Board of Directors

Fawaz Abdulaziz Fahad Alhokair

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Current Executive Positions:

General Manager of Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair & Partners Holding Co., and the General Manager of many other Saudi and non-Saudi companies and establishments (Balad Al Riyadah Est.; Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair & Partners Real Estate; Al Farida Real Estate Co.; Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair & Co. Enterprises Co.; FAS Construction Co.; Al Farida Information Technology & Communications Co.; Al Bawarij International for Development & Real Estate Investment Co.; Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair and Sons Holding Co.; Al Farida Al Oula Real Estate Est.). He is also the Chairman of FAS Saudi Holding Co., in addition to his membership of many other Saudi and non-Saudi companies.

Previous Executive Positions:

Chairman of the Board of Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair and Partners Co.; General Manager of Advanced Retail International Co.; General Manager at International Fashion Concepts Co.; also he was the General Manager of many other Saudi companies that he either owns or established such as Al-Waheedah Equipment Co.; Wahba Trading Co.; Eqar Al Arab Global Co.; Eqar Al Watan Co.; Retail Group Egypt; Al-Waheedah Equipment General Trading Co.

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics and accounting from Loughborough University, United Kingdom, in 1989.
• Doctorate in economics and accounting from Loughborough University, United Kingdom, in 2008.

Experience:

Over 30 years of business experience in investment management, fashion and real estate development. He also sits on several other boards and committees.

Salman Abdulaziz Fahad Alhokair

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors

Current Executive Positions:

General Manger of Salman Abdulaziz Alhokair & Sons Holding Co.; General Manager of Salman Alhokair Engineering Consulting Firm; General Manager of Kids Space Co.; General Manager of FAS Spain Est.; General Manager of Tadarees Najd for Trading Est. He also sits on several boards of other Saudi and non-Saudi companies such as Food and Entertainment Co.; Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair & Partners Holding Co.; Al Farida Real Estate Co.; FAS Construction Co.; Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair & Partners for Real Estate Projects Co.; Al Farida IT & Comms. Co.; FAS Holding for Hotels Co.; Al Bawarij International for Development & Real Estate Investment Co.; FAS Real Estate Co.; Billy Games Co.; Coffee Centres Trading Co.; Fantastic Bakery Co.

Previous Executive Positions:

Chairman of the Board of Fawaz Abdulaziz Al Hokair and Partners Co.; General Manager of Al-Jeel Clothing Trading Co. He also sat on several boards of other Saudi and non-Saudi companies like Al-Waheedah Equipment Co.; Wahba Trading Co.; Retail Group Egypt; Advanced Retail International Co.; Al-Waheedah Equipment General Trading Co.

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture from King Saud University, KSA, in 1990.

Experience:

Over 28 years of business experience in investment management, fashion and real estate development. He also sits on several boards of almost 60 companies and sole proprietorships.

Mohamad Rafic Mourad

Managing Director

Previous experience:

• Mr. Mourad has held various senior leadership roles at major tech companies, including nearly 10 years at Google, where he was Google’s Managing Director for the Middle East and North Africa, before moving to take on a global role at Google headquarters in Silicon Valley. More recently, Mr. Mourad served as a Vice President at Instacart, the leading on-demand e-commerce player in North America. Prior to that, Mr. Mourad was in management consulting at Booz & Company (Now Strategy&), focusing on M&A and Corporate Development. Mr. Mourad has an intimate knowledge of the Saudi Arabian market, having spent more than 10 years in the Kingdom and served the market in his various regional and global roles.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science with Honors at Lebanese American University, Lebanon, 1994. MBA at INSEAD, France, 2001.

Experience:

• Mr. Mourad brings 28 years of global management experience in technology, retail, consumer goods and e-commerce.

Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Al Tuwaijri

Member of the Board of Directors

Current Executive Positions:

Owner of Dr. Abdulrahman Al Tuwaijri Economic Consulting Firm.

Previous Executive Positions:

Chairman of the Board of Middle East Financial Investment Co.; Chairman of the Board of the Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA); Member of the Board of Saudi Aramco Co.; General Secretary of the Supreme Economic Council; Managing Director and the representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Economic Consultant at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at King Saud University.

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in economics from King Saud University, KSA, in 1978.
• Doctorate in economics from Iowa State University, United States of America, in 1985.

Experience:

Over 42 years of experience in business and economic consultancy. He also sits on several boards of Saudi companies.

Turki Saud AlDayel

Member of the Board of Directors

Current Executive Positions:

Managing Director at Ninety-One Company.

Previous Executive Positions:

Academic Qualifications:

Experience:

More than 15 years of experience in the field of investment banking.

Kamel Badih Al Qalam

Member of the Board of Directors

Current Executive Positions:

Consultant at Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair and Co. Real Estate.

Previous Executive Positions:

Architect at the Federal Highway Administration in the Department of Transportation, United States.

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of North Carolina, United States of America, in 1988.
• Master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of North Carolina, United States of America, in 1990.

Experience:

Over 32 years of experience in the field of architectural engineering, real estate development and business development. He also sits on several boards of Saudi and non-Saudi companies.

Abdulmajid Abdullah Albasri

Member of the Board of Directors

Current Executive Positions:

Group CFO, Fawaz Alhokair Group

Previous Executive Positions:

Group Treasurer - Fawaz Alhokair Group; Group Treasurer – Almarai; Portfolio Manager - SAMBA Capital; Madison Investment Fund; Audit and security analysis.

Academic Qualifications:

• Master of Applied Financial Mathematics - University of Connecticut.
• Master of Economics - University of Connecticut.
• Bachelor of Business Administration - James Madison University.
• CFA Finance - CFA Institute.
• PRM Finance - PRMIA Institute.

Experience:

More than 17 years of experience in auditing and financial analysis and portfolio management and financial management.

Johan Henri Brand

Member of the Board of Directors

Current Executive Positions:

Managing Director of Johan Brand Leadership Advisory DWC-LLC

Previous Executive Positions

Academic Qualifications:

• Master of Corporate Law -Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
• Master of Private Law-Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
• MSc Business Economics -Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)

Experience:

More than 36 years of experience in the fields of marketing management, executive search, and leadership advisory at CEO and Board-level.

Khalid Alsweilem

Member of the Board of Directors

Current Executive Positions:

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ashmore Saudi Arabia; Expert, Harvard and Stanford Universities

Previous Executive Positions:

Chief Counselor and Head of Investment, Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA).

Academic Qualifications:

• Postdoctoral Fellowship of Economics and Financial Management - Harvard University
• PhD in Economics - University of Colorado Boulder.
• Master of Economics - Boston University
• Bachelor of Industrial Engineering - the University of Arizona

Experience:

More than 31 years of experience in economics and investment banking.