Mr. Talal Jassim Al-Bahar

Mr. Talal Jassim Al-Bahar has over 20 years of experience in the financial and real estate investment and development sectors.

Locally, Mr. Al-Bahar is the Chairman of Arzan Financial Group for Finance and Investment, the Vice Chairman of IFA Hotels & Resorts and the Vice Chairman and CEO of Kuwait Real Estate Company. He is also a Board member of Commercial Real Estate Co. (Al-Tijaria).

Internationally, he chairs United Investments (Portugal) and Yotel Limited (UK). He also serves on the Board of Directors of Kingdom-Beirut (Lebanon), Miami International Securities Exchange-MIAX (USA) and Miami International Holding (USA).

Previously, Mr. Al-Bahar served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of International Financial Advisors, Chairman of IFA Hotels & Resorts and Board member of 1st Takaful Insurance Company.

Mr. Al-Bahar is the Chairman of the Board Executive Committee and a member of the Board Nominations and Remunerations Committee at Boursa Kuwait.

Mr. Al-Bahar holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University in the United States of America.