GFH appoints new chairman

Manama : GFH Financial Group (GFH) has named Shaikh Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa as its new chairman and Dr. Ahmed Al-Mutawa as Vice Chairman.

The appointments were made during the company’s board meeting held in Abu Dhabi last Thursday.  

It was also the company’s first board meeting after naming the new board members for the 2017-2019 period. 

Additional members of the new board include: Kamal Abdulla Bahamdan, Mazin Mohammed Al-Saeed, Jassim Mohammed Al Seddiqi, Rashid Nasser Al-Kaabi, Ghazi Faisal Al-Hajri, Mosabah Saif Al-Motairi, Bashar Mohammed Al-Mutawa and Hisham Ahmed Alrayes.

As Chairman, Shaikh Ahmed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa brings more than two decades of experience to this role including that in senior positions in banking, advisory and ministerial
posts. 

Commenting on his appointment,  Shaikh Ahmed, said, “GFH is now entering a new phase of growth over which I am pleased to be presiding alongside a world-class Board and management team. I would also like to acknowledge the efforts of Dr. Ahmed Al-Mutawa who has served as Chairman of the Group over the past 3 years and played an invaluable role in guiding GFH to where we are today – a growing regional market leader and a well-diversified institution and global investor.”