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WHO'S WHO PROFILES Q KHALID AL AWADHI

Managing Director

United Gulf Insurance Brokers
KHALID AL DOSERI
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Vice Chairman

Al-Doseri Investment

Managing Partner

Elyaa Audit & Consulting
Q KHALID MARHOON
Q KHALIL NOORUDDIN
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE DURAND Managing Partner
Chief Executive Officer Capital Knowledge
Mr. Jean-Christophe Durand joined the National Bank of Q KYLE A HENRY
Bahrain (NBB) as CEO in December 2016 with a focus General Manager
on reinforcing and expanding the Bank’s role as a driver Patrick York Ireland Insurance & Reins Brokers Co WLL
for economic growth and development.
Mr. Durand brings over 39 years of international and
regional banking and finance experience which he gained
from senior leadership roles at leading global banking
institutions, 31 years of which were in the GCC. Prior to
taking on the role of CEO of NBB, he was the CEO of BNP
Paribas Middle East and Africa Region for Corporate and
Institutional Banking and Asset Management.
He holds several Board positions locally and regionally
including Gulf Air and Bahrain Telecommunications
Company (Batelco). He is also the Chairman of Batelco’s M. ABRAHAM SANTOSH
Executive Committee and Member of the Nomination, General Manager - IT People
Remuneration, Donations and Corporate Governance Abraham Santosh joined Information Technology People
Committee. W.L.L (IT People), Bahrain as Country Manager in 2003
and was later promoted to Regional Manager for the Gulf
Additionally, he is the Vice Chairman for Umniah Region in 2004. In this position, he has managed business
Telecommunication Company in Jordan, and a Director and operational responsibilities of the company for Bahrain,
for Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) and Qatar, Dubai, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Prior to joining IT
the Chairman of the French Chamber of Commerce and People, Bahrain, he served with IT PEOPLE, Dubai,
Industry in Bahrain (FCCIB). Other notable achievements UAE and has also previously worked with companies like
include receiving the ‘Legion d’ Honneur’ from the Datapro Infoworld Ltd and Zenith Computers. Abraham
Government of France and is a graduate from ESSEC Santosh is a multi-award winner including industry awards
(Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et for Excellence and Outstanding Performance. Santosh
led a team with notable achievements to their credit in
Commerciales) in Paris. the provision of IT Consulting and Outsourcing services
for Banks and Financial institutions in the Gulf region. His
Q DR. JOSEPH TORBEY team was named “The Best HR practices company” by
Chairman some prominent banks in respect to the care with which
Credit Libanais S.A.L.
they have treated the consultants on their rolls and also
received “Preferred Consulting Services vendor” status
Q KHALED AL BALOOSHI
Regional Manager with a few large companies in the Gulf region.
The Housing Bank for Trade & Finance Abraham Santosh is a Masters degree holder in Computer
Science and Operations Management. He has over 25
Q KHALEEFA BUTTI BIN OMAIR years of experience in the IT Consulting and Outsourcing
Chairman
First Energy Bank industry; 20 years of which has been in the Gulf region.
Q DR KHALED ABDULLA Q MANAL DHAHI
General Manager
Eskan Bank Manal Dhahi Law Firm
Q KHALID HUMAIDAN Q MAHMOOD AL SHAMMASI
Chief Executive Managing Director
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