George Mathew, Dr.*
Projects & Financial Control, National Imports & Exports Co.BSC; P O Box 1080, Manama, Bahrain.Tel:17535005,Fax:17533436;email:esteradm@batelco.com.bh; Chairman -Bahrain Malayalee Business Forum, President -Friends of Pathanamthitta
George T. Iype*
M.Com., MBA, Director Texas Technical Services. P.O. Box 113302, Manama, Bahrain Tel: 17789555, Fax: 17789666, Dir:
17785523 (M) 3952908 email: textech@batelco.com.bh General Manager-Sunday International ,
P.O. Box 113302, Manama, Bahrain; Tel: 17789000 Fax: 17789666 email: sunday@batelco.com.bh
George Williams*
Editor-in-chief Gulf Daily News and Gulf Weekly; E-mail: george@gulf-daily-news.com
Married to Barbara with two children, Scarlett and Georgia. Born in Wigan, England,educated at Ashby-de-la-Zouche and Kettering Grammar schools before joining the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph and then on Coventry Evening Telegraph, Birmingham Post and Evening Mail, and the Evening Standard and then to Bahrain. His interests include English literature, postal history, contemporary jazz, tennis, good food and fine wine,completed 30 years in the Gulf
Gerard M. Fernandes (Gerry)*
Chairman -Rhine Resources P.O. Box 60089, Manama, Bahrain. Tel: 17180535, Fax: 17180355,email: gmfernandes@rhineresources.com,www.highlandbahrain.com
Gopi Nambiar*
Chief Accountant, Bahrain Jewellery Centre,P.O.Box 69, Manama, Bahrain,Tel: 17535092, Fax: 17535097,(M)39912039, email:gopinathan@bjc.com.bh
Read MoreH.E. Ali Saleh Abdulla Al Saleh
Chairman of Shura Council
P.O. Box 2991, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: 17748888, Fax: 17717387
email: assaleh@bahrain.gov.bh
www.shura.gov.bh
H.E. Dr.Abdul Hussain Ali Mirza
Minister for Energy and Chairman of National Oil & Gas Authority
P.O. Box 210, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Tel: 17291387, Fax: 17292293,
H.E. Kamal Ahmed
Minister for Cabinet Affairs
P.O. Box 11299, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel:17589999, Fax:17589900
email: invest@bahrainedb.com
www.bahrainedb.com
H.E. Shaikh Ahmed Bin Moh’d Al Khalifa
Minister for Finance
P.O. Box 333, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: 17575000, Fax: 17532713
www.mof.gov.bh
H.E.Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa
Chairman-General Organisation of Sea Ports
P.O. Box 75315, Hidd, Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: 17359535, Fax: 17673888
www.gop.bh
Hamid Rashid Al Zayani
Chairman - Al Zayani Investments Group and
Managing Director-Midal Cables Group of Companies. P.O. Box 5553, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Tel: 17530808, Fax: 17530818
email:hrz@alzayani.com www.alzayani.com
Hamid Rashid Al Zayani has over three
decades of experience as a top managerial executive spanning various business
sectors like industrial and manufacturing projects,hotels,hospitals, automotive retailing, properties etc.
An alumnus of American University - Bahrain, he is the Chairman of Al Zayani Investments, Zayani Motors W.L.L, Euro Motors W.L.L, Zayani Properties W.L.L and Zayani Leasing W.L.L, Managing Director of Midal Cables Ltd, Aluwheel W.L.L, Bahrain Specialist Hospital, Intersteel W.L.L and Metalform W.L.L.
Harinder Lambah
Director (Projects), M/s.M.R.S. Fashions W.L.L. M/s. EPIC Designers Ltd. M/s. Must Garment Corp Ltd,Add: Building No. 1215, Road, 3928, East Riffa 939, Bahrain., P.O. Box 37318, East Riffa, Bahrain. Tel: 17763214 (D)/17768100 Ext. 223, Fax: 17760620, (M)39420535,
email:harinder@mrs.com.bh
Harish Gopinath*
DOB: 20th January 1969; Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 1995.
Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA), Colorado State, USA, since 2003; Director, KPMG Fakhro; Tel: 1722332, (M)39643703
email: hgopinath@kpmg.com; Employed in the Gulf for the past 15 year and currently working as the head of the Owner Managed Business unit in KPMG Fakhro, Bahrain; The department was set up in 2005 to cater to family companies and small and medium sized companies in Bahrain. Actively involved in the development of entrepreneurs by assisting them in preparing an appropriate business plan/ feasibility report for their upcoming ventures and assisting them in setting up the same. Advising SMEs and family companies in structuring their business and hand holding these companies to the next level. Working closely with Governmental organizations and Development banks on projects for entrepreneurs and SMEs. He has been formally trained in Neuro Lingustic Programming. Interested in philanthropic activities and involved on a personal level.
Harish Sewani
Manager, M/s. Aswaq Al Awafi, P.O. Box 11568, Manama, Bahrain; Tel: 17294881, Fax: 17291372
Hasan A. Mahmood
Business Development Manager - Al Jazeera Shipping Co. P.O. BOX 302, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. Tel: 17728837, Fax: 17728217 email: hasanm@me.com, www.aljazeerashippingco.com; Hasan A. Mahmood received his Degree from Boston University School of Management, Boston, MA. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA); Dual Concentration and entrepreneurship in Finance.
Hasan Al - Mahal
Business Consultant, Mantech Computer Service W.L.L., P.O.Box 20489, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: 17735225/17731717,
Fax: 17735095/17735551, email:mantech1@
Hasan Mansouri
Owner, Hasan Mansouri, P. O. Box 5185, Manama, Bahrain,Tel:17728144/17728144 (D)17830100/17593593, Fax: 17729976, Plant hire, fabrication, structural steel supply & erection, construction, accommodation, villas, flats.
Hassan Al Baluchi
Director, M. H. Baluchi & Sons; P.O.Box 5840, Manama, Bahrain,Tel: 17275220, Fax: 17270698,D. O. B: 22/06/’90, P. Add: 515, Blk. 208, Muharraq, Tel: 17345990 Married, Wife - Hind, Children-Mohammed , Abdulla, Member: The Rotary Club of Adliya, Hobbies: Sports and Fishing.
Hemant C. V. Patel*
Chairman - Chunilal Purushottam & Co., P. O. Box 4, Manama, Bahrain,
Tel: 17210738 Fax: 17210750
Hemant Joshi
Group Finance Manager ,M/s. Abdulla Ahmed Nass Group,P.O. Box 669, Manama, Bahrain, email:aanass @batelco.com.bh,
email:nassbah@batelco.com.bh; Tel: 17725522/17725729, Fax: 17728184 (M)39607361, website: www.aanass.com
Hilmy Cader
Chief Executive - MTI Consulting; P.O. Box 15259, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain; L6, 2nd Floor, Yateem Centre, Skype:hilmycader
Tel: +973 1722 9242Email: hilmy@mtiworldwide.com www.mtiworldwide.com; Hilmy Cader is Bahrain-based Chief Executive of MTI Consulting, one of the fastest growing international strategy consultancies, with operations in the UK, Malaysia, Bahrain, Dubai, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Hira Khatri*
DOB: 20-10-1958 FCA CFO, Yusif Bin Yusif Fakhro BSC (c), Tel: 17408141, (M): 39188738; email: hirakhatri@msn.com
Having more than 20 years experience in key management position, served in multiple industry group of companies. Good exposure in Strategic planning and business restructuring, Internal Control System and Performance Monitoring.
Hisham Al Shehabi
Partner, Intec, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: 17725252, Fax: 17729005
Husain Rasool
Manager – Corporate Communications; Tel: 17363347 Mob: 33337766
Husain Rasool currently sits as the manager of corporate communications of the Bahrain Airport Company and is responsible for the overall communications strategies for BAC. Prior to joining BAC, Hussain lead VIVA Bahrain’s Public Relations efforts as he worked with the STC Group - Rasool also successfully held a major role in the first steps of opening Bahrain City Centre, the largest shopping, Entertainment and Leisure centre in Bahrain while working for Majid Al Futtaim Investments.
Rasool also managed communication strategies and campaigns for some of the leading consumer brands in the region through his work at various prestigious advertising and marketing agencies, including Fortune Promoseven/Weber Shandwick, one of the Middles East’s largest and most prestigious communication networks, where he managed household name accounts like Coca Cola, BDO and IBM as well as a long list of local brands and companies.
Rasool was also involved in managing regional and international entertainment brands while working with Vanilla Music (known today as Viva Entertainment), the largest licensees and distributors of entertainment products in the region as he worked with and managed marketing efforts for major studios like Warner Brothers, Paramount, the BBC and Dreamworks along with well-known regional names like Rotana Music, Mazikka, Mazikana along with the Viva Entertainment’s own label.
Hussain Ahmed Al Shamlan
General Manager, Abdul Latif Al Aujan Group, P.O. Box 61 & 904, Manama, Tel: 17223527, Fax: 17223536 D.O.B: 04/01/’45, P. Add: 1427, Rd. 5339, Blk. 553, Budaiya, Tel: 17692543, Married, Wife- Weddad, Children- Manal, Taha, Noora, Ahmed, Member: The Rotary Club of Adliya, Hobbies: Football, Tennis, Reading, Travel.
Hussain Buchiri
Human Resources Manager
Hussain M. Almahdi
BSc.,MBA, MSc., President, Gulf Global Consultancy Co., Office No.11, Building No. 1327, Road 525, Block 305, Manama, P.O.Box 30072, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: (O)17212212, (M)39639997, Fax:17225866, email:gulfgc@batelco.com.bh,www.ggc.com.bh Economic Marketing and Public Relations Consultancy, Professional Translation, and University Services.
Hussain M. Safar*
Owner, Shuffti Store, BAB Al-Bahrain Bldg.,P. O. Box 1213, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: 17253969, Fax: 17240189, (M) 39683311, Airport Customs, Bahrain(1971), Retired as Chief Customs Officer, Established Current Business in 1971, Married, Children: Sawsan(D), Adnan(S), Abeer (D) Member: The British Club, Al Ahli Club, Bahrain Club, Muharraq Club, Hobbies: Cooking and Swimming
Hussam Al Aseeri
General Manager -Etihad Airways P.O. Box 5177, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. Tel: 17519999 Fax: 17533988. Since 2003, Hussam Al Aseeri has been the General Manager Etihad Airways for Northern Gulf and Bahrain. Started his career as a customs official in 1978, Al Aseeri became Airport Manager later. From 1996to 2000, he was general manager for Gulf Air, Bahrain. Prior to joining Etihad, he was with Global Distribution System.
Ibrahim A. Al Hamer
Managing Director, Motive Business Consulting & Solutions, Manama Centre, Entrance No.4, Suit 43, P.O. Box 3016, Manama, Bahrain, Tel:17223944, Fax: 17228544, (M):39611000,Email: ialhamer@motivebc.com www.motivebc.com
Ibrahim Abdulla Al Hamer
Former Managing Director - Bahrain Air , Mr. Al Hamer holds a Post Graduate Qualification and Masters degree in National Accounting and in Public Administration. He also holds an Airline Commercial Pilot flying licenses from USA, Oman, Qatar and UAE and Bahrain as qualified Line and Simulator Training Captain on the Airbus A320. Mr. Al Hamer is an Aviation Professional with varying interests and business wisdom. He is an experienced Chairman, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with well-proven commercial, operational, and people management skill and in the public and private sector.
Imad O. Nesnas
Chairman and Managing Director - Bonyan International
Imad O. Nesnas graduated in 1986 from Tennessee Technical University as a civil engineer and worked for 6 years with the City of New York in the project management of major developments within the city of New York. Then moved to Qatar and established a contracting company which earned recognition in Qatar and the region as they work beside Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Iraq.
Indu P. Bhatia*
Managing Director, M/s. Raymond’s, Kumar’s, P.O. Box 5162, Manama, Bahrain.(M) 39626944,
Tel: 17253566(D)/17250970/ Fax:17230841, email:khnk152@batelco.com.bh
Isaac Mathew*
DOB: 14-02-1952; FCA, MBA; General Manager, Algosaibi Travel; Tel: 17212333, (M)39687750; email: imathew@algosaibitravel.com
Has been the President of Manama Toastmasters and Vision Advanced Toastmasters. Board Member and Treasurer of Association of Bahrain Travel and Tours Agents. Married with two children. Elder son - employed with Citi Group in the US and younger son student of Sacred Heart School. Wife - teacher in the Indian School. Hobbies – Reading, traveling, snorkeling, spending quality time with family, charity work etc.
Ismail Khonji
Managing Director, Ismail Khonji Associates, P.O.Box 72, Manama, Bahrain Tel:17714463,Fax:17712292, P. Add: Al Bustan Gardens, House 915, Rd. 2928, Al Markh.529, Tel: 17691489(R), Married, Children- Nader, Alia & Samir, Member: The Rotary Club of Salmaniya, Hobbies: Reading, Writing, Swimming
Jacob Samuel*
B.A(History),Hotel Management/
Travel Management,IATA Licensed instructor, Senior Instructor, BTI. (M) 39046158 D.O.B: 03/05/’54, Working Bahrain Training Institute, Ministry of Education as Senior Instructor. Previously: IATA-UFTAA Course Consultant & Senior Lecturer - Travel & Tourism, Ex-Kerala State Junior/Senior AthleticsChampion, played key role in training Bahraini Nationals sponsored by the Ministry of Labour to take up travel jobs, attended UNIDO’s ‘Train the Trainer’s Programme’, trained Travel Agents, Airlines- Bahrain Airport Services- Civil Aviation Affairs’ Staff and Novices to International Standards, P.Add: S/O Late M.C.Samuel, M.C.S Rubbers, Tholicode P.O. Trivandrum 695547, Kerala, India, Wife- Premu Korulla, Reshmi Jacob (D), Member: Institute of Travel & Tourism (U.K), Hobbies: Meeting
Jaffar A. W. AlMansoor
Chartered Accountant -U.K., Manager - Finance & Administration , BMMI, P. O. Box 828, Bahrain, Tel: 17735777, (R) 17414888, Fax: 17731186, email: jmansoor@bmmi.com.bh, D. O. B: 31/07/’62, Wife - Sawsan Humaidan, Children - Rawan AlMansoor & Hisham AlMansoor, Previously: Batelco (Finance Division) Member: Rotary Club of Salmaniya, Bahrain International Seafarers Society, Hobbies: Soccer, Travel.
Jalal Abdulla Al-Alawi
Propreitor, Safa’a Contracting & Trdg. Est P. O.Box 5756, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: 17770052, Fax:17779362, Importers of
building materials
Jalil Malik*
Director, Nawab Jewellers, 259, Al Hadrami Road, P.O.Box 2743, Manama, Bahrain.
Tel: 17277064, (M)39469669, Fax: 17277064
Jamal Ali Al-Hazeem
Chief Executive Officer - BMI Bank P.O. Box 350, Manama,Kingdom of Bahrain.
Bahrain World Trade Center
Tel: 17133430, Fax: 17131070
Jamal Ali Al-Hazeem, a seasoned Bahraini banker, took on the role as the new Chief Executive Officer of BMI Bank in May 2010.
Jameel Yousif Ahmed Al Ghanah*
Managing Director- Al Ghanah Contracting Est. P. O. Box 2510, Manama, Bahrain, Tel:17722333, Fax:17722233, Graduated in Wood Designing and Carpentry Works, Tel: (R)17402279, (M): 39608111, D. O. B: 07/01/’55, P. Add: Villa No. 225, Road No. 5908, Zinj 359, Bahrain, Wife: Najiya Khadim Hussain Al Qaidoom, Children- Mohammed, Abdulla, Mahmood, Fathima and Yousif,Member: Diners Club, Hobbies: Travelling, music.
James A. Moye*
DOB: 2 November 1965; Chartered Accountant, Australia; Partner – Transaction Advisory Solutions Bahrain; Middle East Asset Management Leader, Ernst & Young Bahrain; Tel:17535455, (M) 36337799; email: James.moye@bh.ey.com;
Experience covers a wide range of industries in a wide variety of consultancy assignments in various areas, including Asset Management, Corporate Finance and Transaction Advisory Services, Mergers & Acquisitions, Valuations, Infrastructure Advisory, Restructuring and Transaction Services.
James Mohan Kanjoor*
Manager-Bahrain Branch Giffin Graphics
P.O.Box 54075 Manama Bahrain. Tel: 17723272 Fax: 17723727 (M) 39463572; email: mohan@giffingraphics.com
Jasim Al Zayani
Group Chairman - J.A. Zayani & Sons W.L.L P.O. Box 5748, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Zayani Tower-II, 2nd Floor, Road 2001 Hoora, Block 320 Tel: 17291100/17290802, Fax: 17290520, email: jazayani@batelco.com.bh www.jazayani.com Hailing from a respected family in Bahrain, started the family business of automobile distribution, trading in consumer & industrial products, elevator & escalators etc. and expanded into real estate development , hotels and manufacturing. Established Kuwait Automobile Trading Company and Al Zayani Trading Company in Kuwait.
Jassim Al Jowder
Chief Executive Officer - Durrat Al-Bahrain.
P.O.Box 11416, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Tel:17556999, Fax: 17553172.
Jassim Moh’d Es’shaqi*
MSc in Project Engineering Management from Lancaster University, UK., Chief Executive Officer – Paramount Properties & Facility Management Co. W.L.L (Subsidiary of Tameer – Bahrain). D.O.B: 01-09-1965, with vast experience in Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, Aluminum Smelter and Aviation, an active member with ASME since 1999. email: jeshaqi@paramountfmpm.com
Jayan Menon*
Master of Business Administration, Operations Manager-Techno Blue Trading Co (A Group Concern of AL HAWAJ - Exclusive distributors for SAMSUNG home appliances and Consumer Electronics), P.O.Box: 891, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. Tel: 17233240 /17686023 email:jayan@technoblue.com.bh, Married, Wife: Anjitha Menon, Son: Abhishek Menon (7 yrs)
John Iype*
Construction Manger, Comsip Al A’ Ali W.L.L.,
P. O. Box 26949, Adliya, Bahrain., Tel: 17773006 /17755527, Fax: 17770045, email: comsip@batelco.com.bh, (M)39455587/17261718(R)In Bahrain since 1973,Founder member and current President of Mavelikkara Association,Hon. President of Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam 2005-06,General Secretary of Coordination Committee of Indian Associations (CCIA) (2005-06),Chief Convener of Bahrain Councilors Forum (under the aegis of the Indian Embassy and YMCA Bahrain), Construction Convener of St.Mary’s Orthodox Church Building (2001-03),Member of the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Diamond Jubilee Building Committee, Co-ordinator of LMRA and Indian Embassy during amnesty period. Also Local Help Team Member,ICRF Volunteer,an active member of the Open House of Indian Embassy in helping and solving problems of Expat Employees of all the community, Winner of the “PRAVASI PRATHIBHA AWARD 2008†given by Community Leadership Foundation
John Menezes*
Proprietor,Vrindavan Restaurant, P.O.Box 15399, Isa Al Kabeer Avenue, Manama, Bahrain, Tel: 272320/234454, (M) 39612827, Specialists in Punjabi, Moghalai, Chinese, & South Indian.
Johnny D. Thekkineth*
Finance Manager, House of Travel, P.O.Box 565, Manama, Bahrain, Tel:17217070, Fax:17216216 , e-mail: myagent@batelco.com.bh, P. Add: Thekkineth House, Angamally Kerala,
