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Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) - Investor Presentation

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT Sheikha Dana Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah | Group CEO Appointed KIPCO's Group CEO in January 2022 and has been a Board Member since 2020. She is the Founder and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the American University of Kuwait (AUK) and the Chairperson of United Education Company. She was formerly the CEO of Al Futtooh Holding Company, and currently holds Board positions in Gulf Insurance Group, OSN and Kamco Invest. Sheikha Dana holds an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Dartmouth College, USA, and a BA in English Literature from Kuwait University. She also studied at Indiana University in Bloomington, USA. Samer Subhi Khanachet | Deputy Group CEO Joined KIPCO as General Manager in 1990. He moved to the United States in 1991 to head United Gulf Management, KIPCO's US subsidiary, and identify strategic resources to support KIPCO's activities in financial services, media and other sectors across the MENA region. Prior to being appointed KIPCO's Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer in 2022, he held the position of Group Chief Operating Officer since 2008. He is a Board member of Burgan Bank and United Gulf Bank. He holds board and committee positions with the American University of Kuwait and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds two BSc degrees from MIT and an MBA from Harvard. Sunny Bhatia | Group CFO joined KIPCO in 2022, coming from NBK Capital where he served as CFO. With over 30 years of experience across different financial services, Mr Bhatia held leadership positions in Global Investment House and the National Bank of Bahrain. He also worked with KPMG, Siemens and PricewaterhouseCoopers in various capacities. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University and is a Chartered Accountant and Cost and Management Accountant. Joe Kawkabani | Group CIO Joined KIPCO in 2018 to lead strategic initiatives and was appointed Chief Investment Officer in 2022. With around 20 years of experience in structuring and managing investments and ventures in frontier markets, Mr. Kawkabani's role involves setting and executing KIPCO's investment strategy, as well as overseeing value creation and transformation programs across the Group. Prior to joining KIPCO, he set up and served as the CEO of CPC Africa. He has held several positions in leading regional and international organizations including Chief Investment Officer- MENA equities at Franklin Templeton, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Algebra Capital, and Head of Equity Asset Management at SHUAA Capital. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Saint Joseph University in Beirut. Khaled Al Sharrad | Group Chief HR & Admin. Officer, Board Secretary Joined KIPCO Group as the Group Chief HR and Admin Officer in 1995. He plays multiple strategic roles for the Group in the capacity of KIPCO Secretary of the Board, Chairman of IKARUS United Marine Services Company, Board Director in Kuwait Furniture Manufacturing & Trading Company (KUFUMA) and Kuwait Association for Learning Differences (KALD), in addition to his participation as chair or member in several committees. He is a well-rounded leader with close to 31 years of proven organizational development and advisory experience covering areas such as strategic planning, corp. governance, organization design, talent management as well as business improvement. He holds a BA degree from St. Edwards University in Texas and is a certified professional in personnel management. Moustapha Samir Chami | Deputy Group CFO Joined KIPCO in 2009 and held several positions in the Finance & Accounts Department. He was appointed Deputy Group CFO in 2022. Mr. Chami leads the Group's financial operations and planning, including governance and risk management. He is the Secretary of the Board Risk Committee and acts as a financial advisor to several Group companies. Mr. Chami holds a bachelor's degree in finance and MBA from the University of Saint Joseph in Lebanon. He is also a Certified Financial Analyst (CFA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). Eric Schumacher | Group Treasurer Joined KIPCO in 2019. With close to 30 years of experience in corporate and investment banking, he has a proven track record of managing regional and global commercial banking businesses. Prior to joining KIPCO, Mr. Schumacher held leading positions in Citi and HSBC, and was based between Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait in the last decade. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA from Concordia University in Canada. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst. Anuj Rohtagi | Group SVP, Financial Control Joined KIPCO Group in 2005 as a consultant at its India subsidiary, PKC Advisory, and moved to KIPCO Financial Control in 2007. With an experience of 20 years, he leads the Group planning and performance monitoring function along with debt capital markets activities. He is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants, India, and the Association of Corporate Treasurers, UK. He holds a graduate degree from Delhi University and completed a Post Graduate Program in Data Science & Business Analytics from the University of Texas at Austin. Eman Al Awadhi | Group SVP, Corporate Communications & IR Joined KIPCO in 2010. She is responsible for coordinating the Group's overall communications strategy and for KIPCO's corporate communications, media relations, branding and marketing activities. She also manages communication between the company's management and its investors. Ms. Al Awadhi has an extensive career in public relations, media and journalism. She was previously a member of the 'Newsweek Arabic' production team and the foreign correspondent at Kuwait News Agency, Kuwait's official news wire. She holds a BA in English Literature from the University of Bahrain and is a Certified Investor Relations Officer. Riyad Mohammed Hanbali | Group VP, Internal Audit Joined KIPCO's Internal Audit Department in 2004 and was appointed Group Vice President in 2022. Mr. Hanbali oversees the internal audit functions throughout the KIPCO Group, including the development of strategic audit plans and performing quality reviews, as well as advising management and audit committees throughout the Group. He has close to 30 years of experience in public accounting and internal audit. Prior to joining KIPCO, he held managerial positions at Andersen and Ernst & Young. Mr. Hanbali holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Kuwait University and a master's degree in accounting from California State University, Sacramento. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Global Management Accountant (GGMA) and a Certified Islamic Professional Accountant (CIPA). كيبكو KIPCO شركة مشاريع الكويت القابضة) Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) - Investor Presentation | 32
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