Bio

Kamal Bahamdan is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Safanad and Chairman of the Investment and Management Committees. Since 2002, Kamal has also been CEO of the Bahamdan Group, a global investment holding group, where he is responsible for expanding its activities from a largely industrial base by building investment and operating platforms in telecommunications, education, infrastructure and retail across the MENA region. Prior to that, he was co-founder and managing partner of the BV Group, a private equity investment firm formed in 1995, focused on technology and real estate investments, and operating in the US, Europe and Asia. He is a graduate of Boston University with a BS in Manufacturing Engineering. Mr. Bahamdan is a five-time equestrian Olympian and a bronze medalist in the 2012 Olympic games. Mr. Bahamdan was named a Young Global Leader 2006 by the Forum of Young Global Leaders, an affiliate of the World Economic Forum.