Group Head of Corporate Finance
Alistithmar Capital, The Saudi Investment Bank
Total years of experience :20 years, 0 Months
Participated actively in origination, deal execution and placement related to Energy and Infrastructure advisory projects
Notable Achievements
Key team player in an Islamic Finance team that worked to develop Islamic Bonds (Sukuk) issuance practice within the firm
Developed industry and product expertise in the upstream Oil & Gas Industry working on a Private Placement for an Oil Exploration and Production (E&P) company based in Texas, USA with operating assets in USA and Canada
• Co-founder and Board Member of Children Friends, Saudi Arabia, July 2011- May 2013
• Children Friends is a non-profit organization that focuses on children-related
activities and matters. Children Friends has launched a number of successful
projects under the supervision of its board of directors, participation of its
members, and contribution of its donors
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and Arabic
• Interested in sport, traveling, and learning about other cultures
• Has traveled extensively throughout North America, the Middle East, Europe, the Far
East, and Africa. As a result of these traveling experiences, I am interested in working with people from different cultures
REFERENCES
References available upon request
MANAGER, • Project manager and lead transactor for a number of investment banking transactions
S A MBA C AP ITA L, • Managed and oversaw full cycle of investment banking deal-related activities, including
RIYADH, SAUDIARAB IA deal origination, client management, building financial models, performing valuation,
JANUARY 2008 - 2010 M A Y transaction structuring, preparing offering documents, reviewing transaction 2010
agreements, managing regulatory approval process with Capital Market Authority
(CMA), including valuation and prospectus comments, road-show presentations, and placement
• Evaluated, appointed, and managed third-party consultants, including auditors, financial
due diligence consultants, attorneys, industry consultants, and public relations firms
• Notable Achievements
• Lead transactor on Inma Bank IPO (US$ 2.8 billion), a start-up Islamic bank. Inma
Bank IPO is the largest Saudi Arabian IPO to date
• Main transactor on Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB) Private Placement (US$
500 million), a start-up investment bank in Qatar
• Project manager and lead transactor on a leading oil and gas services holding
company IPO
• Project manager and lead transactor on a leading Saudi conglomerate IPO
• Co-project manager on Islamic Bonds (Sukuk) offering
• Project manager of the restructuring of a leading real estate company
ASSISTANTMA NA GER, • Worked in all aspects of origination, structuring, execution, and marketing of different
S A MBA FINANCIAL equity advisory transactions
G R OUP • Handled and coordinated with CMA all matters related to equity advisory transactions
RIYADH, SAUDIARAB IA • Involved in road-show presentations, book-building, and placement process
JANUARY 2007 - DECEMBER 2007 • Notable Achievements • Key team player on Dar Al Arkan IPO (US$ 888 million), a real estate development
company
• Key team player on SPPC IPO (US$ 106 million), a printing and packaging
company
FINANCIALANA LYS T, • Worked extensively in financial modelling, valuations, and offering documents in
S A MBA FINANCIAL addition to company analyses for transactions in numerous industries
G R OUP • Prepared client presentation materials and board presentations
RIYADH, SAUDIARAB IA • Notable Achievements
AUGUST 2005 - DECEMBER 2006 • Key team player on Yansab IPO (US$ 533 million), a greenfield petrochemical company. The transaction was completed in 5 weeks
• Key team player on SRMG IPO (US$ 300 million), a media holding company
I N TE RN, SAUDI • Finished a 7-month Cooperative program with the Saudi British Bank and HSBC Saudi
BRITISHBA NK / HSBC Arabia in the following departments: Retail Banking, Treasury, Credit Operation,
RIYADH -KHOBAR, SAUDI Corporate Banking, Area Operation and Investment, each for two weeks. During the last
A R A B IA four months, worked with the Corporate Finance and Advisory department where I
J U N E 2004 - JANUARY developed key expertise in Equity Advisory 2005
EDUCAT ION
Master of Science in Finance (MSF)
The George Washington University, Washington DC, USA
• Graduated with honors in May 2013
Passed Level I of CFA Exam in 2011
Bachelor of Science in Finance
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
• Graduated with honors in June 2005
Other Education and Certificates
• London Business School (LBS), United Kingdom. Corporate Finance Modular Program,
Module II & III, December 2008
• Awarded the King Abdullah Scholarship, 2010-2013
• Awarded the Saudi British Bank Chair Professor of Finance Award of Excellence, July 2007 • Attended a number of offshore professional financial training courses with Amsterdam
Institute of Finance, Euromoney Training, International Faculty of Finance (IFF), and
Terrapinn Financial Training
• Attended intensive English courses in the United Kingdom in the summer of 1997 and in
Canada in the summers of 1999 and 2001
COMPUT ER SKILLS
• Advance knowledge of Financial modeling, MS Office Package, and financial research,
i.e., Bloomberg, Reuters & Thomson Financial
• Intermediate knowledge of SAS and Matlab
BACKGROUND AND INT ER ESTS
The George Washington University and passed Level I of CFA Exam.