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MS. RIMA KAISSI SAMEER PAREKH | CPA | CA (CANADA) |
Director of Development CPA (CO, USA) | CISA | CA
D Consultants Partner
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Rima is a passionate educational professional with 17 SRCO, Bahrain and Canada
years of experience in setting up, growing and managing Sameer Parekh, is a CPA, CA (Canada), CPA (CO, USA),
international schools in KSA, Qatar and Bahrain. Through CISA and CA India with nearly 25 years of experience
her role as the Director of Development at D Consultants, in providing assurance, financial advisory and consulting
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she developed curriculum, board policies, accreditation services with a focus on IFRS implementation, system
processes, and strategic and financial plans. Her latest implementation, hedging and business combination.
achievement was the successful establishment of four Sameer’s audit experience includes over 15 years at
new campuses for AlHekma International Schools in Ernst & Young LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Over
Qatar. Her leadership was instrumental in securing these years, Sameer has worked with the Ministry of
accreditation from multiple internationally recognized Electricity, GOSI, Ministry of Transportation, Controller
American Institutions and National accreditation bodies Auditor General in Bahrain, India and Canada. Sameer is
for several campuses. She developed innovative an acknowledged expert in IFRS and has assisted in the
processes that contributed to the substantial growth implementation of IFRS 9 at two of the top 10 Canadian
of student enrollment and the sustainability of a strong banks and, due to his insurance company background, is
reputation for the schools she worked in. At heart, she in a unique position to fully understand the implications
feels that education should enable students to exercise of upcoming IFRS 17. He was a consultant and trainer on
their natural curiosity and discover through experiential implementation on IFRS for SIO, and a co-author for EY
learning. Financial Reporting Development guidance on IAS 39.
Over the last three years he has implemented IFRS in
Q ROD ALLDERIDGE
General Manager Saudi Arabia for nearly 100 private and public companies.
Nexus Financial Services W.L.L
Q SAAD OSSEIRAN
Managing Director & CEO
Credit Suisse AG, Bahrain Branch

Q SADDEK OMER EL KABER
Chairman
Arab Banking Corporation (B.S.C.)
Q SAEED ABDULNABI DHAIF
Chairman
Dhaif Insurance Agency
Q SAM THOMAS SATTAM SULAIMAN ALGOSAIBI
Managing Director Chief Executive Officer,
Aloala Information Technology Khaleeji Commercial Bank, Manama, Bahrain.
Q SAMEER AL WAZZAN Mr. Algosaibi has over 22 years of banking experience
Chief Executive occupying senior posts across several roles and
Bahrain National Holding Co. BSC
responsibilities. In his experience, spanning some of the
Q SAMIR RABADI most critical years for the banking sector in Bahrain, he’s
Chief Operating Officer come to witness changing economic environments and
HSBC BANK MIDDLE EAST LIMITED evolving regulatory mindsets. This allowed him to have
an in-depth understanding and practical knowledge in
Q SALAM GAMOAH
Chief Executive Officer Islamic Banking and conventional commercial banking’s
Bank Of Jordan-Bahrain Wholesale Banking best practices. Before joining KHCB, Mr. Algosaibi
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