جهاد محمد القبندي

Master’s degree in Business Administration from City University London, UK, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Computer Science from California State University, Long Beach, USA. He also completed the Middle East Senior Executive Program from Harvard Business School.

He has more than 35 years of experience in commercial business, finance, investment, and banking across leading institutions in Kuwait.

Current Positions

• Independent Board Member and Chairman of the Audit Committee – Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Company (K.S.C.P.).
• Independent Board Member and Chairman of the Risk Committee – Kuwait International Bank (KIB).
• Member of the Board of Trustees – Kuwait College of Science and Technology.
• Board Member – National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance.
• Vice Chairman – Afrah Al Khaleej General Trading & Contracting Company.

Previous Experience

• Chief Executive Officer – Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (Kuwait Branch).
• Executive Director – Kuwait National Fund for SME Development.
• Founder, CEO and Managing Director – Al Ritaj Investment Company.
• Leadership roles – Solomon Brothers International.
• Leadership roles – Kuwait Investment Office (London).
• Leadership roles – Investment Dar Company.
• Leadership roles – Al Imtiaz Investment Group.