A member of the Gulf Hotels Group Board since 1974 and Chairman since 2002. His other chairmanships include Y.K Almoayyed & Sons, Almoayyed Contracting Group, Almoayyed International Group, Ashrafs, National Bank of Bahrain, Bahrain Duty Free, Bahrain National Holding, National Finance House and Ahlia University and Director in Investcorp Bank B.S.C. and also holds directorships with a range of prominent companies.

A Gulf Hotels Group Board member since 1991, he currently is Vice Chairman of the multi-national Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo. His chairmanships include Abdulrahman Jassim Kanoo Co., Bahrain International Cargo Services, Bahrain Ship Repairing & Engineering Co. BSC and Charilaos Apostolides Bahrain and he holds directorships with more than 25 companies that includes APM Terminals Bahrain BSC, National Bank of Bahrain. Mr. Kanoo was previously employed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director by Aluminium Bahrain BSC and a Chairman by Bahrain Airport Service.

On the Board of Gulf Hotels Group since 1998, he is also Chairman of the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group. He is the Chairman of The K Hotel, Founder Chairman of Bahrain Family Business Association and Member of the Board of Trustees of Talal Abu Ghazaleh University College Bahrain. He also holds chairmanships of five companies, is a director of six owned companies in Bahrain and other GCC countries and holds Directorships of various banks and other prominent organizations. He is the former Chairman of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce, and a Board member of Bahrain Stock Exchange.

Appointed as a board member in June 2016 representing Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company. Mr. Ahmed Janahi joined Mumtalakat in September 2007 and currently holds the role of Vice President Investments. Within this role, Mr. Janahi supports the implementation of the overall investment strategy, and is focused on the execution of investment/divestment activities across real estate and tourism sectors. He is also responsible for enhancing portfolio performance and leading the execution of real estate transactions. Mr. Janahi sits on the boards of Durrat Khaleej Al Bahrain, Marina Durrat Al Bahrain and Southern Area Development Company. Prior to joining Mumtalakat, he worked for Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) as a Senior Engineer - Planning and Economics in the company’s International Market division. Mr. Janahi holds a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering and an MBA, with honours from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Mr. Adel Hussain Maskati holds a Master’s Degree in Engineering.

Mr. Maskati worked in the Oil Industry from 1978 to 1993. Mr. Maskati joined Maskati Commercial Services in 1993, a company that manages Manufacturing plants, trades in Industrial products and manages Investment Portfolios. He served on the Board of Directors and Board Committees in Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), Bahrain Telecommunication Company, United Paper Industries Company BSC ©, Abu Dhabi National Paper Mill Company, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Labour Market Regulatory Authority, Bahrain Economic Development Board, Gulf Air and National Health Regulatory Authority, Bahrain Tourism Company.

Business Title & Professional Experience in Years
Managing Director, Maskati Commercial Services BSC ©
37 years

Khalid Taqi is the Deputy Chief Investment Officer at Osool Asset Management, Bahrain. He is currently a board member of Esterad Investment Company’s Board of Directors and is a member of Bahrain Liquidity Fund’s advisory board. He was appointed to the GHG Board in March 2018 representing Osool Asset Management.

He is a holder of a M.Sc. in Finance, from DePaul University – Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business and has a B.Sc. in Finance, from Concordia University. Khalid joined Osool in 2013, and prior to that worked at Ernst & Young, Bahrain since 2007.

Following a 37 year career with Gulf Hotels Group, Mohamed Buzizi retired from the position of Managing Director in 2007, but continued his involvement with the company as a Board member and Adviser to the Chairman on International Relations. He is currently Managing Director of Air Transport and Tourism Associates, is President of SKAL International Bahrain, Board Member of Tourism Services Company and Bahrain Exhibition and Convention Authority – BECA. Recently appointed as Board Member of AMLAK and an active Board Member of Pacific Asia Travel Association.

Joined the Board in April 2020 representing Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding company, Olivier Harnisch is a French-German hotelier with over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He has held several senior management roles such as CEO of Emaar Hospitality in Dubai and COO of the Radisson Hotel Group in Brussels. Before that, Olivier Harnisch spent 14 years with the Hilton Corporation, where he was Vice President for Northern and Central Europe, based in Frankfurt, Germany. His career in the hospitality industry began in 1986 in Nice, France. Olivier holds an Master of Science in Organizational Behavior from the University of London, an MBA in International Finance from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and a Degree in Hospitality Management from Berlin School of Hotel Administration. Having worked across the globe on four continents, Olivier Harnisch is fluent in six languages. He is also a passionate airplane pilot.

Elected to the Board in 2010, Mr. Jassim Abdulaal is the Managing Partner at Grant Thornton Abdulaal since 2006. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the UK, a member of ICAEW, with over 23 years of experience in Assurance/Business Advisory practice in both Middle East and the UK. Prior to joining Grant Thornton, Jassim was Audit Partner in BDO and a Director at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. He heads up the board’s Audit Committee.

Mr. Jassim has also served as a member of Bahrain parliament for 4 years, acting as Chairman and Vice-Chariman of the Finance and Economic Committee. From 1990 to 1995 he worked at the UK office of Coopers and Lybrand where he accumulated a substantial amount of experience in audit and special assigments on both growing business and large blue chip clients.

Elected to the Board of Directors during the Ordinary General Meeting held 3 October 2021.