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Board of Directors

	Mr. Murad Ali Murad Chairman Chairman of the Nomination, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee Member of Independent Directors’ Committee Director since 21 March 1999 (Independent) Qualification and Experience Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London, United Kingdom. Over 48 years' experience in the banking sector and has own business for the past 18 years.

Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company (BSC)	Chairman of the Board	Kingdom of Bahrain
Nomination Remuneration and Governance Committee – Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company BSC	Chairman of the Committee	Kingdom of Bahrain
Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF)	Deputy Chairman	Kingdom of Bahrain
Audit and Risk Committee – Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF)	Chairman of the Committee	Kingdom of Bahrain
Al Janabeya Company WLL (Family Company)	Chairman of the Board	Kingdom of Bahrain

	Sh. Abdulla bin Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Deputy Chairman Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee Director since 2 March 2008 (Non-Executive) Qualification and Experience Bachelor of Business Administration, George Washington University, United States of America. 20 years' experience in the banking and investment sector.
Osool Asset Management BSC	Chief Executive Officer	Kingdom of Bahrain
Securities & Investment Company (SICO) BSC	Chairman	Kingdom of Bahrain
Bahrain Telecommunication Company (Batelco)	Chairman	Kingdom of Bahrain
Supreme Council for Youth and Sports	Board Member	Kingdom of Bahrain

	Mr. Mohamed Abdulrahman Hussain Board Member Chairman of the Executive Committee Member of the Nomination, Remuneration & CG Committee Member of Independent Directors’ Committee Director since 2 March 2008 (Independent) Qualification and Experience Bachelor of Arts, Economics and Finance, University of Aleppo, Syria. Over 43 years' experiences in the Banking sector.
	Vice Chairman & Chairman of Executive Committee	Kingdom of Bahrain
The K Hotel W.L.L.	Board Member	Kingdom of Bahrain
A. M. Yateem brothers WLL	Independent Board Member	Kingdom of Bahrain

	Mr. Jassem Hasan Ali Zainal Board Member Chairman of Risk Committee Deputy Chairman of the Audit & Compliance Committee Member of Independent Directors’ Committee Director since 22 November 1994 (Independent) Qualification and Experience Master in Civil Engineering, Kuwait University, State of Kuwait. 36 years' experience in the banking sector, 4 years in the government sector, 9 years with finance companies, 27 years with investment companies, and has had own business for 12 years.
Arzan Financial Group for Financing and Investment	Vice Chairman & CEO	State of Kuwait
Addax Investment Bank	Chairman & CEO	Kingdom of Bahrain
Kuwait International Bank	Board Member	State of Kuwait
Miami International Securities Exchange LLC (MIAX)	Board Member	United States of America

	Sh. Khalifa bin Duaij Al Khalifa Board Member Deputy Chairman of Nomination, Remuneration & CG Committee Member of the Audit & Compliance Committee Member of Risk Committee Member of Independent Directors’ Committee Director since 27 February 2005 (Independent) Qualification and Experience Master in Business Administration, Johns Hopkins University, United States of America. Master in Social and Public Policy, Georgetown University, United States of America. 12 years' experience in the government sector (investment field) and 14 years in the diplomatic sector.
Court of HRH the Crown Prince	President	Kingdom of Bahrain
Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Programme	Board Member	Kingdom of Bahrain
Isa Bin Salman Educational Charitable Trusts	Board Member	Kingdom of Bahrain
Palm Capital Company WLL	Board Member	Kingdom of Bahrain
Arab Thought Foundation	Board Member	Republic of Lebanon
Bahrain Financial Markets Associations (ACI)	Chairman	Kingdom of Bahrain
Bahrain Middle East Bank	Chairman	Kingdom of Bahrain

Mr. Edrees Musaed

Board Member

Member of the Audit & Compliance Committee

Member of the Nomination, Remuneration & CG Committee

Director since 29 March 2017
(Non-Executive)

Qualifications and Experience

Master of Economics, Kuwait University, State of Kuwait. Over 15 years experience in Investment Sector.

Marketable Securities, European Equity Division, Kuwait. Investment Authority (KIA)

Manager

State of Kuwait

	Mr. Ashraf Adnan Bseisu Board Member Member of the Executive Committee Director since 29 March 2017 (Non-Executive) Qualification and Experience Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Southern Methodist University, USA, Master of Science in Management Information System, The London School of Economics, UK. Over 20 years’ experience in Investment Management and over 30 years in the Insurance and financial services sector. Nominated by: Ithmaar Holding
Solidarity Group Holding Company B.S.C (c)	Group Chief Executive	Kingdom of Bahrain
Solidarity First Insurance Company (P.L.C)	Chairman	Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Solidarity Bahrain Takaful Company (B.S.C.)	Vice Chairman	Kingdom of Bahrain
Solidarity Saudi Takaful Company	Vice Chairman	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF)	Board Member	Kingdom of Bahrain
United Insurance Company B.S.C (c)	Board Member	Kingdom of Bahrain

	Mr. Mishal Ali Al Hellow Board Member Member of the Executive Committee Director since 13 March 2019 (Non-Executive) Qualification and Experience MBA from the Open University of Malaysia and a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Bahrain. Over 20 years of public and private sector experience, including roles in government, financial and investment entities. Nominated by: Social Insurance Organization (SIO)
Social Insurance Organization (SIO)	Board Member	Kingdom of Bahrain
Osool Asset Management B.S.C.	Board Member	Kingdom of Bahrain
Arcapita Group	Director	Kingdom of Bahrain
Technology & Business Society	Chairman	Kingdom of Bahrain

Mr. Hani Ali Al Maskati
Board Member

Deputy Chairman of the Risk Committee
Director since 29 March 2017

(Non-Executive)

Qualification and Experience
Master of Business Administration, The University of Hull, England. Over 32 years’ experience in Transaction Banking.

Nominated by:
Ithmaar Holding

Cash Management Matters - CMM

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Kingdom of Bahrain

Blu Solutions Limited

Board Member

British Virgin Islands

Mr. Naser Khalid Al Raee
Board Member
Member of Risk Committee

Director since 13 March 2019
(Non-Executive)

Qualification and Experience
Certified Internal Auditor, Institute of Internal Auditors, United States of America. Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance Concentration, University of Texas, United States of America. Over 11 years’ experience in the audit and risk advisory field with variety of industry exposure including the banking and investment sector.

Nominated by:
Social Insurance Organization (SIO)

Osool Asset Management B.S.C.

Head of Internal Audit

Kingdom of Bahrain

Dr. Ghaneya Al-Derazi
Board Member

Member of Risk Committee

Member of Independent Directors’ Committee

Director since 24 March 2020
(Independent)

Qualification and Experience
Doctorate of Business Administration, Durham University, United Kingdom. Over 20 years' experience in the banking industry and has had her own business for 1.5 years.