Saleh Al Ali Al Rashed

Chairman

Mr. Al Rashed is a member of one of the most esteemed business families in Saudi Arabia. He has been recognized as one of the most successful businessmen in the region and has held many prestigious positions within financial institutions in the region and in Europe.

Currently he is the Chairman of number of large corporations such as; Trade Union Insurance Company, Universal Corporation for Trade and Industry, Saudi United Co., Saudi Activities Co., Saudi Logistics Support Installments Co. and Amlac Hotel Services Co.

He is also a Board Member of Al Rayan Bank in Qatar.

Abdul Rahman Al Jasmi

Vice Chairman and Managing Director

Mr. Al Jasmi is an acknowledged banking industry expert, with over 25 years experience in both commercial and investment banking. Mr. Al Jasmi has been instrumental in GBCORP’s growth and current position as an award winning best new bank in the Middle East.

Mr. Al Jasmi provides strategic direction to GBCORP’s global investment initiatives across the MENA region, South Asia and North America. He is also the Chairman of Global Real Estate Development Co.[GREDCO], a subsidiary of GBCORP.

Prior to setting up GBCORP, Mr. Al Jasmi, was Chairman of Bahrain Aluminium Extrusion Company (Balexco) and Chairman of Gulf Holding.

Salah Saleh Asheer

Director

Mr. Asheer is the Chief Executive Officer in number of Bahrain-based privately held investment companies.

Mr. Asheer is an experienced investment banker and has served as a Director of several local, regional and international subsidiaries.

The Companies own and manage a diversified range of investments in the financial services industry among others.

Mr. Asheer is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BSc in Accounting.

Talal Mohammed Al Mutawa

Director

Mr. Al Mutawa, is the Managing Director and CEO of Manafae Investment in Kuwait. A shareholding company specialized in Asset Management and Investment Services. Mr. Al Mutawa holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration.

He has over 9 years experience in the stock exchange markets and financial transactions. He has been recognized for setting up high benchmarks on profitability, introducing new clients, setting up a framework in the local services department and training dealers to improve their technical skills.

Prior to joining Manafae Investment, Mr. Al Mutawa was the Manager of Trading and Portfolio Management in Kuwait Asset Management Company (KAMCO), which is a subsidiary of Kuwait Investment Project Company (KIPCO). He was responsible for several public subscriptions and private placements.

Khalid Abdulla Al-Ankary

Director

Mr. Al-Ankary is the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy General Manager of Bathel Al Khair Est. for Trading & Real Estate in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Ankary started his career in 1990 as Internal Auditor, Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) - Internal Audit Department.

In an illustrious career spanning more than 17 years, Mr. Al-Ankary has gained in-depth experience across market sectors covering financial, oil and gas manufacturing, retail, insurance, aerospace, telecommunication, and the hotel and restaurant management industry.

Prior to joining Bathel Al Khair Est., Mr. Al-Ankary was the Internal Auditor in the Internal Audit Division of Samba Financial Group where he participated in various audits across the group in addition to two audits in Citibank Jordan and Spain He also attended several audit training courses organized by the Group in New York and London.

Mr. Al-Ankary holds a Bachelors degree in Accounting from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia.

Fady Jan Bakhos

Director

Mr. Fady Jan Bakhos is the General Counsel at the Special Projects Company in Qatar and also a Partner in Boutros, Zlaac & Associates, Beirut, where he is responsible for overseeing various financial and commercial transactions, for local and foreign clients doing business in Lebanon and assisting them in their investments in the Arabian Gulf and France.

Mr. Bakhos has diverse, across the board experience in Islamic finance, hospitality ,oil&gas, media and real estate development representing clients on a number of boards of directors in various industries and regions. He is also responsible for managing a wide range of local and cross-border transac tions from different perspectives (i.e. commercial, legal, tax and sovereign immunity).

Mr. Bakhos completed his L.L.M in International Legal Studies from the Georgetown University Law Centre, Washington. D.C, focusing on Corporate Finance, International Finance & Development Law. He also holds a D.E.S. post graduate degree in Private Law, from St. Joseph University, Faculty of Law & Political Science, Beirut.

Terry Newendorp

Director

Mr. Newendorp, founder of Taylor-DeJongh, has more than 35 years of experience in international and cross-border capital investments, global financial structuring, project financing, and debt and equity raising and private placements of capital. He has negotiated and closed deals in 75 countries, aggregating more than $70 billion, primarily in the energy, oil & gas, petrochemicals, telecommunications, metals & mining, and infrastructure sectors. In addition to extensive experience structuring commercial bank loans globally, he has complete familiarity with government and multilateral financing institutions, including the export credit agencies of most of the developed world. He has extensive experience developing projects, securing debt and equity and closing transactions.

He has served as financial advisor for 22 trains of LNG production, 77,426 megawatts of power generation, and 26,410 kilometers of pipelines. Since 2006, he has advised the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on energy security issues. Mr. Newendorp has supervised over 250 IPP financial advisories, of which 7 were the first of their kind in the host country.

Mr. Newendorp was awarded the honor "Superstar Team, Asia/Middle East Oil and Gas," received the "Independent Energy 25-year All-Star Award" for energy finance, and has received numerous other international recognitions for success in energy finance globally. He was the overall leader for advisory teams that have won 12 "Deal of the Year" awards since 1999.

Mr. Newendorp received his J.D. cum laude from The George Washington University School of Law and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University.