General

Saleh Tarradah

Director of Conferences & Programmes - Bahrain Management Society P.O. Box 3268, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: 17827676, Fax: 17827678 email: admin@bms.org.bh; www.bms.org.bh; Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering (UK), Master in Management from Kent University (UK) More than 30 years experience in Telecommunications & Information Technology. Member of Batelco Group Senior Leadership Team, Member of Batelco Bahrain Capital Review Board. Board member Bahrain Management Society., Chairman of the Federation Of Arab Engineers ICT committee, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry ICT Committee. Fellow member of Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET)-UK, Association of Business Executives (ABE), Cranfield Management Association (CMA), Bahrain Society of Engineers, eGovernment Strategy Committee, B9-Tamkeen eMarket Place Advisory Committee.

Ali Hassan Kutty Kunhalil

Chairman & Managing Director - Aliventure Group
Euro Tower Building, Office No 92,
Sanabis.Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: 17554872, Fax: 17554879.

Kanika Dewan

Group President - Bramco W.L.L. P.O. Box 20260, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: 17250954 /17250981, Fax: 17272725,
Tlx:9261 Bramco BN; Kanika Dewan a 21st century business leader, was born in India, raised in the Middle East. Educated in England and the United States.

Lalit Kapur

Managing Director - Lanterns Group of Companies; Lalit Kapur, a graduate in Commerce and Hotel Management & Catering from Pusa, New Delhi, arrived in Bahrain in 1979 when Bahrain was fast developing. Owned and operated restaurants and catering operations in Middle East, India and United States. Currently Managing Director of Lanterns Group of Companies that owns and runs various restaurants with business interest in Bahrain and India.

Kevin Craig CPCC, ACC, ORSC, ISMM

CEO - Craig Consultants Tel: +973-36199980 (Bahrain) Tel: +966 540674454 (KSA) email kevin craigconsultants.com
www.craigconsultants.com Kevin Craig was born and raised in Oman and is very much at home in the Middle East. From his base in Bahrain, he has worked throughout the Middle East, Asia and Europe for multi-national blue-chip companies such as Siemens and DHL.

Ahmed Mohammed Al Khan

Former Chief Investment Officer, Global Banking Corporation B.S.C. (c) (GBCORP) GBCORP Tower, Bahrain Financial Harbour, P.O. Box 1486, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. T +973 17 200 200 F +973 17 200 300; Mr. Al Khan is the Chief Investment Officer at
GBCORP, with over 16 years of experience in the financial services industry including working in New York. His successful portfolio
of work and achievements has earned him appointments to the boards of various leading establishments in the region.

Mohamed Abdulla Isa

Chief Financial Officer – INOVEST; Mohamed Abdulla Isa, CPA, MBA, DTM, had worked for Unilever – in its offices in United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. His last post with the company was Regional Finance Manager for North Africa, Middle East and Turkey.

Thamer Al Muqla

Executive Director - Gulf Marcom Group P.O. Box 5518, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel:17226262, Fax:17228660 email: thamer@gulfmarcom.com Thamer Al Muqla has been associated with several leading companies in top positions. Had a BBA degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Msc and Business Administration (Honors) from Boston University and is Executive Director, Gulf Marcom Group, Executive Director, Gulf Marcom now. Was Chairman, Eventscom (2002), Chairman, Enjaz Capital (2004), Chairman, Anmar Construction WLL (2005), Managing Director, Opal Holdings (2005), Chairman, Ebtikar Marketing Consultants (2005), Chairman, Realcorp (2006), Managing Director, Dara Investment Holding WLL (2007), Chairman, Enjaz Residence BSC (2008), Chairman, Real Residence Investments BSC (2008), Chairman, The Ultimate Capital WLL (2008), Chairman, Realway Holding BSC (2008), Chairman & Managing Director, Enjaz Property Dev. Co. BSC (2008)

Waleed Ebrahim Kanoo

Director - Ebrahim K. Kanoo B.S.C.(c)
Tel: 17711722, Fax: 17746484;

Mohamed Abdul Razak Shirazi

Director - Behbehani Brothers W.L.L &
Bahrain Jewellery Centre W.L.L
P.O. Box 168, Kingdom of Bahrain
Office 101, Building 1, Govt. Avenue, Manama Town 306,
Tel: 17531502/17531550, Fax: 17536070,

Mohammed Mahmood Jaffar

Managing Director - Asia Jewellers; P.O. Box 861, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, Tel: 17535344/17534444, Fax: 17535311
www.asiajewellers.com 30 years old Mohammed obtained Bachelors in Finance from George Washigton University (Washigton DC) in 2005 and worked as trainee with Al Ahli Bank Bahrain in the corporate department for a brief perod and joined the family business in the same year. Mohammed’s late father Mahmood Ebrahim Jaffar started Asia Jewellers. He also started Phoenocia Decor and he has ventured into real estate and other business to increase the hospitality Industry in Bahrain.

Talal Fuad Kanoo

Director - Corporate Service – E. K. Kanoo B.S.C.(c) P.O. Box 119, Kingdom of Bahrain. Tel: 17262262, Fax:17258865.
Talal Fuad Kanoo holds the following distinguished positions: Executive Director, Motor City B.S.C.(c) Member of the Board - Bahrain National Holding & Bahrain International Circuit Board Member - National Finance House (NFH).

Mishal Alshoala

Chairman - Al Fanar Investment Holding Co. B.S.C. (c) P.O. Box:1557, Kingdom of Bahrain,
Al Fanar Building, Estiqlal Highway, Tel: 17490090 Fax: 17490098; email: alfanar@batelco.com.bh www.alfanarinvestment.com
Graduate of Economics and Business Management from the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Involved in the development of Al Fanar Investment Holding Co. B.S.C. (c) since the very beginning, and now the Executive Director. Also a member of the Board of Directors in Gulf Markets International W.L.L., Primedia International B.S.C. (c), International Technical Supplies and Services W.L.L., Elitecore Technologies Middle East W.L.L., and Chairman of Multe-Spec Systems and Services W.L.L..

Mohamed Hasan Mahmood

Assistant Manager-Fine Foods P.O. Box 302, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: 17727300, Fax: 17725353 email:mohamedhm@finefoodsbah.com www.finefoodsbah.com ; DOB- 28/10/1986 Bachelor of Managerial Economics, University of Queensland, Australia 2010. Assistant Manager- Fine Foods, Business Development Manager- Eurogulf-Iraq.

Rashid M. Al Dossary

Business Development Manager - Amlak International Investment WLL P.O. Box 29093, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: 17769594, Fax: 17769290 email: dossary@gmail.com; Rashid M. Al Dossary took his BSs in Business Informational Technologies and obtained an advanced Diploma in Islamic Banking & Finance. Affiliations: Business Development Manager, Amlak International Investment WLL; Member, Bahrain Society of Training & Development (BSTD). Hobbies: Sports and Reading.

Mohamed Al Zeera

Portfolio Analyst - Corporate Banking Department-Ahli United Bank P.O. Box: 2424, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. Tel: 17585858, Fax: 17580586 email: info@ahliunited.com; www.ahliunited.com

Hasan A. Mahmood

Business Development Manager - Al Jazeera Shipping Co. P.O. BOX 302, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. Tel: 17728837, Fax: 17728217 email: hasanm@me.com, www.aljazeerashippingco.com; Hasan A. Mahmood received his Degree from Boston University School of Management, Boston, MA. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA); Dual Concentration and entrepreneurship in Finance.

Bahrain Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (BCICAI)

Alok Gupta*

Group Manager – Credit & Treasury, Y.K.Almaoyyed & Sons, Bahrain,Tel:17202102/(M)39528050/36966737,
(M)39528050;

Shaukat Yahya Lokhandwala*

Chairman; (M)39850739; email: shaukat33@gmail.com
Shaukat Lokhandwala is a Finance professional with 25 years of post qualification experience with multinationals and closely held groups in India and the Middle East. He is currently General Manager – Finance, Haji Hassan Group, a leading business house in Bahrain with operations spread over the Gulf. Shaukat Lokhandwala is a Commerce Graduate from Mumbai, India, after which he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1985, in his first attempt. In the year 2000 he added the US CPA degree to his professional qualifications, scoring a whopping 94%, the highest ever achieved in Bahrain at the time. He was the Founder President of the Bohra Toastmasters Club and a Past President of the Lions Club of Riffa, Bahrain. He is an avid quizzer and was part of the team that won the ‘Brains of Bahrain’ quiz as also the Standard Chartered Business Challenge.