Dr John C. Grech is a Maltese National. He graduated from the University of Malta in 1971 and 1974. In 1978 he also obtained a Ph.D. in International Economics from The Graduate Institute for international and Development Studies of the University of Geneva.

He served as Chairman of the Bank of Valletta Group, Middle Sea Valletta Life Assurance Limited, the Malta Tourism Authority, Mizzi Organisation and as President of the Mediterranean Bank Network. He is currently Chairman of the MelitaUnipol Insurance Agency Limited, Chairman of Central Cement Limited and Chairman of the Board of Class Optical Ltd. He also served as visiting professor at the University of Malta.

Mr. Erich Schumacher joined Kuwait Projects Company (Holding), known as KIPCO in 2019. With over 25 years of experience in International Corporate and Investment Banking, he has a proven track record of successfully advising prominent clients in their capital raising and risk management needs. Prior to joining KIPCO, Mr. Schumacher held leadership positions as a Managing Director with both HSBC and Bank FAB, and has worked in Europe, North America and most recently the Middle East where he was based in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Kuwait. Mr. Schumacher holds a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA from Concordia University in Canada and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Mr Mohamed Louhab is a Financial Advisor at Burgan Bank (Kuwait) since 2021 and previously at UGB (Bahrain) from 2015 to 2020. Mr Louhab is also a Director on the Board of Directors at Tunis International Bank (TIB) and Gulf Insurance company since 2015. He is also the Chairperson of the TIB Board Audit Committee.

Mr. Louhab was chairman of CNEP Bank, CEO of Trust Bank as well as AGBank (KIPCO Group). Before heading various banks, Mr. Louhab was responsible at the BA (Banque d'Algérie: Central Bank) for banking regulation then for credit control and refinancing. Mr Louhab holds a License in Economy from the Institute of Political Studies, Algiers (1971-1975). In addition, he holds a Master in Banking from the Institut des Techniques Bancaires, Paris (1978-1982) and an academic qualification in High Studies of Banking Economy from FINAFRICA, Milan (1982).

Hussain Lalani is the Chief Executive Officer of United Gulf Bank B.S.C (c) - Bahrain His career extends over 25 years. He has worked extensively with the Board of Directors on advisory transactions in his previous capacity as UGB’s Chief Financial Officer and partnered with business divisions to support growth and business plans.

Mr. Lalani was previously employed by Ernst & Young, Bahrain; and Price Waterhouse Coopers, Pakistan. He is a Board Member of United Gulf Financial Services – North Africa, Tunisia; Assoufid B.V. – Netherlands; and London Forfaiting Company – UK. A Chartered Accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor, Mr. Lalani holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Karachi, Pakistan.