr. Alghaslan is a member of the Internet Society and the ACM and various other boards such as the US-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC) Chairman Circle and the Saudi Polo Federation Board.

MR. FIROZE NARIMAN KAPADIA

Board Member

 

Firoze, qualified in June 1994 as a Chartered Certified Accountant in U.K. He has accumulated a diversified experience of around 27 years post qualification in the field of accounting, finance and management as well as in taxation.

After qualifying, Firoze joined Akzo Nobel’s internal audit department, at Akzo Nobel, he gained significant experience and exposure to industries as diverse as pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, coatings, international trade and corporate taxation. He also worked in the financial services industry for over 10 years in the City of London gaining experience in launching and managing offshore funds for HNWI, including developing & maintaining relationships with Prime Brokers and hedge funds.

In January 2006, Firoze moved to Abu Dhabi and joined Sorouh PJSC as Investment Director and later as Executive Director Treasury & Institutional Investors where he was responsible for raising money in the Capital markets and liaising and negotiating with rating agencies for obtaining appropriate ratings for the Company and its maiden bond issuance. He successfully concluded on the Company’s asset backed Bond issuance of USD 1 billion as well as various financing rounds with local and international banks.

In 2011, Firoze joined the Al Sayegh Group as Group Chief Financial Officer to oversee its expansion into Africa in the mining and agro commodities sector. Currently he is overseeing the group’s first mining IPO on ADX.

Firoze has also been involved with spearheading the group’s foray into the agro commodity sector and acts as the CEO of the business. Under his stewardship the agro commodity business has flourished and is one of the significant employers in Western Africa.

In his role of Group Chief Financial Officer, Firoze has the responsibility for ensuring preparation of consolidated statutory financial statements, preparation of appropriate accounting policies and procedures at group level, ensuring staff technical training for the finance department and ensuring that group companies file regular VAT returns.

MR. MARWAN AL SERKAL

Board Member

 

Marwan is the Chairman of M INVESTMENT CAPITAL HOLDINGS & Board Member of BH MUBASHER and Al Islami Foods. Marwan has more than 16 years experience in Investment Banking, Corporate Banking, and Financial Markets working with Dubai Islamic Bank, HSBC & Credit Suisse. Marwan is the Founder of CARTER & WHITE and The Precious Yield Company.