Mr. Bader Nasser Al Kharafi is the Founder and CEO of BNK Holding, his personal holding company headquartered in Kuwait and established in 2016. BNK Holding oversees and manages a portfolio of businesses spanning over multiple industries that include healthcare, technology, telecom, industrial, securities exchange (through the Kuwait Boursa privatization), food & beverage, media, manufacturing, real estate, and automotive.

Since 2003, Mr. Bader Al Kharafi is the Executive Director of Al Kharafi Group, one of the largest privately owned and diversified conglomerates based out of Kuwait and is well known across the GCC and the MENA region, owned by the Kharafi family. The Group includes more than 135 registered companies operating in more than 28 countries, in various sectors including construction, trading & manufacturing, investments & development, as well as travel & leisure.

He holds many Board level positions which include being Chairman of Gulf Cables, a manufacturing provider of cables, Vice Chairman & CEO at Zain Group, a leading mobile voice, data, and digital services operator to over 50.9 million active individual and business customers as of March 31, 2022. Additionally, he is a Board Member at Gulf Bank, an industry-leading financial services provider, Board Member of National Investments Company, a leading Kuwaiti investment house publicly traded on the Boursa Kuwait licensed and regulated by the Central Bank of Kuwait and Capital Markets Authority, Vice Chairman of Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Co. (HEISCO), a major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracting company based in Kuwait with a diversified range of business in oil & gas, petrochemicals, power, pressure equipment manufacturing, shipbuilding & repair, dredging & marine construction, civil construction, maintenance, and other industrial services including heavy industry projects.

Furthermore, he is a Board Member of Foulath Holding B.S.C. a Bahraini steel production plant, Board Member at Mentor Arabia, a regional non-governmental organization aiming at empowering children and youth.

Additionally, he is the Vice Chairman of Diamond International Motors company in Egypt, the authorized distributor agent for Mitsubishi vehicles. Until October 2021, he was the Chairman for National Paper Company, a pioneer of the paper industry in Egypt and the Middle East.

Mr. Bader Al Kharafi is the official representative of the consortium as Chairman of the Board of the Executive Committee of Boursa Kuwait. With this appointment, Boursa Kuwait won the privatization auction, taking a 44% equity stake in the local stock exchange.

Under BNK holding, BNK Automotive acquired the franchise rights for Volvo Cars for Kuwait in 2019 and Polestar for Kuwait in 2022 and under BNK Motion, he also acquired the franchise rights for Piaggio Group and Vanderhall Motor Works in 2020.

Mr. Bader Al Kharafi has an ethical obligation towards society and its people and through his capacity as Chairman of INJAZ, a non-profit, non-governmental organization, they deliver educational programs on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and work readiness to students from KG to 12th Grade with the aim of inspiring and educating future generations.

Furthermore, he was appointed as a board member of UNHCR The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ‘Sustainability Board’. This Board is mandated to provide sustainable and innovative solutions for refugees in the MENA region.

He is also a member of the Middle East Advisory Board at Coutts, the wealth division of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and a Board Member of the Kuwait-British Friendship Society, an entity dedicated to boosting and maintaining the excellent relationship between Kuwait and the U.K. since 1992.

Mr. Bader Al Kharafi has obtained both a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Kuwait University and an MBA from London Business School. Moreover, he is currently pursuing a PhD at IE Business School in Spain.

Mr. Khaled Al Falah has extensive experience in the financial services and industrial sectors.

Mr. Khaled Al Falah Currently, He is the Business Development Director at Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al Kharafi & Sons, as well he is Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at MENA Capital.

Mr. Khaled Al Falah is a member of the Board of Director at Boursa Kuwait securities Company and Bahrain Steel Company, He is also Member of the Executive Committee at Foulath Holding Company.

Previously, he was part of the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs and the Investment Products Department at NBK Capital.

Mr. Khaled Al Falah, is the Chairman of the Audit Committee, a member of the Board Investment Committee and the Risk Management Committee emanating from the Board of Directors of the National Investments Company.

Mr. Khaled Al Falah holds a Bachelor’s degree of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California .

Mr. Anas Al Saleh is currently the Chairman of SAK Holding Company, formerly served Deputy Prime Minister of Kuwait.

He held several ministerial posts as Minister of Interior and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Minster of Finance. also, a Ministry of Commerce and Industry in addition to Mister of Oil and the Ministry of State for Housing Affairs.

He served as a member of previous boards directors in several companies, including: The Chamber of Commerce and Industry, The Market Committee (the Market Regulatory Authority), Member of Kuwait Stock Exchange Committee (Boursa Kuwait Company before the privatization), elected a Chairman of the Kuwait Clearing Company, was a Chairman of the Kuwait Invest Holding Company, and a board member in Kuwait Real Estate Company, also a General Manager of Sadeem Al Kuwait General Trading and Contracting Company

Mr. Anas Al Saleh holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from the University of Portland, Portland State, Oregon, USA 1997, and holds an honorary doctorate from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, USA, in 2017.

Mrs. Taibah Al Qatami is currently the CEO of Retail 965 General Trading, and a board member of the Kuwait Dairy Company.

Mrs. Taibah Al Qatami joined the Private Equity Department at the General Organization for Social Insurance during the restructuring period in the Investment Department. For three years, she worked in supervising and developing the team, monitoring and managing the existing portfolio and selecting the best investment managers globally in various strategies including buyout, growth and venture capital, and was appointed to various portfolio and corporate boards of the General Organization for Social Insurance.

Mrs. Taibah started in the investment field as a trainee at Wafra Investment Company in New York City, and spent four years at Asia Investment Company specializing in investing in Asian countries, and covered the consumer sector in listed companies, where she held three positions in Hong Kong within the four years.

She is a certified professional trainer, recognized by the International Coach Federation, and focuses on entrepreneurship, training and leadership development through the multimedia she has created.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from George Washington University, and a Master’s degree in Accounting from George Washington University.

Mr. Fahad Al Mukhaizim Currently he is Board Member and Chief Executive Officer at National Investments Company since 2022. he held many key leadership positions within NIC from 2001 until today. He has 27 years of experience in Local and Arab Investments, Asset Management and Direct Investments.

Mr. Fahad Al Mukhaizimis currently the Chairman at: Kuwait Clearing Company, Arkan Al-Kuwait Real Estate Company, Shorouq Pack Company for packaging Materials & Plastic cards, Also a Vice Chairman at: Al-Safat Investment Company, OSOS Holding Group Company, Kuwait Emirates Holding Company, A’amal Holding Compnay, Al-Waseet Financial Business Company, Kiwan Real Estate Company, OSOS United Real Estate Group Company, Tagzia Group Company, Kayan Real Estate Development Company, He is a Board member at: Umm Al Qaiwain General Investments Company, United Company for Investment & Real Estate Development (Almuttahed), He is Partner-Manager at Al Nugoua for General Trading Company, Partner at National Investments Company Holding, and General Manager at National Investment Company Lebanon Holding.

Mr. Fahad Al Mukhaizim previously was a Board Member of Wethaq Takaful Insurance Company, First Investment Company and Al-Safwa Group Holding Company, Danah Al-Safat Food stuff Company. And worked as a Local Investment Officer at Kuwait Foreign Trading Contracting & Investment Co. (KFTCIC), he also worked as a Senior Investment Analyst – Local & Arab Investments at WAFRA International Investment Company, and an Investment Supervisor at Axceuas Investment Company – OHIO.

Mr. Fahad Al Mukhaizim holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration with a major in Finance and Banking from Kuwait University, and an MBA from Cleveland State University, Ohio, USA.