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 also provides strategic direction to GBCORP’s global investment initiatives across the MENA region, South Asia and North America.Prior to setting up GBCORP, Mr. Al Jasmi, was chairman of Bahrain Aluminium Extrusion Company (Balexco)

and held senior positions as the Board member in Qinvest, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Abu Dhabi Investment House, Bahrain Financial Harbor, Al Areen Holding Co. and Gulf Energy.

Ahmed Mohammed Al Khan

Head of Investment Banking

Mr. Al Khan has joined GBCORP as Head of Investment Banking with over 10 years of experience in the financial services industry including working in New York. His successful portfolio of work and achievements at major business organisations have earned him appointments to the boards of various leading establishments in the region.

Mr. Al Khan holds an MBA from Seton Hall University, New Jersey, USA and a BSC in Marketing from Caldwell College as well as an Executive Diploma in Entrepreneurship Development from MIT.

Mr. Al Khan began his career as a Market Research Analyst at Scott Rudin Productions, New York, before moving on to MetLife (BayPark Financial Group), as Financial Services Executive. Also earned him a presence on the Board of Directors of Sony-ATV, having successfully completed the financial restructuring of the organization.

He is well versed in tax and investment strategies, securities, insurance, pension plans and real estate and is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) with a Series 6 license for Primary Market Trading of Bonds and Mutual Funds.

Abdul Monaim Bastaki

Chief Operating Officer

Abdul Monaim Bastaki is the Chief Operating Officer. He is in charge of building the business by developing strategic partnerships and alliances as well as identifying new business opportunities in order to grow the company's business activities and also extend its footprints in new countries in coordination with the CEO. He is a member of the executive, strategic, human resources, planning, investment and financial committees. Prior to joining GBCORP, Abdul Monaim was the Head of International Banking Division for Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB).

He was responsible for the overall international expansion program, including managing full-fledged Islamic Retail, Corporate and Investment Bank operations.

Mr. Bastaki attended the Executive Management Program of the Darden School, University of Virginia in 1999. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Bahrain in 1995.

and Investment Placement where he was responsible for handling Asset Management and Private Placement activities.Amer possesses detailed knowledge of structuring real estate, mutual fund, private equity and equity portfolio products and is experienced in forming strategic alliances with International Fund Managers and Islamic Bankers such as UBS, Bank of America, HSBC, Nomura and Merill Lynch Investment Advisors.

Amer holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the USA. He also holds an MBA (Investment and Finance) from the University of Hull, UK.