Board of Directors & committees
Board of Directors (BOD)
·
Dr. Faisal Khalid Kanoo | Chairman ( Non-Executive )
Dr. Faisal Khalid Kanoo, Chairman of the Board and
Risk Committee of Gulf Lifting Financial Leasing Company, and Board Member at
Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo. His academic qualifications include a PhD from Brunel
University, an MBA from London Business School, and a BSc in International
Economics from Georgetown University. Former President of Kanoo Real Estate, he
led business development and project evaluation. With diverse experience as
Group Project Manager and Asst. General Manager, Dr. Faisal is also a successful
entrepreneur, founding EatCorp and establishing ventures in real estate,
construction, and logistics.
·
Mr. Ahmed Fawzi Kanoo | Vice Chairman (
Non-Executive )
Mr. Ahmed Fawzi Kanoo, Deputy Chairman of the Board of
Gulf Lifting Financial Leasing Company. He holds a Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration from Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
With extensive experience, he held key roles at YBA Kanoo, including Regional
Director and Divisional Manager. Currently holding influential positions across
various GCC companies, he is Chairman of Kanoo Terminal Services Ltd. and a
Director in companies such as Investcorp Saudi Arabia, BASF Saudi Arabia
Company Ltd., Nouryon Saudi Arabia for Chemicals, and International Computer
World Co. Ltd.
·
Mr. Fahad Mohammad AlFawaz | Member ( Independent )
Mr. Fahad AlFawaz is a Board Member and Chairman of
the Audit Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Gulf
Lifting Financial Leasing Company. He has held the position of Chairman of the
Audit Committee since 2017. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial
Management from King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) and an
MBA degree from Surrey University Guildford, UK. He is an Audit Committee
Member at various companies and has served as a Board Member and Audit Committee
Member in several other distinguished companies in various Industries including
Banking. He has also served in various C level executive roles.
·
Mr. Fahad Talal Kurdi | Member ( Independent )
Mr. Fahad Kurdi serves as a Board Member of Gulf
Lifting Financial Leasing Company. He holds a Bachelor Degree of Business
Administration from Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland. He currently holds
the position of Deputy CEO at NBK Watani Wealth Management. He also served as a
Board member, Nomination and Remuneration Committee Member and Chairman of
Investment Committee at Alsager Cooperative Insurance. Additionally, he held
management roles at Investcorp, Jadwa Investment, NCB Capital, and Banque Saudi
Fransi.
·
Mr. Ashok Nair | Member ( Non-Executive )
Ashok Nair, serves as a Board and Risk Committee Member of Gulf Lifting Financial Leasing Company. He holds a Bachelor Degree of Commerce from R A Podar College Of Commerce & Economic. He obtained Chartered Accountant- Finance, Accounting from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Cost & Works Accountant, Costing Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India. He held the position of Executive General Manager at Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Co. Ltd in Dammam, Saudi Arabia from 1989 to 2017. He also served as the Technical Advisor at Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Co. Ltd in Manama, Bahrain, from May 2017 to April 2023.
Executive Committee (EXCOM)
Name |
Position |
Mr.
Ashok Nair |
Chairman |
Mr. Alexander Wallace |
Member |
Mr.
Nair Bayan Alsulami |
Member |
Audit Committee (AC)
Name |
Position |
Mr. Fahad
Mohammad AlFawaz |
Chairman |
Mr. Salah Abdulrahman
AlHuzami |
Member |
Mr. Alexander
Wallace |
Member |
Risk Committee (RC)
Name |
Position |
Dr.
Faisal Khalid Kanoo |
Chairman |
Mr. Ashok Nair
|
Member |
Mr. Vikrant
Mahajan |
Member |
Nominations and Remunerations
Committee (NRC)
Name |
Position |
Mr.
Fahad Mohammad AlFawaz |
Chairman |
Mr. Salah Abdulrahman
AlHuzami |
Member |
Mr.
Alan Phin |
Member |
Shariah Committee
Name |
Position |
Sheikh Dr. Naji Rashid Al Arabi |
Chairman |
Sheikh Mohammad Ebrahim
Alkooheji |
Member |