MBA, London School of Economics BS Finance KFUPM
Managing Partner of Watar Partners
20 + years experience in Investments
Vice Chairman Alujain Corporation
Vice Chairman National Petrochemical Industrial Company
Chairman Osool & Bakheet Investment Company,
Board Member Jahez
BS Systems Engineering, MSC Mechanical Engineering KFUPM
Managing Partner of ECG
Ex MEA GM for GE Energy and Ex President of GE Corporate in GCC, Co-Founder Cayan Partners
Chairman of the Board Mena Saudi Industrial Services Company, Chairman of the board APBB, Vice Chairman of the Board Mueller Middle East, Vice Chairman of the Board Beatona, Board member Khalifa Algosaibi Investment Company, Board Member Gas Integrated Company
Previous Board memberships and advisory includes Punj Lloyd SA, Nesma Petrochemical Development, King Abdullah City of Atomic and Renewable Energy
MD of Jazan Gas Industrial Projects, largest industrial gas complex in the world and iconic PPP project in ME region with an active involvement in the $12B IGCC Complex with Saudi Aramco, Air Products, ACWA Power and Air Products Qudra
At GE lead a Corporate team with $5B in revenue, over 1200+ professionals. 30 years experience in the Energy/PPP Business
BS Manufacturing Engineering, Boston University
Ali is the Founder & Managing Partner of Energy Capital Group (ECG), founded in 2008. As well as the the Chairman of Immensa and sits on the board of Alsafwa Cement Co.
Ali has established a great track record in creating very successful and strategic businesses in the sectors of oil & gas, engineering & construction, telecommunications and financial services.
His previous experience includes being the Group Vice Chairman and Executive Committee head of Rawabi Holding Company for over 15 years and board member at Nesma & Partners for over ten years. He was also the Chairman of Redland Industrial Services (Saudi), Chairman of United Safety Services (Canada), board member of NEOS (USA) and founder and Vice Chairman of Rawabi Vallianz.
He previously was Chairman of Chemanol and sat on the boards of Jenan Real Estate Co, Samba Capital, NATPET and Alujain Holding Corporation.
Ali is a YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) member, a founding member of Asharqia Business Youth Council (part of the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce), a Founding member of Asharqia Orphans Association (Tamkiin), a Founding Member of the Cogito Scholarship Foundation (London) and a former executive committee member of the Saudi Cancer Foundation.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering from The College of Engineering, Boston University.
BA (Hons) Economics, City London
30 years international C-level executive
CFO/COO of ECG 1.0
Blue Chip corporate finance roles with PepsiCo / BMW Group
Private Equity Partner ECG / Ithmar Capital
Start up businesses in West Africa; Software development online education/ Energy as a Service
UK Qualified Chartered Management Accountant.
CE from University of Texas. MBA from Rice University
Thomas brings over 20 years of P&L management, investment, business development, and management consulting experience across the oil and gas, petrochemical and heavy manufacturing sectors. As a Partner with Energy Capital Group (ECG), Thomas leads investments and strategy.
Thomas came to ECG through a merger with Cayan Holdings, a venture development and investment firm focused on investing within industrial manufacturing and services ventures across the Middle East region, where he was a Co-Founder and Partner. Prior to joining ECG, Thomas was the CEO for Aujan Industrial Solutions (AIS), a Cayan Holdings portfolio company, where he executed a restructuring, growth and diversification strategy for the business resulting in an exit at 4x multiple on invested capital for the shareholders.
Prior to industry and investment roles, Thomas was a Management Consultant with Kearney and Charles River and Associates focused on clients in oil and gas and industrial manufacturing in both the US and Middle East regions. He was an advisor on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economic development and diversification strategy in addition to many private sector clients across a range of industries focused on strategy development and execution.
He is an author and contributor to numerous articles and white papers on topics that include competitiveness, strategy and governance. Thomas also holds several board and executive committee roles.
BSc in Chemical Engineering
COO of ECG, and CEO of MENA Industrial Services Company ( MENAISCO).
20+ year of experience in Oil and Gas, Industrial Manufacturing, and international business management.
Adept at spearheading business growth and securing multimillion-dollar projects.
Proven track record of success in the MENA region, including award-winning business performances.
BSC Financial Economics, University of Kent
Cayan Holdings Head of Investment & Business Development
Previously Treasury, Trading Specialist at Thomson Reuters
Masters of Business Administration (MBA), DePaul University
Noora has a background as a senior investment specialist at the London Stock Exchange (LSEG)
Prior that, she worked as a senior financial analyst for Refinitiv, a technology company owned by BlackRock. Her career began at Thomson Reuters, where she started as a financial analyst
BBA Finance and Management Information System, Fox School of Business at Temple University. MSC Business Finance, Queen Mary, University of London.
Nadeem is an Investment Manager at ECG, where he supports with securing investment opportunities for the company.
Nadeem began his career in Consultancy, as a Junior Consultant at PKF Jordan following which he transitioned into the role of an Investment and Business Analyst at Cayan Holding.
Prior to his position at ECG, Nadeem worked as a Strategic Business Planner at Aujan Industrial Solutions, where he supported the Executive Management with strategic advisory, reporting, and managing the company’s financial performance as well as budgeting and planning processes.
Chemical Engineering UC Berkley, MBA University of Chicago
FMC Technologies Strategy and Corp Dev
Co Founder energy tech advisory firm and Partner in Start up Energy Village
Energy Capital Group
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