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
Senior Project |Manager
KGL TC
Focus Group Chair- Shipping & Logistics
Member - Programs & Events Committee
Member -…
Member - Programs & Events Committee
Member -…

Dr. Arezou Harraf
Vice-Chair ABCK-AmCham Kuwait
Chief Executive Officer
Chair of the Policy & Strategic Planning Committee
Focus Group Chair - Women in Business
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Focus Group Chair - Women in Business
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Rashed Almunae
Secretary ABCK-AmCham Kuwait
Deputy CEO
United Beverage Co – Pepsi
Chair of the Nominations & Elections Committee
Member - Policy & Strategic Planning Committee
Member - Policy & Strategic Planning Committee

Amit Arora
Treasurer ABCK-AmCham Kuwait
Partner | Tax
Vice-Chair of the Policy & Strategic Planning Committee
Committee Chair - Budget
Committee Chair - Budget
Corporate Board Members

Alaeddine Karim
Country Manager
Vice-Chair of the Membership Committee
Focus Group Chair - IT/Cybersecurity
Member - Programs…
Focus Group Chair - IT/Cybersecurity
Member - Programs…

Khadija Oubala
CEO
Member - Policy & Strategic Planning Committee

Rt. Brig. Gen. Musaed Al Hawli
Managing Director
Chair of the Membership Committee
Member- Programs & Events Committee
Member- Programs & Events Committee

Sam Jauhari
Chairman
Focus Group Chair - Education
Member- Nomination & Election Committee
Member - Membership…
Member- Nomination & Election Committee
Member - Membership…
Small Enterprise / Individual Board Members

Chester Bryniarski
Projects Contracts Manager, Key Personnel
Technip E&C UK, Technip Energies N.V.
Chair of the Program & Events Committee
Member - Membership Committee
Member - Membership Committee

Omar Ben Naji
Managing Partner
Focus Group Co-Chair - Knowledge Economy
Focus Group Chair - Disabilities
Member - Programs…
Focus Group Chair - Disabilities
Member - Programs…
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

Jenson Joy
Operations Manager

Vivian Almehdari
Membership and Initiatives Manager

Samar Bqaeen
Public Relations & Events Manager

Abdallah Khundakji
Junior Membership & Outreach Coordinator