1. AbdulMalik bin Abdullah Al-Khalili

Sheikh AbdulMalik is a prominent businessman and a professional banker from the Sultanate of Oman. He represents the Diwan of Royal Court on the Board of Directors of BankMuscat, Oman (the largest bank in Oman). He has been the Chairman of the Board of BankMuscat since January 2001 to date. Sheikh AbdulMalik is also the Chairman of BankMuscat International, Bahrain.
Sheikh AbdulMalik is an accomplished administrator and presently serves as the Executive President of Royal Court Affairs - Pension Fund. His earlier assignments include Assistant Secretary General for Public Affairs, Minister's Office, the Diwan of Royal Court, Oman, and Director of Planning and Studies, Minister's Office, the Diwan of Royal Court.

He is also the Chief Executive of the Diwan Pension Fund. Other governance assignments include directorships on the Boards of various companies including:

• Muscat National Holding SAOC
• National Investment Funds Co. SAOC
• Qurum Financial Services SAOG

2. Mr Abdullah Mohammed AbdulAziz Al Romaizan

Mr Abdullah is the Managing Director of ‘Al Romaizan for Gold and Jewellery’ and holds more than 40% share of the gold and jewellery market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, together with the rest of the MENA region.

Mr Al Romaizan is one of the most respectable and well-known businessmen of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and was member of the board of directors of Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry. So far as financial sector is concerned, Mr Al Romaizan was among the board members of Saudi Cairo Bank and Alwatania Instalment Company. In addition, he is member of the board of directors of:

• Riyadh Construction Company;
• Ibtikar Technology Company; and
• National Medical Company.

Mr Al Romaizan is also the chairman of the board of directors of Alkiyan Petrochemical Company. Further, he holds shares in several of the major Saudi listed companies.

Mr Al Romaizan is also a member of the board of directors of various educational institutions such as AlBir University, Riyadh, Prince Sultan University and Riyadh Educational Centre.

Mr Al Romaizan is also the owner / major shareholder of the following companies:

• Kirnaf Limited
• Nama Limited
• Nama Investment Pakistan Limited
• Nama Kenya Limited
• Gulf Energy Limited
• Gulf Computer Systems Limited
• Gulf Stars Kuwait Limited

3. Mr Suleiman Shahbal

Suleiman Shahbal is a US graduate in business and finance, and has over 23 years experience in banking with large multinational and regional financial institutions. Suleiman previously worked with BankMuscat, the largest investment and commercial bank in Oman, where he was the Deputy General Manager - International Operations. This position placed Suleiman at the forefront of acquiring banks in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and India, and as a key contributor to creating international business for BankMuscat. Prior to BankMuscat, he was Vice President of Citibank in the Middle East and Europe.

He is also the Chairman and founder of the Gulf African Bank in Kenya, which is East Africa’s first Islamic bank.

Suleiman has also been involved in establishing several successful businesses, including GulfCap where he is the Managing Director.

4. Mr Jamil Qureshi

Jamil Qureshi has over 20 years experience in corporate finance (debt and equity), mergers and acquisitions, management consulting and business advisory services. He has provided these professional services across a diverse range of sectors, including real estate, retail and leisure, tourism and hospitality, banking and finance (conventional and Islamic), energy, manufacturing, and telecoms.

In September 2006, he left Ernst & Young, where he was the Director of Business Advisory Solutions, to establish GulfCap in partnership with Suleiman, where he is currently the Deputy CEO and CIO.

5. Overseas Investment S.P.C and Skyline Investment SPC, Bahrain