The Board of Directors has been selected from the shareholders and independent individuals based upon their professional capabilities, experience and personal reputation. As is the case with shareholders, the Board includes people from various nationalities and faiths.
Mr Suleiman Said Shahbal, Chairman (Kenyan)
Mr Shahbal has over 20 years experience in banking. He served in Citibank where his last assignment was as the Head of Private Banking for the Gulf and Yemen. Before founding GulfCap Group (United Arab Emirates), he was the Deputy General Manager – International Operations at ankMuscat SAOG (Oman) where he was instrumental in setting up banks in India, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The setting up Gulf African Bank was his first priority when he established his investment company.
Mr Ahmed Abdalla Mazrui, Deputy Chairman (Kenyan)
Mr Mazrui, one of Kenya's most prominent bankers, was formerly the Deputy Governor of the Central of Kenya. He also served as the Chairman of the Kenya Commercial Bank and as a director in the World Bank. He has the distinction of being the first Chairman of The Kenya Bankers Association. He holds directorships in other prominent institutions, including The Transparency International.
Mr. Mustafa Kamal Beg (Pakistani)
Mr. Mustafa Kamal Beg is the Senior Associate/Director of Financial Services at the Istithmar World Capital – Dubai. He has previously worked with Mashreq Bank Lahore, ICA Islamabad and Cupola Group in Dubai. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charter holder. He has a Masters in Business Administration in Finance & Marketing from Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore Pakistan
Dr. Michael Gondwe (Zambian)
Dr. Gondwe is the President of the PTA Bank. He has extensive experience in the region and is respected as a pre-eminent banker. He holds law degrees from University of Zambia and the University of Virginia as well as a Masters in Business Administration. He is an alumnus of the Advanced Management Programme of the University of Oxford.
Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Abdullah Al Abri (Omani)
Mr Ahmed Al Abri is the Chief Operating Officer of BankMuscat SAOG, the largest bank in Oman commanding a domineering market share. He is also a member of the board of BankMuscat International in Bahrain. He has over 30 years of banking experience. He holds a Masters degree from the University of Lincolnshire and Humberside (United Kingdom), and participated in General Managers program at the Harvard University and Advanced Management Program from London Business School.
Mr Ahmed Said Bajaber (Kenyan)
He is the Chief Financial Officer of the Al Romaizan Group in Saudi Arabia. He has over 20 years experience and been involved in setting up large investment projects across the world. He also served on one of the investment boards of Citigroup Venture Capital Group (CVC).
Mr Andrew Philip Bainbridge (British)
Mr. Bainbridge is the CEO of BankMuscat International. A 'hands on' business leader and strategic thinker, Andrew is a commercial banking and risk management professional with an excellent track record of devising and executing successful differentiating strategies. He has over 19 years experience in Banking.
