Meet the Board

• Mr. Rashid Fahad Al-Naimi
  Chairman

  
  

  Mr. Rashid Al-Naimi also handles the complete responsibility for Qatar Foundation’s investment portfolios and long-term investment policies that include Qatar Foundation Endowment as well as the organization’s other joint ventures and initiatives. In 2015, he was honored by the Arab Economic Forum with the “Achievement in Leadership Award”. In his previous role as Vice President of Administration at Qatar Foundation, Mr. Al-Naimi managed the Shared Services Organization in Qatar Foundation that included the Finance, Human Resources, Business Process Improvement, Information Technology, Procurement, and Support Services Directorates. Prior to joining Qatar Foundation, Mr. Al-Naimi was the Human Resources Manager at RasGas Company Limited. Other current positions held by Mr. Al-Naimi include Chairman of the Board of Directors for Qatar Solar Technologies and Mater Olbia Hospital. Managing Director of Vodafone Qatar, representing Vodafone and Qatar Foundation LLC and a Board Member in local and international companies

• Mr. Nasser Al Jaidah
  CEO

  
  

  Mr. Nasser Al Jaidah was the Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Petroleum International until 2015. Other Board Memberships Qatar Water & Electricity Company; Advisory Board of the State of Qatar..

• Mr. Khalid Al-Ansari
  Chief Investment Officer

  
  

  Mr. Khalid Al-Ansari is the Chief Investment Officer at Zekreet Corporation and has over 36 years of professional experience. Allawi joined Zekreet in 2004 as Head of Brokerage before being appointed Head of Investments & Treasury in 2008. He was re-appointed as Head of Brokerage in 2010 and then assumed the position of Chief Capital Markets Officer in 2018. Prior to joining Zekreet, he worked for a number of leading financial institutions including Investcorp and Chemical Bank . Mr. Khalid holds an MBA from Glamorgan University, UK. He is also a board member of Zekreet subsidiary.

• Mr. Abdullah Saud Al-Mannai
  Board member

  
  

  Mr. Abdullah Saud Al-Mannai,
  an experienced professional with years of experience in corporate finance and years of diverse international experience in Banking & Finance. Established a record of innovative strategy creation and execution that produces operational excellence, self-motivated and resourceful individual with a proven ability to provide key financial data, support and reporting to assist in key business decisions having excellent verbal and written communication skill and able to build strong relationships both within and outside of a finance department as well as effectively communicating financial information to non-finance colleagues. Possessing strong financial control and reporting skills and rigorously ensuring that all statutory and corporate obligations are met.

• Abdul Rahman Al-Farooq
  Board member

  
  

  Mr. Abdul has been the Managing Director of Modern Building Systems (MBS) since 1992. He has previously worked at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), after which he joined National Industrialization Company (NIC). Subsequently, he worked as Projects Director at the Saudi Automotive Services Company (SASCO). Abdul graduated with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 1981 from Qatar University, after which he obtained an M.Sc. in Engineering Administration from George Washington University (United States) in 1983.

• Yusuf Al-Kabir
  Board Member

  
  

  Mr. Yusuf is a professional with extensive experience in Financial Consulting, Credit Risk and Operational Risk relevant to all capital market businesses including Investment banking, Asset Management, Brokerage, and derivatives trading. Prior to joining Zekreet Investment Corporation in 2016, he worked with Zamba Capital as CRO from 2013 wheres she was actively involved in risk oversight function as a member of all management committees and served as a board member of various public investment funds. Mr. Yusuf also worked for a number of institutions in the past such as Citibank Toronto, Bank Saudi Fransi Doha, and Arab National Bank Doha.