Mr. Omar Hussain Al Fardan - Chairman

Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Bank of Oman and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board.

Board Member of The Commercial Bank of Qatar (Q.S.C.) and Vice Chairman of United Arab Bank, Sharjah.

He is also the Chairman of Qatar District Cooling Co. Q.C.S.C., Qatar;  Vice Chairman of Middle East Dredging Co. Q.S.C., Qatar; President of Resorts Development Company, Qatar; President of Al Fardan Group Holding Co. S.O.C., Qatar and Director of its subsidiaries; Director of United Development Company P.S.C., Qatar; Director of Marsarabia, Director of Qatar Red Crescent Society and Trustee of the American University Beirut.

Omar Al Fardan holds a B.A. in Business Administration and a Masters in Finance from Webster University, Geneva.

Mr. Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi - Deputy Chairman

Director since Mach 2011. Chairman of Credit Committee and Member of the Risk Committee of the Board.

He is Director of The Board of Investcorp Bank, NYC, U.S.A. and The International Advisory Board of The Brookings Institute, Washington DC, U.S.A.
A retired Air Vice Marshal by profession, Mr. Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi, joined the Royal Air Force (RAFO) of Oman in 1978, and was subsequently appointed as Chief of Omani Air Force. In 2000, he was awarded the ‘Order of Oman’ by his Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

Mr. Al Ardhi holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Military Science, from Royal Air Force U.K. Staff College, in Bracknell, England and a Masters in Public Policy, from John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, U.S.A.

Sayyidah Rawan Al Said - Director

Director since April 2005. Chairperson of the Audit Committee and Member of the Executive  Committee of the Board .

She has 23 years of experience in the investment field both in public and private sectors. Prior to joining ONIC Holding Group as Managing Director & Group Chief Executive, she held the position of Deputy CEO at State General Reserve Fund of Oman. 

She is on the Board of a number of reputed Companies and Financial Institutions in Oman and across GCC.

Sayyidah Rawan holds a M.Sc. in Economics & Finance from Loughborough University U.K. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Investment Analysis from Stirling University, U.K. and B.A. in Economics & Political Science from the American University, (AUC), Cairo.

Mr. Anil Kumar Nahar - Director

Director since November 2003. Member of the Audit Committee of the Board and Risk Committee of the Board.

Director of Oman Dental College (S.A.O.G.), Al Suwadi Power Co. S.A.O.C., Bahwan Veolia Water L.L.C.  and Sharqiyah Desalination Co. S.A.O.C.. Chief Financial Officer, Bahwan Engineering Company, which is part of the Suhail Bahwan Group (Holding) L.L.C..

Mr. Anil is a Chartered Accountant – Institute of Chartered Accounts, India. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Vikram University, India.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali bin Jabor Al Thani - Director

Director since July 2005.  Member of the Credit Committee of the Board.

Deputy Chairman of The Commercial Bank of Qatar (Q.S.C.) and Director of United Arab Bank, Sharjah.

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Ali Bin Jabor Al Thani holds a B.A. in Social Science from Qatar University.

Mr. Andrew Charles Stevens - Director

Director since July 2005.   Member of the Executive and Credit Committees of the Board.

Director of United Arab Bank, Sharjah, President /Chairman of Orient 1 Limited, Director of Qatar Insurance Company International and Group Chief Executive Officer, The Commercial Bank of Qatar (Q.S.C.).

Andrew Stevens graduated from Birmingham University, England with a B.Com (Hons) in Banking and Finance.

Mr. Saleh Nasser Abood Al Habsi - Director

Director since March 2008. Chairman of Risk Committee and Member of the Credit Committee of the Board.

Mr. Al Habsi is Director of MOD Pension Fund, having 20 years’ experience in the financial sector. 

He holds directorship in various joint stock companies. He is Deputy Chairman of Gulf Custody Company Oman and Member of Board GrowthGate Corp, a regional Private Equity Company. 

Mr. Saleh holds M.B.A. and M.Sc. in Finance both from University of Maryland of College Bark (U.S.A.), B.S.B.A. and B.A. from Boston University (U.S.A.).

Mr. Saif Said Salim Al Yazidi - Director

Director since March 2008. Member of the Audit Committee and Credit Committee of the Board.

Member of the Board of Oman International Development and Investment Company & Muscat Gases Company.

Mr. Al Yazidi holds a Bachelors Degree in Management Sciences, Accounting and a Masters in Business Administration (M.B.A). He is  the   Director  of Investment at The Civil Service Employees Pension Fund.

Mr. Suresh M. Shivdasani - Director

Director since June 2010. Member of the Risk Committee and  EXCOB Committee of the Board.

Mr. Shivdasani is the Managing Director, Sohar International Urea and Chemical Industries S.A.O.C. and Advisor to the Chairman, Suhail Bahwan Group.

Mr. Suresh Shivdasani holds a B.Tech Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi- India, and an MBA Degree from McMaster University Canada.

Mr. Robert Sharpe - Director

Director since March 2011. Member of the Board Audit Committee and Board Risk Committee.

Mr.  Sharpe is the Vice Chairman of Orient 1. He has over 30 years’ experience in Banking. He also has considerable experience as an Independent Board Director having served on the Boards of several listed and private companies in the U.K..

He holds a Diploma in Sales Marketing Management.

Mr. Faisal Abdullah Al Farsi – Director

Director since September 2011. Member of Board Audit Committee.

In 1995 he joined the Public Authority for Social Insurance where he occupied various positions, which include Head of Pensions, Grants and Gratuities, Head of Work Injuries and Occupational Diseases.

He was a Board Member of several General Joint Stock Companies, including banks.

Mr. Faisal holds a Bachelors Degree in General Administration and a Masters Degree in International Business Law. He is the Manager of Insurance Benefits at the Public Authority for Social Insurance.