Kamal Atieh

- Setting up the family office (Legal documentation)
- Put in place all processes, systems, reporting requirements and controls.
- Manage, monitor and report on existing investments
Source new investments, research and due diligence, funding.
- Investments include: Real Estate, Private Equity, trading in securities (Equities, Structured Products, Currencies, Futures, Options), Money market and cash management.

2009 - Present Assistant Vice President, Head of Product Development, Asset Management, NBK Capital, Kuwait
• Develop strategies, business plans and budgets for Product Development.
• Monitor budget on a monthly basis, report on the variance, identify reasons for the variance and implement solutions.
• Analyze the market for demand trends and understand client prospects in order to provide investors with suitable products.
• Build Strong ties with back-office / operations, sales channels, legal and compliance, marketing
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department, asset management and 3 party managers for a vigorous product development process
which results in the development of new and innovative products efficiently and rapidly.
• Conduct robust due diligence on 3 party managers and their products (all asset classes) for rd

distribution / marketing by National Bank of Kuwait in order to increase the range of products offered.
• Monitor / benchmark existing funds covering various asset classes such as real estate, private equity,
hedge funds, Islamic funds, equity, fixed income, multi-asset and money market.
• Setup performance evaluation parameters and periodic reporting on overall investment performance for all products.
• Build strong ties with asset managers (local and international), investment brokers, banks, financial
institutions and regulatory authorities for investment purposes.
• Monitor illiquid investments such as real estate and private equity, ensuring full transparency and proper
documentation.
• Attend client meetings with relationship manager to either promote and/or update on existing products
and/or overall portfolio.
• Implement best international practices and standards in Product Development.
• Lead, manage, motivate and develop the team to work together and achieve high results to meet and exceed company expectation.
• Draft and formulate the Standard Operations Procedure manual (SOP) for Product Development
mapping all processes, systems, reporting requirements, controls, legal and compliance requirements and duties of all related parties.
• Interact with the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), implement required changes to fund documentation to comply with CMA Executive Bylaws.

2008 - 2009 Manager, Product Development, Asset Management, NBK Capital, Kuwait
• Analyze new and existing funds for all asset classes.
• Develop the Multi-Manager Fund of Funds Platform (7 portfolio models with different risk levels)
• Provide client risk profiling.
• Develop and create marketing materials (prospectus, brochure, and fact sheet) for new funds.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly fund performance reports.
• Conduct training sessions for sales channels on new products.
• Prepare advertising campaign for new product launches.

2007 - 2008 Senior Analyst, Product Development, Asset Management, NBK Capital, Kuwait
• Analyze competitors' funds.
• Report on existing fund performance.
• Answer sales channels inquiries.
• Prepare advertising campaign for new product launches.
• Assist Product Development Manager in his duties.

2003 - 2007 Junior Analyst/Analyst, Asset Management, National Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait
• Monitor the performance of existing funds.
• Handle sales channels requests.
• Update fund performance on NBK website.
• Prepare daily fund prices.

2002 - 2003 (9 months) Customer Service Representative, Gulf Bank Hawally Branch, Kuwait
• Conduct retail banking activities such as teller services, fixed deposits, granting loans and attending to client needs.

1998 - 1998 (2 months) Trainee, Merrill Lynch, Beirut, Lebanon
• Two months training program on asset allocation, portfolio diversification, mutual funds and derivatives.