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Board of Directors

Abdulaziz Abdullah Dakheel Al-Shaya

Chairman (Non-Executive)

Skills and Experience:

He joined the Board in 2009. He is a well-known businessman with more than 42 years of experience in general trading and real estate sectors, and he manages a trading company in Kuwait. Mr. Al-Shaya holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Kuwait University.

Adel Abdul Wahab Al-Majed

Vice-Chairman & Group Chief Executive Officer (Executive)

Skills and Experience:

He joined the Board in 2010, and has around 40 years of banking experience. He worked previously at the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) for more than 25 years, where he held leadership positions, including Deputy Chief Executive Officer and General Manager - Consumer Banking Group. Mr. Al-Majed graduated from the University of Alexandria with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, and attended various executive management development programs at various universities, including Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, and other reputable institutions.

Current Positions:

Vice-Chairman & Group Chief Executive Officer of Boubyan Bank (Executive)
Chairman – The Bank of London and The Middle East (U.K.)

Adnan Abdullah Al-Othman

Director (Non-Executive)

Skills and Experience:

He joined the Board in 2016. Mr. Al-Othman is a well-known businessman with more than 42 years of experience in banking and real estate sectors; he owns a real estate company in the State of Kuwait. Mr. Al-Othman holds a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Syracuse University - USA.

Current Positions:

Director - Boubyan Bank (Non-Executive)
Member of the Public Authority for Minors Affairs’ Committee of Trustees for Late Abdullah Al-Othman’s Endowment
CEO - Late Abdullah Al-Othman’s Endowment
Member of Kuwait Journalists Association
Honorary President of Bait Al Othman Museum

Hazim Ali Al-Mutairi

Director (Non-Executive)

Skills and Experience:

He joined the Board in 2010. He has a well-diversified experience for more than 30 years in the fields of financing, investment, and banking. He is currently the CEO of Credit One Kuwait Holding Company. He graduated from the United States of America with a bachelor’s degree in Finance.

Current Positions:

Director - Boubyan Bank (Non-Executive)
Director and CEO - Credit One Kuwait Holding Company.
Director – Warba Insurance Company, K.P.S.C. (Kuwait)
Director – Idafa Holding Company, K.S.C.C. (Kuwait)

Mohamed Yousef Al-Saqer

Director (Non-Executive)

Skills and Experience:

He joined the Board in 2019. He is a well-known businessman with more than 35 years of business experience. Mr. Al-Saqer holds a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from Point Park University - USA.

Current Positions:

Director - Boubyan Bank (Non-Executive)
Chairman and Managing Director - Alyasra Group

Waleed Mishari Al-Hamad

Director (Non-Executive)

Skills and Experience:

He joined the Board in 2010, and is a businessman with more than 30 years of experience in the banking and investment sectors. He is the CEO of a holding company in Kuwait, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics, and a Master’s degree in Finance from the United States of America.

Current Positions:

Director - Boubyan Bank (Non-Executive)
Director and CEO – Helvetia Arab Holding Company, K.S.C.C. (Kuwait)

Fahad Ahmad Al-Fouzan

Director (Non-Executive)

Skills and Experience:

Mr. Al-Fouzan is a businessman with more than 39 years of experience, including 30 years of experience in banking sector, where he worked in various leadership positions. He manages a contracting company in Kuwait. Mr. Al-Fouzan holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Kuwait University.

Khalid Ahmad Al-Mudhaf

Director (Independent)

Skills and Experience:

He joined the Board in 2022. He has legal expertise as he was hired in the Kuwaiti judicial system following his graduation from the Faculty of Law and Sharia. Over the past period, he held several positions, the most prominent of which were Head of the Experts Administration, the Undersecretary for Legal Affairs, and the Undersecretary for Real Estate Registration & Attestation at the Ministry of Justice.

He also held prominent posts at various state bodies such as Deputy Head of the Legal Advice and Legislation Bureau, Chairman of the Public Authority for Assessment of Compensation for Damages, and Head of the General Secretariat of the Central Committee Overseeing Environmental Rehabilitation Projects.

Current Positions:

Independent Director - Boubyan Bank
Chartered Arbitrator at G.C.C Commercial Arbitration Centre “GCCCAC”
Chartered Arbitrator at Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Waleed Humoud Al-Ayadhi

Director (Independent)

Skills and Experience:

He joined the Board in 2021. He has around 42 years of experience in the banking and insurance sectors, where he was the Deputy CEO of Kuwait Real Estate Bank, and a Deputy CEO at a Kuwaiti Takaful Insurance Company.

Mr. Al-Ayadhi graduated from City University in the U.S.A. with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Current Positions:

Independent Director - Boubyan Bank.

Abdullah Saud Al-Bader

Director (Independent)

Skills and Experience:

He joined the Board in 2022. He enjoys an extensive practical experience in the financial sector in the State of Kuwait. Following his graduation from Kuwait University, Al-Bader worked in the financial sector for over 39 years, where he occupied various positions leading a team to set primary targets. This team set the policies and procedures on the one hand, and guided initiatives to generate profitability and capital returns on the other hand. He also had an effective contribution to planning construction projects executed by the companies he managed.

Mr. Al-Bader graduated from Kuwait University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Additionally, Mr. Al-Bader attended various programs of Harvard Business School, including the First Middle East Executive Program.

Furthermore, he attended training programs on Islamic financing. In addition to completing a comprehensive training on Islamic finance schemes & services, and financial instruments, Mr. Al-Bader attended a course on transformation to the Islamic system.

Current Positions:

Independent Director - Boubyan Bank

Imran A. Ali

Director (Independent)

Skills and Experience:

He joined the Board in 2021. He was a partner at Ernst & Young, and has 40 years of experience serving in five countries across three continents. Mr. Ali is now a life member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Current Positions:

Independent Director - Boubyan Bank

Ahmed Mohammad Al-Fahad

General Manager and Secretary to the Board of Boubyan Bank

Skills and Experience:

With more than 19 years of experience in the banking sector, he has been serving as Secretary to the Board of Boubyan Bank since 2004. He earned his Master’s degree in Islamic Jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence from Kuwait University. Moreover, he enjoys vast experience through several specialized training programs attended in business management and governance, in addition to excellent business knowledge.

Other Current Positions:

A KBA media representative
Advisor in Al Masaref Magazine Advisory Committee
Former Consultant to the Chairman of Alwatan TV