People based in Bahrain

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Name Biography
Mr Ziad Azzam Mr Ziad Azzam is CEO in Capinnova Investment Bank.Also he is the Head of Corporate Finance and Investment Banking at Al Khair Capital Co- Saudi Arabia
Mr Majdi Khalaf Mr Majdi Khalaf is CEO at Eastern Industrial & Oilfields Services Holding Co B.S.C
Mr Sami Mohamed Yusuf Jalal Mr Sami Mohamed Yusuf Jalal is a Board Member at Trafco Group BSC, a Board Member at Kontra, Board Member at United Paper Industries, a Board Member at Mohammed Jalal and Sons Company Limited W.L.L. and a Board Member at Business Land. He was Board Member at Methanol Chemicals Co between 14 November 2007 and 14 February 2016. Mr Sami Jalal owns 0.25% in Trafco Group BSC and 22% in Mohammed Jalal and Sons Company Limited W.L.L. He holds master in international business administration from the American University in Thunder Bird. He owns 22% in Kontra, He Also Board Member Alloys Jalal WLL and Mechanical Contracting and Services WLL. He is Board Member of Metro Markets Bahrain, and He Owns 25% of Bahrain Business Machines WLL
Mr Sameer Ebrahim Alwazan Mr Sameer Ebrahim Alwazan is CEO in Bahrain National Holding Co. He also serves as Board Member at Doha Bank Assurance, Board Member at National Finance House, Deputy Chairman at United Insurance Co BSC, Board Member at Bahrain Insurance Association, Board Member of Al Madina Gulf Insurance Co - Oman. He is the representative of Bahrain National Holding Co at Arabian Shield Cooperative Insurance as Deputy Chairman. He serves as an Advisor of Al Madina Insurance Co. Prior to that Mr Alwazzan was also CEO in Al Khazna Insurance Co and resigned in March 2014. He served as the Chairman of Bahrain Insurance Association from 1986 to 2008. He also served as CEO of Solidarity Group and General Manager at Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Co and National Insurance Co. He was also awarded the honor of Best Insurance Man of the Middle East by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) in 2009.
Mr Sultan Ahmed Khalfan Al Ghaith Al Marri Mr Sultan Ahmed Khalfan Al Ghaith Al Marr is Board Member at Al Khaleej Investment PSC. Prior to that Mr Al Marri was Board Member at Arab Insurance Group and resigned in March 2017, Board Member at Deyaar Development PJSC and resigned in April 2008. Mr Al Marri owns 0.44% in Marka PJSC since April 2014.
Mr Mutaz Wasef El Sawwaf Mr. Mutaz Wasef El Sawwaf is Board Member at Growthgate Capital - UAE, Board Member at GrowthGate Corporation and Board Member at Qatari Diar - Construction Products Co WLL. Prior to that Mr. Sawwaf was also Board Member at Arabtec Holding PJSC and resigned in February 2013. He is Board Member Roots Group Arabia.
Mr Mohammed bin Omair bin Yousef Al Muhairi Mr Mohammed bin Omair bin Yousef Al Muhairi is Chairman of Al Salam Bank – Sudan and Deputy Chairman of Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Co PSC. Mr Mohammed also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Bin Omeir Holding Group Prior to that He was also Board Member at Al Salam Bank - Bahrain between 2012 and 2014. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the UAE University.
Mr Nasser Baker Al Qahtani Mr Nasser Bakr Al Qahtani is a Deputy Chairman at Ebdaa Bank for Microfinance BSC. Mr Nasser Al Qahtani, a Saudi national citizenship, which is the Executive Director of the Arab Gulf Programme Development - AGFUND, and holds a master's degree from the University of Miami, and is considered as one of the Arab pioneers the most outstanding in the field of international development. Mr Al Qahtani has won a number of advisory positions and member of several boards in both Public and private sectors, where he earned the trust of many of the great and the executive boards of estimate Carrying on its work in the field of human development, which consequently earned him fame as one of the The pioneers of the most influential in the Arab world development. Also, Mr Al Qahtani is the head of staff (AGFUND) who works for the establishment of banks for the poor in The Arab world, and in addition to his membership in many of the banks and financial institutions management boards working in the field of microfinance in the Arab region, it has contributed to the performance of the leading roles and to provide Important contributions to the development and upgrading of micro-finance institutions and small and medium-sized. Mr Nasser Bakr Al Qahtani was Board Member at Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC.
Mr Adel Mohamed Abdelshafe El Labban Mr. Adel Mohamed Abdelshafe El Labban is Deputy Chairman at Ahli United Bank BSCC, was the representative of Ahli United Bank BSC, He is
Mr Hisham Saleh Ahmed Al Saie Mr. Hisham Saleh Ahmed Al Saei is a Board Member of Nass Corporation B.S.C. , Bahrain Development Bay, Investcorp Bank, Nass Commercial, BMI Bank - Bahrain, and he is a Director at Union Investment House B.S.C. In Al Khaleeji Commercial Bank Q.S.C. as a board member. He is Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Premier Group WLL and is a Board Member and Chief Investment Officer of Konoz Securities Company SPC. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Al Salam Bank - Bahrain. Mr. Hisham Saleh Al-Saie holds an MBA from the London Business School, a BA in Accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington, and has attended a number of executive education courses at INSEAD and other prestigious boards. Mr. Hisham is a Board Member and Audit and Remuneration Member of Nass Company B.S.C. He is a member of the board of directors of Nass Scaform Contracting Company, a member of the board of directors of Nass Ice Factory, and a member of the board of directors of Nass Food Company Bahrain Development Bay. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Nass Contracting Company W.L.L. He is a board member of Nass Electrical Contracting Company W.L.L.
Mr Ali Haider Soliman Al Haider Mr Ali Haider Soliman Al Haider is The representative of Suleiman Brothers in International Investment Bank BSCc. since 2007
Mr Sanjeev Kumar Mr Sanjeev Kumar has served as our Chief Financial Officer since December 2009. From December 2008 to July 2009, Mr. Kumar served as the Chief Financial Officer of HelioVolt Corporation, a producer of thin film solar products, where he was responsible for financial and accounting functions. From June 2006 to August 2008, Mr. Kumar served as the Chief Financial Officer of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., a supplier of thin-film flexible solar laminates and batteries used in hybrid vehicles, where he was responsible for financial and accounting functions. Prior to 2006, Mr. Kumar served in a number of different finance positions, most recently as the Chief Financial Officer of Rutherford Chemicals LLC, a specialty chemical company, as Chief Financial Officer of the U.S. operations of Rhodia S.A., a publicly held chemicals company, and as Assistant Treasurer, with Occidental Petroleum Corporation, an oil and gas exploration and production company. Mr. Kumar previously served on the Board of Directors of Solar Integrated Technologies Inc., a publicly-listed company in the United Kingdom and Ovonyx, Inc., a privately-held company commercializing its phase-change semiconductor memory technology. Mr. Kumar holds a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from California State University, Los Angeles and a master of business administration degree from the University of Southern California. and Manager of Procurement at Universal Metals Scrap Trading Establishment
Mr Samir Kaul Mr Samir Kaul Director Human Resource Strategy and Planning at Viva Bahrain
Mr Thomas Graham Mr Thomas Graham, JR. was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company in July 1997, having served as a director from 1990 through 1994. From July 1994 through July 1997, Mr. Graham served as a United States Ambassador. For nearly fifteen years prior thereto, Mr. Graham served as the General Counsel, United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, as well as Acting Director and as Acting Deputy Director of such Agency successively, in 1993 and 1994. Mr. Graham serves on the board of two other public corporations other than the Company: Lightbridge Corporation (formerly known as Thorium Power Ltd.) as Executive Chairman and CanAlaska Uranium Ltd. as a Director. Mr. Graham also serves on numerous non-profit boards including Cypress Fund for Peace and Security as Chairman. In addition, Mr. Graham is a Board Member of the United States Industry Coalition, Chairman of the Bi-partisan Security Group, adjunct professor at Stanford University and the University of Washington (Seattle) and a Fellow at the Eisenhower Institute. Mr. Graham is the author of (Disarmament Sketches), University of Washington Press, 2002 and (Common Sense on Weapons of Mass Destruction), University of Washington Press, 2004, as well as, the co-author of (Cornerstones of Security), University of Washington Press, 2003 and (Spy Satellites and Other Intelligence Technologies that Changed History), University of Washington Press, 2007. On September 13, 2011, the Board of Directors appointed Thomas Graham, Jr. to serve as Chairman Emeritus and lead independent Director.
Mr Keyur Joshi Mr Keyur Josh is our co-founder and group chief commercial officer. Prior to co-founding our company in 2000, Mr. Joshi worked with Around the World Travel (now renamed Justfares.com) in Seattle, United States, and he has over 11 years of experience in the online travel industry. Mr. Joshi also served as senior officer with Tata Motors from March 1997 to March 1998. Mr. Joshi has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Gujarat University, India, and a master’s degree in business administration from the City University of New York, United States. and He is sales manager at Qasim Fakhro Gulf Eternit WLL
Mr Amit Kumar Mr Amit Kumar served on our Board of Directors since June 2007 and as Chairman since January 2011. From September 2001 until June 30, 2010, Dr. Kumar was President and CEO of CombiMatrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CBMX). Previously, Dr. Kumar was Vice President of Life Sciences of Acacia Research Corp (NASDAQ: ACTG). From January 1999 to February 2000, Dr. Kumar was the founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Signature BioSciences, Inc., a life science company developing technology for advanced research in genomics, proteomics and drug discovery. From January 1998 to December 1999, Dr. Kumar was an Entrepreneur in Residence with Oak Investment Partners, a venture capital firm. From October 1996 to January 1998, Dr. Kumar was a Senior Manager at IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., a biotechnology company. From October 1993 to September 1996, Dr. Kumar was Head of Research & Development for Idetek Corporation, which was later acquired by IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Dr. Kumar received his B.S. degree in chemistry from Occidental College. After joint studies at Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology, he received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Caltech in 1991. He also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard University in 1993. Dr. Kumar has authored and co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications and holds a dozen patents. Dr. Kumar brings significant leadership experience as well as experience in photovoltaic research including work on energy conversion using cells made from silicon (single crystal, polycrystalline, and amorphous), gallium arsenide, indium phosphide, metal oxides and other materials. Dr. Kumar is a member of the Board of Directors of CombiMatrix Corporation , Aeolus Pharmaceuticals , and Tacere Therapeutics.and Assistant General Manager of Risk and Credit Management at Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait. He owns 0.0152 % in Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait since December 2015.
Mr John Pigott Mr John M. Pigott, age 48, is a partner in Beta Business Ventures, LLC, a private investment company concentrating in natural resources, and was a partner in the predecessor company Beta Capital Group, LLC, since 2003. He is the brother of Mark C. Pigott, a director of the Company. He has served as a director of the Company since 2009. Mr. Pigott has the attributes and qualifications listed in the Company guidelines for board membership including an engineering degree from Stanford and an MBA from UCLA, a background in manufacturing gained through 12 years with the Company including five years as a senior manager of Company truck operations in the United Kingdom and in the United States. He is a substantial long-term stockholder in the Company.
Mr Gregory Spierkel Mr. Gregory M. E. Spierkel, also known as Greg, served as the Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Micro Inc. from June 1, 2005 to January 20, 2012. Mr. Spierkel served as the President, Worldwide of Ingram Micro Inc., since January 2005. Mr. Spierkel served as an Ingram Micro Inc.'s Corporate President from March 23, 2004 to January 2005 and served as its Executive Vice President since June 1999 and was responsible for the European and Asia- Pacific regions. Mr. Spierkel served as an Executive Vice President and President of Ingram Micro Europe, a division of Ingram Micro Inc. from June 1999 to March 2004, where he led the transformation of the region into a best-in-class performer, delivering sales and operating margins at historic highs. He served as a Senior Vice President and President of Ingram Micro Asia-Pacific from July 1997 to June 1999. Mr. Spierkel joined Ingram Micro in August 1997 and was instrumental setting up in Asia with the acquisition of Electronic Resources Limited, Singapore.
Mr John Fluke Mr John M. Fluke, JR., age 69, is chairman of Fluke Capital Management, L.P., a private investment company, and has held that position since 1990. He is also interim principal executive officer and a director of CellCyte Genetics Corporation, a biotechnology company, and has held that position since 2008 and chairman of Precision Genome Engineering Inc., a biotechnology company, since 2011. He is also a director of Tully’s Coffee Corporation and Pacific Renewal Fuels. He previously served as a director of American Seafoods Group (2002-2006), Cell Therapeutics Inc. (2002-2005), Primus International (2002-2006) and Peoples National Bank and its successor US Bank of Washington (1984-1997). He has served as a director of the Company since 1984. Mr. Fluke has the attributes and qualifications listed in the Company guidelines for board membership including a master’s degree in engineering from Stanford, a background in manufacturing gained through 24 years with Fluke Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality electronic test tools, including four years as CEO and six years as chairman, extensive knowledge of Company operations, and many years as an advisor to or board member for companies engaged in commercializing emerging technologies.
Mr Brian Martin Mr Brian Martin joined KLA-Tencor in April 2007 as the Company’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining KLA-Tencor, Mr. Martin served in senior legal positions at Sun Microsystems, Inc. for ten years, most recently as Vice President, Corporate Law Group, responsible for legal requirements associated with Sun’s corporate securities, mergers, acquisitions and alliances, corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and litigation management. Mr. Martin also supported Sun’s worldwide sales activities and for several years served as its chief antitrust counsel. Prior to joining Sun, Mr. Martin was in private practice where he had extensive experience in antitrust and intellectual property litigation. Mr. Martin earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Rochester and his J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. Mr. Martin serves as an adjunct professor of law at SUNY Buffalo Law School where he designed and teaches a course on ethics.