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).
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