The Board of Directors of the ABCK-AmCham Kuwait consists of volunteers elected by the general membership and is supported by an ex-officio member representing the U.S. Department of Commerce and coordinating AmCham activities with the U.S. Embassy Kuwait. There are four officers and eleven Board Members. The Chairperson is the spokesperson for the membership.
Board of Directors and Executive Staff
Officers of the Board of Directors
Pete Swift
Chairman of the Board of ABCK-AmCham Kuwait
Director of Transportation
KGL TC
Committee Member: Membership Committee
Committee Member: Programs & Events Committee
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Committee Member: Programs & Events Committee
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Dr. Arezou Harraf
Vice-Chair of the Board of ABCK-AmCham Kuwait
Chief Executive Officer
Officer Position: Vice-Chair
Committee Chair: Policy & Strategic Committee
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Committee Chair: Policy & Strategic Committee
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Amit Arora
Treasurer of the Board of ABCK-AmCham Kuwait
Partner | Tax
Committee Chair: Budget Committee
Member: Policy & Strategic Committee
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Member: Policy & Strategic Committee
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Omar Ben Naji
Secretary of the Board
Managing Partner
Committee Member: Membership Committee, Programs & Events Committee
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Corporate Board Members
Anwar Almutlaq
VP Kuwait & Country Chair
Committee Member: Policy & Strategic Committee
Focus Group Member: Energy
Focus Group Member: Energy
Doug Hurst
Director for North Africa and the Middle East
Committee Vice-Chair: Policy & Strategic Committee
Committee Member: Program & Events,…
Committee Member: Program & Events,…
Samia Kanawati
External Affairs Director for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
Committee Member: Membership Committee
Focus Group Chair: Healthcare
Focus Group Chair: Healthcare
Mohammad Al-Ali
Managing Director
Committee Member: Policy & Strategic, Programs & Events
Focus Group Member: Banking &…
Focus Group Member: Banking &…
Mhanna Arawi
Sr. Regional Sales Manager - Kuwait & Iraq
Committee Member: Programs & Events Committee
Focus Group Member: Energy
Focus Group Member: Energy
Rt. Brig. Gen. Musaed Al Hawli
Managing Director
Committee Chair: Membership Committee
Committee Member: Programs and Events Committee
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Committee Member: Programs and Events Committee
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Omar Handoush
Head of the Office & Head of Bank and Finance Kuwait
Committee Member: Membership Committee, Policy & Strategic Committee, Programs & Events Committee…
Omar Amireh
CEO & Head of Corporate Banking
Committee Member: Programs & Events Committee
Focus Group Member: Banking & Finance
Focus Group Member: Banking & Finance
Mohammad Al-Muaili
Vice Chairman & CEO
Committee Member: Policy & Strategic
Focus Group Chair: Shipping & Logistics
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Focus Group Chair: Shipping & Logistics
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Small Enterprise / Individual Board Members
Rashed Almunae
Board Member
CEO
United Beverage Co – Pepsi
Committee Member: Policy & Strategic Committee
Focus Group Member: FMCG/F&B
Focus Group Member: FMCG/F&B
Aminah Abotalaf
President
CFA Society Kuwait
Committee Member: Programs & Events, Policy & Strategic Committee
Focus Group Member: Banking…
Focus Group Member: Banking…
Ex-Officio Members
Honorary Board Of Directors
Fred Shuaibi
Vice President/Partner-in-Charge
KDNR, Inc.
Focus Group Chair - Energy
Gregory J. Stevens
President
GJS Consultants, LLC
Jafar Behbehani
Chairman
TriStar Motorcycles Establishment
Executive Staff
Paola De La Roche
Executive Director- Consultant
Samar Bqaeen
Public Relations & Events Manager - Consultant
Yousif Almahdi
Government Relations Advisor - Consultant