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Dubai, Ae

Doha, Qatar

Founded in 2022, Kown Capital is a start-up private equity investment firm that invests across projects in the manufacturing, education, healthcare, real estate, agricultural, FMCG and construction sectors.Board Appointment:• Chair for Board of Trustees | Milestone International School in Istanbul, Turkey• Board Member | Turaq Trading and Contracting in Iraq• Board Member | URUK Real Estate Development in Iraq and URUK Industries in Iraq• Board Member | RAV Tobacco Manufacturing in Erbil in Iraq• Board Member | Kown Education in Qatar and Kown Healthcare in QatarResponsibilities:• Reporting to the Chair | Board of Directors and as the first company employee of this start-up entity, manages 100 direct & indirect reports and led the company strategy development including investment management, corporate structuring, organisational development, brand development, acquisitions, due diligence and legal structuring.• Developed the organisational structure including the recruitment of key executives and identified an effective legal structure for the firm.• Created and implemented KOWN’s brand identity with branding consultants and media.• Lead the due diligence, negotiations of 60+ opportunities and shortlisted acquisitions including:- Abi Ghraib Dairy production BOT upgrade of an existing dairy factory | Iraq | Value $300 million.- New Tobacco Cigarette manufacturing factory | Iraq | Value $65 million.- New Urea /Ammonia Production Factory | Baghdad, Iraq | Value $700 million.- Multiple large scale Multi-Use Real Estate development | Iraq | Value US$1 billion.- International School for 2,200 students | Qatar | Value $40 million.- Healthcare Centre comprising 25 clinics | Qatar | Value $60 million.- First Business Park comprising 1M sqm of office space| Baghdad, Iraq | Value $1.2 billion.- Waste-to-Energy project | recycled used tyres | Qatar | Value $65 million.- New Chlorine Factory for 50 tons p/ day Caustic Soda| Basra, Iraq | Value $65 million.

Doha, Qatar

Estithmar Holding is a Qatari public listed company comprising 51 companies across 5 key divisions - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Tourism, Construction and Industrial across the GCC and the Maldives.Board Appointments:• Executive Member | Water Master Qatar LLC• Executive Member | Consolidated Engineering Systems Company Qatar LLC• Executive Member | Trelco Limited Company, Qatar• Executive Member | Electromechanical Engineering Company Qatar LLCResponsibilities:• Reported to the Chair, managed 15 direct and 60 indirect reports and lead the organisational structuring of the Group including mergers and acquisition, asset recovery, risk management, strategy development, corporate culture change, stakeholder liaison and business transformation.• Drove the acquisitions and operational and financial restructuring of the Group resulting in net growth profit in Year 1 of 50%, returned 4 loss making subsidiaries to profit, improved productivity and introduced cost minimisation strategies with savings of 20% of total cost.• Strategic transformation of the Holding Group and 8 subsidiaries including bottom-line optimization and recruitment and performance management of an efficient and effective management team. • Key stakeholder liaison with regulators, financial institutions and the Board of Directors.• Designed and led a QAR200 million Asset Recovery program to support the lowering of debt levels.• Led the Due Diligence and negotiations for a Reverse Merger valued at US$ 1 billion resulting in the reduction of the exchange ratio from 12:1 to 3:1.

Amman, Jordan

Abdali Investment and Development is an investment and real estate firm in Jordan.Key Project | The Abdali | Amman, Jordan• Mega mixed-use development | BUA of 384,000 sqm comprising residential, healthcare, retail, hospitality, commercial and entertainment precincts with 200 hotel rooms, 720 residential units, 450 businesses, 15 million annual visitors and 10,000 employees. Project Value: USD$2.4 billion.Responsibilities:• Reported to the Group CEO and the Chair managed 20 direct and indirect reports and managed loan restructuring valued at US$400 million and spearheaded valuations, negotiated an equity swap that generated net cash inflow of US$30 million.

Doha, Qatar

PKF is a global professional services firms across 150 countries that specialise in audit, accounting, tax, legal and business advisory services with an aggregate fee income of $2.39 billion.Key Projects:• Investment Holding Group | Listing to the Qatar Stock Exchange | Value US$223.5 million • Private Placement | Raised US$41 million of funds.• Mixed Use Real Estate Development projects | Advisory Services | Combined Value US$2 billion• Closed and finance a US$150 Million LBO.• Leveraged Buyout (LBO) advice for closing / financing of a Retail Company | Value US$150 million.• Sell side mandate for construction companies | Value $60 million.Responsibilities:• Reported to the Country Managing Partner, managed 10 direct reports and responsible to drive the mergers, acquisitions, and transactions advisory services for the Qatar market.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Arabtec Holding PJSC is a listed leading engineering and construction group who deliver high‐rise mixed use, infrastructure and oil and gas projects across the Middle East North Africa region including the key projects of Burj Khalifa, the Emirates Palace Hotel and the Louvre Museum.Responsibilities:• Reported to the Group CEO, managed 5 direct reports and drove the feasibility study of a multibillion US$ residential real estate development project in Egypt.

Doha, Qatar

Established in 1960, Ezdan Holding Group is the holding group for the HE Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani and is a public joint stock company with a portfolio valued at US$15 billion.Responsibilities:• Reported to the Chair, managed 30 direct and indirect reports and led mergers and acquisitions, negotiated banking facilities and investment initiatives including M&A for:- Qatari Real Estate Develop merger | Value: US$7 billion- Real Estate Portfolio acquisition | Value: US$420 million- Cross Border Islamic REIT structuring | US$470 million • Led and negotiated new bank facilities valued at QAR1.5 billion, refinanced QAR2 billion bank facilities saving interest costs of US$40 Million.• Represented the Company across investment forums in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia and Qatar.

Dubai / Abu Dhabi, Uae

SinoGulf Investments is an international regulated asset management company with expertise spanning the real estate and construction sector with funds under management of US$850 million.Responsibilities:• Reported to the Group CEO / Founder, managed 10 direct reports and led the fundraising, acquisitions, licensing and arrangement of bank facilities value at US$200 million. • Lead fundraising for private equity and the real estate development funds valued at US$850 million• Led the asset management license approvals at the Dubai International Financial Exchange.• Evaluation of valuations of multi-industry target companies and led the acquisition of 3 companies including manufacturing, interior design and financial consulting.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is a global services firm in assurance, advisory and tax services that operate across 152 countries with 325,000 staff. Key project was the US$7 billion privatization of the Abu Dhabi International Airport.Responsibilities:• Reported to the Regional Corporate Finance Partner, managed 20 direct reports and led the corporate finance advisory team including valuations, financial and commercial due diligence for M&A transactions.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. Responsibilities:• Reported to the Audit Partners, managed 60 direct and indirect reports and managed valuation assignments related to audits and M&A transactions for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

Amman, Jordan

Arthur Andersen & Co. was a global accounting, tax and business consulting firm.Responsibilities:• Reported to the Audit Partners, managed 40 direct and indirect reports and prepared financial acquisition due diligence projects, led forensic investigations and managed audit assignments.

Master Of Studies Mst, Real Estate

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Public Administration

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance

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